ASTM's sensory evaluation standards are instrumental in the assessment of consumer products by the use of the human senses (sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing). The discipline of sensory analysis requires the use of a panel of human evaluators, wherein test results are recorded based on their responses to the products under test. Statistical analysis is then employed to generate inferences and insights regarding the product. These sensory evaluation standards help consumer goods developers and manufacturers in the evaluation of their goods to ensure product quality, consumer satisfaction, and marketing success.
Sensory Evaluation Standards
ASTM's sensory evaluation standards are instrumental in the assessment of consumer products by the use of the human senses (sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing). The discipline of sensory analysis requires the use of a panel of human evaluators, wherein test results are recorded based on their responses to the products under test. Statistical analysis is then employed to generate inferences and insights regarding the product. These sensory evaluation standards help consumer goods developers and manufacturers in the evaluation of their goods to ensure product quality, consumer satisfaction, and marketing success.
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Food and Beverage Evaluation
E1810-20 Standard Guide for Evaluating Odor and Taste of Fish Suspected of Contamination
E1627-19 Standard Practice for Sensory Evaluation of Edible Oils and Fats
E1083-00(2017) Standard Test Method for Sensory Evaluation of Red Pepper Heat (Withdrawn 2024)
E1395-90(2017) Standard Test Method for Sensory Evaluation of Low Heat Chilies (Withdrawn 2024)
E1871-17 Standard Guide for Serving Protocol for Sensory Evaluation of Foods and Beverages
E1396-90(2017) Standard Test Method for Sensory Evaluation of Oleoresin Capsicum (Withdrawn 2024)
E1879-22 Standard Guide for Sensory Evaluation of Beverages Containing Alcohol
E769-22 Standard Test Methods for Odor of Methanol, Ethanol, n-Propanol, and Isopropanol
Fundamentals of Sensory
E544-18 Standard Practice for Referencing Suprathreshold Odor Intensity
E2139-05(2018) Standard Test Method for Same-Different Test
E2263-12(2018) Standard Test Method for Paired Preference Test
E2610-18 Standard Test Method for Sensory Analysis—Duo-Trio Test
E1885-18 Standard Test Method for Sensory Analysis—Triangle Test
E1697-05(2020) Standard Test Method for Unipolar Magnitude Estimation of Sensory Attributes
E2943-15(2021) Standard Guide for Two-Sample Acceptance and Preference Testing With Consumers
E3009-24 Standard Test Method for Sensory Analysis—Tetrad Test
E1909-24 Standard Guide for Time-Intensity Evaluation of Sensory Attributes
E2164-24a Standard Test Method for Directional Difference Test
Personal Care and Household Evaluation
E1490-19 Standard Guide for Two Sensory Descriptive Analysis Approaches for Skin Creams and Lotions
E2082-12(2020) Standard Guide for Descriptive Analysis of Shampoo Performance
E1207-14(2022) Standard Guide for Sensory Evaluation of Axillary Deodorancy
Sensory Applications--General
E2299-13(2021) Standard Guide for Sensory Evaluation of Products by Children and Minors
E3041-17 Standard Guide for Selecting and Using Scales for Sensory Evaluation
E1870-11(2019) Standard Test Method for Odor and Taste Transfer from Polymeric Packaging Film
E3093-20 Standard Guide for Structured Small Group Product Evaluations
E1958-22 Standard Guide for Sensory Claim Substantiation
E619-17(2023) Standard Practice for Evaluating Foreign Odors and/or Flavors from Paper Packaging
E3313-24 Standard Guide for Communication of Assessor and Panel Performance
Sensory Theory and Statistics
E2262-03(2020) Standard Practice for Estimating Thurstonian Discriminal Distances
Terminology
E253-24a Standard Terminology Relating to Sensory Evaluation of Materials and Products