Descriptor

Abbreviation

Definition

References

Appearence

Crumb yellow color

Color1

Refer to yellow color (under white light)

Weak: Ruffles ® potato

Strong: brown sweet Fugini®

Crust yellow color

Color2

Refer to caramel color (under White light)

Weak: brown sweet Fugini®

Strong: apricot jam Queensberry®

Dry appearence

App1

Refer to dry appearence after baked cake

Weak: wheat cake with milk (80 ml)

Strong: corn cake Casa Suíça®

Porosity

App2

Refer to size bubbles formed after baked cake

Weak: Bush Scott brite®

Strong: bath bush

Aroma

Sweet aroma

Aro1

Refer to sucrose

Weak: milk Itambé®

Strong: condensed milk Elegê®

Carrot aroma

Aro2

Refer to carrot aroma after baked cake

Weak: 30 g carrot with 120 ml water

Strong: 100 g carrot with 80 ml water

Corn flour aroma

Aro3

Refer to corn aroma after baked cake

Weak: água

Strong: 250 g Angu Milharina® with 800 ml water heated for 6 minutes

Flavor

Sweetness

Fla1

Refer to sucrose in aqueous solution

Weak: Sucrose solution 5% União®

Strong: Sucrose solution 15% União®

Corn flour flavor

Fla2

Refer to cornmeal flavor after baked cake

Weak: water

Strong: 250 g Angu Milharina® with 800 ml water heated for 6 minutes

Carrot flavor

Fla3

Refer to carrot flavor after baked cake

Weak: carrot juice suco de cenoura

Strong: concentrated carrot juice (120 g carrot with 1 L water)

Texture

Moisture

Tex1

Water sensation in baked cake

Weak: bread Panco®

Strong: brown sweet Fuggini®

Fracturability

Tex2

Refer to get a cake slice with the fingers

Weak: bread Premium Panco®

Strong: Champagne cookie Bauducco®

Sandiness

Tex3

Amount of realizable particles while chewing

Weak: water

Strong: corn cake Casa Suíça®

Adhesiviness

Tex4

Strength to overcome the tension between food and the palate

Weak: Champagne cookie Bauducco®

Strong: gnocchi Mezzani®

Smoothness

Tex5

Minimum force needed to compress the sample between the teeth

Weak: bread Panco®

Strong: bread with egg sponge Panco®

Elasticity

Tex6

Cake’s characteristic to return to its original position after compression

Weak: bread Panco®

Strong: bath bush Esponjex®