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ArticleFood science & nutrition2025

Sensory Lexicon Construction and Quantitative Descriptive Analysis of Jiang-Flavor Baijiu.

Junjie Niu, Yubo Yang, Lei Zhao, Nian Cao, Xiaolin Xiong, Zhenyu Yun, Fan Yang, Yang Xu, Huabin Tu, Kui Zhong and 6 more

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Junjie NiuSchool of Life Sciences Shanghai University Shanghai China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0013-9906
Yubo YangMaotai Distillery Co. Ltd. Renhuai China.
Lei ZhaoInstitute of Agri-food Standardization China National Institute of Standardization Beijing China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4309-6754
Nian CaoMaotai Distillery Co. Ltd. Renhuai China.
Xiaolin XiongMaotai Distillery Co. Ltd. Renhuai China.
Zhenyu YunInstitute of Agri-food Standardization China National Institute of Standardization Beijing China.
Fan YangMaotai Distillery Co. Ltd. Renhuai China.
Yang XuMaotai Distillery Co. Ltd. Renhuai China.
Huabin TuMaotai Distillery Co. Ltd. Renhuai China.
Kui ZhongInstitute of Agri-food Standardization China National Institute of Standardization Beijing China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5341-7086
Houyin WangInstitute of Agri-food Standardization China National Institute of Standardization Beijing China.
Haiyan GaoSchool of Life Sciences Shanghai University Shanghai China.
Yao ZhangInstitute of Agri-food Standardization China National Institute of Standardization Beijing China.
Zhen QinSchool of Life Sciences Shanghai University Shanghai China.
Li WangKey Laboratory of Food Sensory Analysis State Administration for Market Regulation Beijing China.
Bolin ShiMaotai Distillery Co. Ltd. Renhuai China.

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Jiang-flavor Baijiu (JFB) is one of the most complex and representative types of traditional Chinese liquor, known for its unique flavor, which is popular among Chinese consumers. Previous studies primarily focused on detecting and identifying volatile compounds but lacked comprehensive descriptions and precise differentiation of their sensory qualities. To explore the sensory characteristics of JFB, this study collected widely recognized sensory descriptors from literature, standards, free descriptive questionnaires, and Pivot Profile experiments, which were then textually analyzed and merged to yield 88 sensory descriptors. M-value and multivariate statistical methods were then used to narrow these down to 35 sensory descriptors, for which corresponding definitions and physical references were established, forming a sensory lexicon for JFB. A quantitative descriptive analysis (QDA) was performed on JFB samples using the sensory lexicon. To ensure the reliability of the analysis, the panel's performance was also evaluated. Hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA), radar plots, and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) demonstrated that the established sensory lexicon accurately reflects the sensory profile of JFB and can be used to differentiate the sensory characteristics of samples from different price ranges or regions. This study opens new avenues for the standardization of quantitative descriptive analysis for JFB and provides a case study for constructing sensory lexicons for other types of Baijiu in China.

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flavor wheelJiang‐flavor Baijiuquantitative descriptive analysissensory characteristicssensory lexicon

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