APS Journal April 2017

A pricot

71

Jam Code______________

1. Color Blue

Red

2. Spreadability Easy (water) Moderate Firm (ice cream)

____________________________________________________________________________ Starting here, you will need to put the jam in your mouth. 3. Texture Smooth (pudding) Gritty

4. Fruit Pieces (if present) Soft (melting)

Moderate

Firm (citrus rind)

5. Flavor None

Moderate

Intense

6. Off-Flavor None Moderate

Intense

7. Sweetness Dry

Moderate

Intense

8. Bitterness None

Moderate

Intense

9. Overall Quality Poor

Average Excellent

10. Would you buy this jam?

Yes

No

Fig. 1. Sensory evaluation panel instructions used with the apricot jam taste tests.

sheets (Fig. 2), one color reference card, one neutral white and unlined 7.62 x 12.7 cm card, water cup, spit cup, and unsalted crackers (Fig. 3; Halat et al., 1997). All sensory evaluation panels were conducted at room temperature

to match the predominant conditions for jam consumption and conditions for previous panels (Culetu, et al., 2014).  Each group was given a brief, oral intro- duction on how to taste jams, palette cleans-