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Posters presented by the UG SENLAB at 2022 Sensometrics conference

Submitted by senlab-admin on Tue, 11/29/2022 - 11:37

The Sensometrics meeting is a biennial sensory science conference that gathers researchers from all over the world. The last two versions of the conference were held virtually due to travel restrictions and the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s conference which took place on 15th -17th November 2022 was themed “A Virtual Reality”.

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A brief lesson about taste

Submitted by senlab-admin on Thu, 04/07/2022 - 14:42
Hungry African American man eating burger

The sense of taste also known as gustation just like any other sense is very important in making food choices. Aside from helping to choose the foods of desirable flavors, it also helps to determine spoiled food. Several factors affects how one perceives taste.

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Are yoghurts pink?

Submitted by senlab-admin on Thu, 04/07/2022 - 14:35

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TASTE LESSONS FROM THE FRUIT FLY

Submitted by senlab-admin on Tue, 10/19/2021 - 12:08
Fruit fly

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Did you know that the fruit fly can taste food with its legs? Read on to find out…

The sense of taste is one of the most important senses when it comes to accepting food (Ebbs & Amrein, 2007). For humans, even if a food product is the most nutritious but has a bad taste they may forget all the good things the product has to offer and may avoid it altogether simply because it has a bad taste. The importance of taste cannot be stressed enough as food choice decisions cannot be made without considering taste.

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SENSORY SCIENCE AROUND US

Submitted by senlab-admin on Wed, 10/06/2021 - 14:12

Four Minutes Read

 

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Application of sensory science in "non-food" products

Submitted by senlab-admin on Mon, 09/13/2021 - 11:58
Five senses

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Posters presented by the UG SENLAB at Pangborn 2021 Symposium

Submitted by senlab-admin on Mon, 08/23/2021 - 10:20
Pangborn summary

 

The just ended virtually held Pangborn Symposium saw great presentations from all over the world. Notable amongst them were the four poster presentations made by researchers from the University of Ghana Sensory Evaluation Research Laboratory.

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UG SENLAB partners with ANSWER to deliver workshop at the 14th Pangborn Symposium

Submitted by senlab-admin on Tue, 08/10/2021 - 13:44

We are proud to announce that the Principal Investigator of UG SENLAB, Dr. Maame Yaakwaah Blay Adjei who is also the Vice Chair/Treasurer for the African Network for Sensory Evaluation Research (ANSWER) will deliver a workshop on the 10th of August 2021 at the 14th Pangborn symposium. The symposium, organized by Elsevier and supported by the Journal of Food Quality and Preference starts on August 9 and ends on August 12. It will be held as a virtual conference and would have renowned scientists like Mei Peng.

UG SENLAB to present research publications at 14th Pangborn Symposium

Submitted by senlab-admin on Mon, 08/02/2021 - 15:34
Pangborn

The University of Ghana sensory evaluation research lab is proud to announce that a total of four (4) posters will be presented by its staff at the upcoming 14th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium. The event slated for 9th -12th August 2021 would cover topics like food choice and consumer behavior, sustainable solutions, sensometrics and data science, sensory marketing, sensory driven product design etc. The program runs on the theme “Sustainable sensory science”.

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Importance of sensory science in food processing industry

Submitted by senlab-admin on Mon, 07/19/2021 - 20:51

Sensory science is a discipline within food science that comprises a set of techniques used for the accurate measurement of human responses to foods.

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