title: Sensory attribute variation in low-temperature-stored roasted peanut paste.
abstract: Length of sample storage can become significant in sensory studies due to panel fatigue limitations and samples needed for a reasonable expectation of finding significant differences. In roasted peanut sensory studies samples are stored between -10 and -23 degrees C to prevent or retard changes. Studies of up to 13 months' duration have examined stability and slow-rate sensory changes. Sweet taste was relatively stable, whereas bitter and tongue burn attributes increased slightly. Stale taste increased, suggesting lipid oxidation was taking place even at -23 degrees C. Painty attribute did not increase until stale was >3. An increase in fruity attribute was unexpected. With increases in fruity and stale attributes a decrease in roasted peanut was expected. However, storage at -23 degrees C seems to stabilize the roasted peanut lability when compared to storage at -10 degrees C. Fruity and stale interactions with roasted peanut and lability of roasted peanut were shown to be three separate and identifiable effects on roasted peanut.
authors.affiliation: Market Quality and Handling Research, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and North Carolina Agricultural Research Service, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695-7625, USA. harold_pattee@ncsu.edu
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Pattee
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Giesbrecht
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Isleib
mesh_terms: D010367:Arachis; D003296:Cooking; D005519:Food Preservation / Q000379:methods; D005615:Freezing; D006801:Humans; D012903:Smell; D013649:Taste