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NEN-ISO 8588

Sensory analysis - Methodology - "A" - "not A" test

inactive
Organization: NEN
Publication Date: 1 August 2012
Status: inactive
Page Count: 10
ICS Code (Sensory analysis): 67.240
scope:

The principle of the test consists in presentation to an assessor of a series of samples, some of which are composed of sample "A" while others are different from sample "A"; for each sample, the assessor has to determine whether or not it is identical to "A". This test requires the assessor to have evaluated a known sample "A" prior to the exposure to test samples. Examples of application are given in an annex A. An annex C shows examples of answer forms.

Document History

August 1, 2017
Sensory analysis - Methodology - "A" - "not A" test
NEN-ISO 8588 specifies a procedure for determining whether a perceptible sensory difference exists between samples of two products. The method applies whether a difference exists in a single sensory...
NEN-ISO 8588
August 1, 2012
Sensory analysis - Methodology - "A" - "not A" test
The principle of the test consists in presentation to an assessor of a series of samples, some of which are composed of sample "A" while others are different from sample "A"; for each sample, the...
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