Sensory Lab
Laboratory for sensory analysis and consumer studies
The quality
of food is perceived by humans mainly through taste and aroma compounds. These compounds
can be detected with modern, chemical-analytical methods. However, these
methods do not provide information about the actual sensory impression of a
food for humans.
In the
cross-faculty sensory laboratory of the Georg-August-University Göttingen, a
sensory panel therefore works in 10 cabins equipped according to the latest
standard (DIN 10962:1997) under standardized conditions and carries out smell
and taste tests together with our scientists, which allow statements about the
quality of a food. The sensory laboratory is also used for consumer studies. It
is open to a larger number of interested consumers, whose opinions determine
the marketability of a product.
The
equipment includes:
Internet
access | EyeQuestion software | waste bins | partitions | exhaust system | red,
warm and daylight lamps | kitchen with combi-steamers, hobs, microwaves,
precision scales | refrigerators and freezers | group discussion room | smart
board | flipchart | one-way mirror