2025 RETROSPECTIVE :
We invite you to (re)discover the
12
areas for improvement that marked Tastelweb®'s year 2025.
Database
No. 1: Products : session summary, product repetitions, product monitoring, ageing study
- Creation of a unique key, called a UUID key
- Unique, tamper-proof key (confidentiality guaranteed)
- Sample codes and labels can be modified
Goals :
- Summary of several sessions :
• Not enough panelists in a single session, saturated products
• Measuring the consistency of a product/brand over a given period
• Repeating products over several sessions (performance)
2. Comparison of several sessions :
• Tracking a product over time
• Conducting an ageing study (use-by date / best-before date)
Database
No. 2: Panelists : Change the name without losing the history.
- Creation of a unique key, called a UUID key
- Unique, tamper-proof key (confidentiality guaranteed)
- The names of the panelists can be changed (for example, if they are married).
- It is therefore possible to maintain full traceability of the panelist despite this name change.
Database
No. 3 : Categorization of products / samples & tests
- Product categorization:
To facilitate identification and quick retrieval of products or samples, these can be classified into 2 categories :
- Product type This involves defining a product universe or category. Some companies manage different product categories : for example, orange juice, soft drinks, mineral water, etc.
- References / brands : by brand or reference
2. Categorization of tests :
Possibility of categorization with test destinations : "training, production, demonstration".
Database
No. 4 : Other improvements
- Mass deletion of products
- Identification of panelists after the evaluation
- Product metadata :
Possibility of specifying the data format (date, text, numeric) : until now, it was possible to enter metadata as identification factors or illustrative data, via free fields; these additions will make it easier to enter (with pre-established formats) information such as dates, prices, volumes, etc.
New tests > Discriminatory tests
No. 5 : Discriminatory Test - 2 out of 5
In the context of non-saturating products, this alternative test to the triangle test proves to be
more robust by reducing the risk of finding the unique product by chance (10% vs. 33%).
New tests > Descriptive tests
No. 6 : "Hybrid" Profile
- only 1 questionnaire
- Mixer:
- intensity scales
- Various types of questions: open-ended, multiple choice, cross-tabulation...
New tests > Specific descriptive tests
No. 7 : Specific Fact Sheet on Wines (OIV)
- Specific form, prepared by theInternational Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV)
- Used particularly in Wine Competitions (Organic Vintage, Chardonnay of the World…) where medals are awarded
- It is sometimes found as a tasting sheet at some customers' homes
- Tastelweb® allows for the automation of specific calculations
New tests > Specific descriptive tests
No. 8 : Specific Fact Sheet on Olive Oils (IOC)
- Specific form, standardized by the International Olive Council (IOC) And The European Union
- The goal is to validate the category of olive oils sold In Europe: common, virgin, extra-virgin, lampante
- Tastelweb® allows for the automation of specific statistics and final categorization
Current tests > What's new
No. 9 : Quali® Profile (qualitative)
- Aroma wheel : a chart near the color wheel with the selected descriptors allows you to to facilitate review of what has or has not been checked, particularly in the case of large zooms and a very large number of descriptors.
- The individual evaluation form for the panelists is now organized by sample.
Current tests > What's new
No. 10 : Consumer Tests / CATA
- Adding continuous scales
- Introductory pages, instructions : This allows panelists to view information as other questions progress. This makes it possible to communicate instructions and recommendations between questions, insert explanatory images, and more.
- Increase in the number of respondents
New options
No. 11: New preparation and data entry features
- Product label printing :
A file containing anonymity codes for printing labels is made available. The idea is to be able to print on adhesive sheets, with detachable labels that would include the anonymity codes. This simplifies the preparation of samples, with labels ready to be affixed to products, trays, cups, glasses, etc.
- Taking time zones into account : This allows for questionnaire start and end dates to be specified in the user's time zone. Traceability is also clearer.
- Unable to return to the previous sample : Once this option is activated, there is no possibility of going back. In order to promote spontaneity, to avoid the effects of divergence due to systematic comparison with the previous sample.
- Blocking status : This enabled option requires completeness of responses.
- Free input via all product presentation plans :Tastelweb® offers various experimental setups (Williams Latin Squares, etc.). It turns out that sometimes, even when the evaluation follows a presentation plan, it's desirable to allow for flexible input, meaning the panelist can enter their evaluation in any order they choose. For example, in a Williams Latin Square, a judge might evaluate their plan/setup as follows: Product 1, P2, P6, P3, P5, and P4. However, after evaluating the products in the order of the plan, this same judge might want to enter their scores in descending order of Floral intensity: from most intense to least intense.
New options
No. 12 : Reports in Excel format - Pivot Profile© & Consumer Tests !
The summary results can already be exported in PDF and Word format.
Now, with the Excel format, you can:
- modify the values in tables and graphs
- edit the texts, the colors of the graphics
- change language for the texts, the descriptors of your graphics
- Copy and paste your tables and graphs. in PowerPoint
- See your changes in Excel reflected in PowerPoint!
