Table 1.

Different traditional and novel sensory tests used to evaluate food.

Sensory Test	Types	Subtypes	Panellists	Question?
Analytic	Discrimination	Duo-trio Triangle PM Napping	Trained/Consumers	Are the new products different?
	Descriptive	Flavour Profile Texture profile QDA Free choice profiling Flash Descriptive Analysis Spectrum CATA FP RATA	Greater training/ Semi-trained/Consumers	How are the new products different?
Affective	Preferences or choice	Pair-comparative PSP	Naive	Which sample do you prefer?
	Hedonic		Naive	How do you like the sample?

QDA: Quantitative Descriptive Analysis; CATA: Check-all-that-apply; FP: Flash profile; RATA: Rate-all-that-apply; PM: Projective mapping; PSP: Polarized sensory positioning.