Table 5.

Common conditions occurring in sensory laboratory, remote testing at assessor home (RT-H) or workplace (RT-W), and home use test conditions.

	Sensory Laboratory	Remote Testing (RT-H and RT-W)	Home Use Test
Control	Extremely high control of the conditions of the test (e.g., light; ambiance smell, temperature)	Moderate control of the conditions of the tests (through live video-assistance)	No control of the conditions of the tests; the product is evaluated in conditions of consumption closer to reality
Time of the test	Fixed time	Fixed time	Flexibility in the choice of the time of evaluation
Assistance	Immediate assistance to the assessor in case of need	Immediate assistance to the assessor in case of need	No possible assistance to the assessor in case of need
Commitment of the assessor	Higher resources (time; energy; costs) required to the assessor to participate in the test (e.g., the assessor has to reach the facility)	Lower resources (time; energy; costs) required to the assessor to participate in the test (e.g., the assessor has not to reach the facility)	Lower resources (time; energy; costs) required to the assessor to participate in the test (e.g., the assessor has not to reach the facility)
Setting	Isolation during the test (no social setting)	Isolation during the test (no social setting)	No control on isolation during the test
	Interaction with other assessors in group discussion (e.g., descriptive analysis – term generation phase)	Interaction with other assessors in group discussion (e.g., descriptive analysis – term generation phase)	No possible interaction with other assessors, but possible interaction with family members