What are the words to describe the appearance of food?

Answer 1

Appearance attributes Food colorFluorescence

Translucency

Gloss Browning Light scattering Count Size ShapeVolume Weight Flavor Taste, Oder / smell Sweet, sour, bitter, saltypungent , spicy, sharp UmamiTexture. Cohesiveness: Degree to which the sample http://www.answers.com/topic/deformation before rupturing when biting with http://www.answers.com/topic/second-molar.Denseness: Compactness of cross section of the sample after biting completely through with the molars. Dryness: Degree to which the sample feels http://www.answers.com/topic/dry-14 in the mouth.Fracturability: http://www.answers.com/topic/force with which the sample crumbles, cracks or shatters. Fracturability encompasses crumbliness, crispiness, crunchiness and http://www.answers.com/topic/brittleness-4.Graininess: Degree to which a sample contains small http://www.answers.com/topic/cereal-3 particles.Gumminess: http://www.answers.com/topic/energy required to disintegrate a semi-solid food to a state ready for swallowing. Hardness: Force required to deform the product to given distance, i.e., force to compress between molars, bite through with incisors, compress between tongue and palate. Heaviness: http://www.answers.com/topic/weight of product perceived when first placed on tongue. Moisture absorption: Amount of http://www.answers.com/topic/saliva absorbed by product.Moisture release: Amount of wetness/juiciness released from sample. Mouthcoating: Type and degree of coating in the mouth after mastication (for example, http://www.answers.com/topic/fat/http://www.answers.com/topic/oil).Roughness: Degree of http://www.answers.com/topic/abrasive of product's surface perceived by the tongue.Slipperiness: Degree to which the product slides over the tongue. Smoothness: Absence of any particles, lumps, bumps, etc., in the product. Uniformity: Degree to which the sample is even throughout. Uniformity of Chew: Degree to which the chewing characteristics of the product are even throughout mastication. Uniformity of bite: Evenness of force through bite.http://www.answers.com/topic/viscosity: Force required to draw a liquid from a spoon over the tongue. Wetness: Amount of moisture perceived on product's surface. Hanee Aldmoor E-mail dmour@bau.edu.jo Appearance attributesFood color Fluorescence

Translucency

Gloss Browning Light scattering Count Size ShapeVolume Weight Flavor Taste, Oder / smell Sweet, sour, bitter, saltypungent , spicy, sharp UmamiTexture. Cohesiveness: Degree to which the sample http://www.answers.com/topic/deformation before rupturing when biting with http://www.answers.com/topic/second-molar.Denseness: Compactness of cross section of the sample after biting completely through with the molars. Dryness: Degree to which the sample feels http://www.answers.com/topic/dry-14 in the mouth.Fracturability: http://www.answers.com/topic/force with which the sample crumbles, cracks or shatters. Fracturability encompasses crumbliness, crispiness, crunchiness and http://www.answers.com/topic/brittleness-4.Graininess: Degree to which a sample contains small http://www.answers.com/topic/cereal-3 particles.Gumminess: http://www.answers.com/topic/energy required to disintegrate a semi-solid food to a state ready for swallowing. Hardness: Force required to deform the product to given distance, i.e., force to compress between molars, bite through with incisors, compress between tongue and palate. Heaviness: http://www.answers.com/topic/weight of product perceived when first placed on tongue. Moisture absorption: Amount of http://www.answers.com/topic/saliva absorbed by product.Moisture release: Amount of wetness/juiciness released from sample. Mouthcoating: Type and degree of coating in the mouth after mastication (for example, http://www.answers.com/topic/fat/http://www.answers.com/topic/oil).Roughness: Degree of http://www.answers.com/topic/abrasive of product's surface perceived by the tongue.Slipperiness: Degree to which the product slides over the tongue. Smoothness: Absence of any particles, lumps, bumps, etc., in the product. Uniformity: Degree to which the sample is even throughout. Uniformity of Chew: Degree to which the chewing characteristics of the product are even throughout mastication. Uniformity of bite: Evenness of force through bite.http://www.answers.com/topic/viscosity: Force required to draw a liquid from a spoon over the tongue. Wetness: Amount of moisture perceived on product's surface. Hanee Aldmoor E-mail dmour@bau.edu.jo