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. 2021 Jul 29;10(8):1754. doi: 10.3390/foods10081754

Table A3.

Sensory vocabulary for raw samples of cod fillets (Gadus morhua) of odor attributes and for color/appearance. No intensity = no presence of the specific attributes, evident intensity = evident presence of the specific attributes.

Sensory Attributes Description of Attribute
Odor
Seawater Fresh salty, sea, ocean
Sour Related to a fresh, balanced odor due to the presence of organic acids
Fermented sour Fermented sour odor, tainted
Cloying An unfresh and sickening odor
Yeast Odor of yeast
Chemical Related to odors like diesel, burnt, scorched, rubber, chlorine
Sulfur Sulfur odor, boiled egg, cabbage, onion
Ammonia odor of ammonia
Pungent Relates to a sharp and stinging odor
Color/Appearance
Whiteness Paleness, lack of pure color or black
Glossiness overall impression