OBJECTIVES

1. Understand about level of measurement in sensory evaluation of food.

2. Assign an order to the samples according to his or her preference.

3. Collect primary data from consumer panelist for decision making.

ABSTRACT

Ranking is an extension of the paired-preference test. Many of the advantages of the paired-
preference test apply to ranking. These include simplicity of instructions to participants, a
minimum amount of effort to conduct, uncomplicated data handling, and minimal assumptions
about level of measurement, as the data are treated as ordinal. Three or more coded samples are
presented simultaneously, sufficient in amount so that the panelist can re-taste the product. The
number of samples tested is dependent upon the panelist’s span of attention and memory as well
as physiological considerations. With untrained or naïve panelists, no more than four to six
samples may be included in a test. The panelist is asked to assign an order to the samples
according to his or her preference.
PROCEDURES

By using distilled water prepared, rinsed your mouth before

testing each sample.

The sample tested began from left to right

Re-tested as often as you need

RESULT

Panelist Sample A Sample B Sample C Sample D

1 1 2 4 1

2 4 2 4 3

3 2 1 3 2

Total 7 5 11 6

1) The rank total are compared with the value in rank totals.
2) From the chart for 4 samples and 3 panelist, the value is 6 - 10.
3) Compare the value with the table .
4) The lowest value is 5 and from the table the lowest is 6.
5) The highest value is 11 is higher from the table 10.
6) If one or more rank sums are lower or higher the value (6 - 10), statistical
significance level is indicated.
7) Conclusion: Sample B is significantly sweeter than sample C.
DISCUSSION

The purpose of the experiment of ranking test was to understand and study about the level of me
asurement on sensory evaluation. Other purposes were to assign an order to the samples accordin
g to the panelist preference and also to collect primary data from consumer panelist for decision
making.

Ranking test known as a non-

parametric statistical hypothesis used when comparing two related samples, matched sample or r
epeated measurements. Ranking also known as an extension of paired-
preference test. There are many of the benefits and advantages of the paired-
preference test which include the simpleness of the instructions to the panelists, the effort conduc
ted is minimum, data handling not complicated and also gives minimum assumptions about the l
evel of measurement. For this experiment, four coded samples be given simultaneously and suffi
cient in amount so the panelist can always retaste the sample product given. The panelist have to
assign an order to the samples according to his or her preference. Based on the evaluation form,
panelist have to describe which one of the four sample is the sweetest. The sweetest sample is ra
nked first, the second sweetest sample is ranked second, the third sweetest sample is ranked third
and the least sweet sample is ranked fourth. For the first rank which is the sweetest sample, the s
ample codes are 389, 940 and 366. For second rank which is the second sweetest sample are 980,
779, 583. Next, the sample codes for third rank are 466, 750, 804. Lastly for fourth rank, the sa
mple codes are 600, 107 and 724.

The error in this experiment can be reduced by clearing the substance that can impair our sense o
f taste by rinsing our mouth using distilled water before tasting each of the food sample. This exp
eriment must be conducted correctly in order to minimize possible risk of inaccurate data which l
ead to inaccurate observation.
CONCLUSION

In conclusion, in this experiment we had managed to understand about the level of measurement
in sensory evaluation of food. Different persons will give different measurement based on his or
her preference. Besides that, we had also managed to assign an order to the samples according to
each person preference. Based on the primary data that we collected from three consumer panelist,
we can see that the sweetest sweet corn is sample labelled with code 389,940 and 366. This result
is based on each panelist preference.

RECOMMENDATION

Recommendation that can be done for this experiment is making sure that before tasting each
sample, it is compulsory to rinse your mouth with distilled water before tasting each sample to
avoid mixing of tastes between one sample with the other. Besides that, to ensure maximum results,
the type of light used must be suitable the types of food.

REFERENCE

1) Sensory Evaluation of Food Laboratory Manual

2) ASTM, 1968. Manual on Sensory Tasting Methods, no. 434. American Society for
Testing and Materials, Philadelphia,Pa.
3) Lawless ,H.T, and Heymann, H. (1998). Sensory Evaluation of Food:Principles
and Practices, Chapman & Hall, New York.
4) O’Mahoney, M, “Sensory Evaluation of Food: Statistical Methods and
Procedures”, New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc, 1986.