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Sensory Analysis Program

The Sensory Analysis Center
Department of Human Nutrition
Justin Hall, KSU
Manhattan, KS 66506-1407
Phone: (785) 532-5508
Fax: (785) 532-0176
E-mail: delores@humec.ksu.edu
www.sensoryanalysis.com

Facility and Capabilities

sensory panelThe Sensory Analysis Center can assist clients with project design, testing, analysis, and interpretation. The center offers:

  • Descriptive Testing, using highly-trained panelists
  • Consumer Testing, using screened local consumer
  • Difference Testing, with trained panelists

sensory testingThe Center’s wide range of testing services have been performed for flavor, texture, appearance, and/or feel of foods, beverages, packaging materials, ingredients, pet foods, over-the-counter pharmaceuticals, textiles, and paint finishes.

Founded in 1982, the Sensory Analysis Center is a university sponsored, fee-based research center, established as a natural extension of the reputation Kansas State University has built in the field of Sensory Analysis. The Center’s staff has worked successfully with more than 100 U.S. and international companies.