This session explores the science of sensory evaluation and consumer-driven food product development. It covers taste, aroma, texture, appearance, mouthfeel, consumer preference testing, market research, product formulation, shelf-life testing and acceptance studies. The session also highlights how sensory science supports innovation, branding, reformulation, clean-label development and successful commercialization of food products.







Title : Controlled environment ecosystem: A plant growth chamber to encounter climate change and grow plants through controlled environment technologies
Avinash Sharma, Arunachal University of Studies, India
Title : 3D printing of fish product enriched with essential nutrients
C O Mohan, ICAR - Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, India
Title : Transformation of agri-food systems
Famata Nanqui, Women's Agricultural Cooperative of Guinea-Bissau (CMA-GB), Guinea-Bissau
Title : NEXRIVOS: Cross-jurisdictional food safety analysis multi-agent large language model orchestrator with age-adaptive consumer education
Harika Kakkireni, Independent Research, United States
Title : Applied food science as a driver of next-generation food innovation
Harsha Hirdyani, Curcumin Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Title : Sensory evaluation, physicochemical characterization, and consumer acceptability of peanut-quinoa plant-based cheese formulations
Irene A Binag, Sultan Kudarat State University, Philippines