Correlating Sensory With Instrumental Texture Measurements—an Overview of Recent Developments1

Reasons for seeking correlations between sensory and instrumental measurements are discussed and factors which affect such correlations are pointed out. Considerable advances made in the last 1–2 decades in this field can be attributed to the general agreement that texture is a sensory and a multiple parameter quality, and to the interdisciplinary nature of new research approaches. Current trends include use of multiple correlations, attempts to understand the rheology of the human sensing apparatus, an engineering treatment of sensory perceptions, and greater attention to the rheological nature of test foods.