2.2.3. Sensory analyses
Sixty-three consumers were recruited, students, professors and
employees of the Faculty of Animal Sciences and Food Engineering, an
enjoyment of lamb meat was the only selection criterion. The consumers
read and signed a consent form before they performed the
tests. An acceptance test using a 9-point hedonic scale for the consumption
of cooked sampleswas performed to evaluate the sensory quality of
the samples at time zero.
Tests were conducted in individual booths illuminated by white
light, as described by Meilgaard, Civille, and Carr (1991). Samples
were cooked, as described in Section 2.2.2, and were stored in an oven
at 60 °C for up to 30 min. A randomized complete block design was
used and the samples were served to the participants individually,
inside disposable plastic cups coded with three-digit numbers. The
panelists