This book is an in-depth and unique treatment of the quantitative basis of sensory testing, enabling scientists in the food, cosmetics and personal care product industries to gain objective insights into consumer preference data -- vital for informed new product development.[...]

This companion to Springer's flagship text on Sensory Evaluation of Foods is highly adaptable to coursework. As a lab manual it includes introductory information and appendices as well as a full set of lab exercises suitable for three-hour bench sessions.[...]