Open AccessANÁLISE DESCRITIVA QUANTITATIVA APLICADA EM MEL DE ABELHAS (Apis mellifera): UMA REVISÃO
Author(s) -
Samira Pirola Santos Mantilla,
Érica Barbosa Santos,
Laís Buriti de Barros,
Mõnica Q. Freitas
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
colloquium agrariae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1809-8215
DOI - 10.5747/ca.2012.v08.n2.a081
Subject(s) - quantitative descriptive analysis , sensory analysis , aroma , flavor , food science , honey bee , ingredient , product (mathematics) , sensory system , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , mathematics , botany , geometry , neuroscience
Honey is a very popular product because of its flavor and aroma, as well as its nutritional quality. Studies on \udthe sensory analysis of honey help to understand their characteristics and their impact on the acceptability of \udthe consumer. The QDA (Quantitative Descriptive Analysis) is a technique in which trained individuals \udidentify and quantify the sensory properties of a product or ingredient in order of occurrence. This study \udperformed a literature review about the ADQ, its importance in the sensory analysis of honey and the main \udsensory attributes identified in different honey bee. Meet the sensory properties of the product is great value \udfor the quality control of honey produced in a given region, and their attributes should be described and \udquantified to ensure the production of honey with the same quality standard and without amendments. \u