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Just-About-Right Scaling

Just-About-Right (JAR) Scaling is a consumer-based sensory evaluation method that asks respondents to rate sensory attributes not on intensity alone, but on whether they perceive the attribute as too weak, just right, or too strong for the product. Developed by Lawless in the mid-1990s, JAR scaling bridges the gap between descriptive sensory analysis and consumer preference, directly linking attribute levels to consumer satisfaction.

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Just-About-Right Scaling (JAR)
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / food-science
  • Lawless, H. T. (1995). Evaluation of world wide web sites with sensory evaluation methods. Food Technology, 49(12), 90-92. · URL
  • Meilgaard, M. C., Carr, B. T., & Civille, G. V. (2006). Sensory evaluation techniques (4th ed.). CRC Press. · URL
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