Session 1 (blind test) — the judges tasted the two samples without
receiving any prior information on whether the strawberry was
submitted to the irradiation process. The acceptance of texture,
taste and overall impression was evaluated.
Session 2 (test disclosing the treatment given to the strawberry) — the
irradiated sample was served along with disclosure that a treatment
was given to the strawberry (irradiated strawberry), while the control
sample was served with the label “strawberry”. The consumer was
asked to judge the overall impression of the samples while analysing
the given information.
Session 3 (test disclosing the treatment given to the strawberry and
providing additional information) — the control sample was served
with the label “strawberry”. The irradiated sample was analysed
together with the information of the treatment given to the strawberry
(irradiated strawberry) and an explanatory text about the irradiation
process as shown in Fig. 1. The judges were instructed to read
the text before evaluating the sample. Both samples were analysed
according to the overall impression