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ISO 8588:1987

ISO 8588:1987

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

General Information

Status : Withdrawn

Standard Type : Main

Document No :

ISO 8588:1987

Document Year : 1987

Pages : 6

Edition : 1

Section Volume : Sensory analysis (ISO/TC 34/SC 12.)

ICS : Sensory analysis (67.240)

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.

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