Sensory Analysis
Learn the basics of how your senses work together as you experience food. We will discover the inner workings of the brain, nose, mouth, and tastebuds and how your eyes and ears play their part in your experience of food. In addition, learn about different ways that we study this in order to improve upon our products so that they are high quality and consistent!
Objectives
· Describe the senses and how they work together
· Describe how taste is affected by more than just flavor
· Understand what flavor compounds are
· Discuss how microbes impart flavor
· Describe how sensory analysis works in the food industry
· Describe different fermented products from around the world and how they get their wonderful flavors
· Describe the fundamentals of HACCP
Outline
1. Outline Content
2. Course Objectives
3. How our senses work
4. Flavor compounds
5. Microbial compounds and flavor
6. Fermented foods and their history