A comparison between nine laboratories performing triangle tests

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Sauvageot, François ^a   Herbreteau, Virginie ^b   Berger, Marie ^c   Dacremont, Catherine ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b Actilait   (France)

^c ZI Taillis ^*  (France)

^d CENTRE DES SCIENCES DU GOÛT ET DE L ALIMENTATION   (France)

Author keywords

Consumers; Difference test; Selected assessors; Similarity test; Triangle test

Indexed keywords

EID: 83855164110     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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