Method Developed for Sensory Evaluation of Quality and Style Characteristics of Flue-cured Tobacco Leaf
In order to evaluate the sensory quality and style characteristics of flue-cured tobacco leaves,a method consisting of evaluation items,scoring rubrics,sample preparation,evaluation requirement,evaluation procedure and result expression was developed by referring to known tobacco sensory evaluation methods at home and abroad.The samples of flue-cured tobacco leaves collected from some typical ecological zones at home and abroad were evaluated with the developed method.The results showed that the developed method could comprehensively and exactly describe the sensory quality and style of leaves from different ecological zones.The evaluation results provide a technical basis for the development of characteristic and quality tobacco leaves,the design and maintenance of cigarette products among others.