FORT COLLINS, Colorado, July 14, 2020 – Headspace Sensory founder Dr. Avery Gilbert today delivered a presentation to the virtual annual meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists. IFT, which has over 17,000 members in 95 countries, is an international scientific society of professionals engaged in food science, food technology, and related areas in academia, government and industry.
Gilbert’s presentation, titled “Quantitative Sensory Analysis of Cannabis-based Products,” was part of a symposium on Sensory and Consumer Evaluation of Products Containing Cannabinoids. Gilbert discussed recent studies that have established reliable methods for characterizing cannabis aroma using consumer sniff panelists. He reviewed the emerging picture of strain-specific aromas, and discussed how sensory test methods can be fine-tuned to the unique requirements of cannabis.
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