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To develop nutritional beverages for older adults, understanding their dynamic sensory perception is vital. Limited research has used Temporal Dominance of Sensations (TDS) methodology to evaluate the dynamic perception of beverages with older adults. Therefore, this study sought to measure the effectiveness of the TDS methodology to investigate the differences in dynamic perception by older adults across a range of texturally modified Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS). Thirty-five older adults (65+ years) evaluated four ONS of differing viscosities ranging from low (0.009 Pa.s at 50 s−1) to high viscosity (0.177 Pa.s at 50 s−1) over one 30-minute session. For each ONS, a 45 mL volume was consumed, over three 15 mL sips. Panellists evaluated each sip over 40 seconds. Liking was also measured using a 9-point hedonic scale. To make a judgement on older adult’s use of the method, a younger cohort of volunteers (18–35 years) also completed the beverage evaluation as a benchmark. Older adults indicated 3.9 dominances, based on 2.8 attributes, and waited 22 seconds before selecting their first attribute. No differences in average dominance durations were apparent with age. Furthermore, older adults generated clear TDS curves and effectively used the TDS task to discriminate between the four texturally modified ONS. Some similarities in dominant attributes were apparent across older and younger cohorts. This study enhanced our understanding of how older adults utilise the TDS technique to evaluate liquid type products. The study showed that the TDS technique is suitable for use with older adults.

Even if wine and cheese have long been consumed together, there is little sensory evidence on how wine can influence the perception of cheese. In this work 4 cheeses were dynamically characterized in terms of dominant sensations without and with wine consumption in between intakes. The tasting protocol was based on multi‐intake temporal dominance of sensations (TDS) coupled with hedonic rating. Frequent wine and cheese consumers (n = 31) evaluated 4 cheeses (Epoisses, Chaource, and 2 different Comté) over 3 consecutive bites. In the following sessions they performed the same task, but taking sips of wine (rosé Riceys, white Burgundy, red Burgundy, and red Beaujolais) between bites. All cheese–wine combinations were tasted over 4 sessions. TDS data were analyzed in terms of attribute duration of dominance by ANOVA, MANOVA, and canonical variate analysis. Results showed that wine consumption had an impact (P < 0.1) on dominance duration of attributes of cheeses, particularly on salty and some aromatic notes. But, as opposed to a previous work done by the same team, wine had no impact on the preference of cheese; this stayed constant under all the evaluating conditions. Fil: Galmarini, Mara Virginia. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique; Francia. Universite de Bourgogne; Francia. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina ; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Loiseau, Anne Laure. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique; Francia. Universite de Bourgogne; Francia Fil: Debreyer, Doëtte. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique; Francia. Universite de Bourgogne; Francia Fil: Visalli, Michel. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique; Francia. Universite de Bourgogne; Francia Fil: Schlich, Pascal. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique; Francia. Universite de Bourgogne; Francia