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Romancing Hard Clams. The difference is in the profile !. Laura Garrido, Leslie Sturmer and Steve Otwell University of Florida. Sensory Profiles for Product Characterization.
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Romancing Hard Clams The difference is in the profile ! Laura Garrido, Leslie Sturmer and Steve Otwell University of Florida
Sensory Profiles forProduct Characterization • Non-bias, science-based tool to help direct commercial practices, buyer choices and market values for hard clams and all mollusks • Evaluations:Attributes: • Appearance Quality • Aroma Shelf-Life • Basic Tastes “Appellations” • Flavor and Aftertastes • Texture and Mouth-feels
Wellfleet, MA Milford, CT Greenwich, CT Oyster Bay, Long Island Oceanville, NJ Cherrystone, VA McClellanville, SC Townsend, GA University of Florida, FL Cedar Key, FL
Science-based Approach • Pre-screened (25) & selected panelists (10) • Train and Align communications & etiquette • Experience product types • Specific product orientations • Develop specific products standards • Present a wide range of the products • Calibrate and Recalibrate
Evaluation Tools “Standards”
Color Scale for the Shell Grays Browns Brown & Orange
Color Scales for the ‘Meat’ Gray Pink Yellow White Tan Gray White Beige Orange/Peach
Standards for Volume of ‘Meat’’ Partial Cover (5) Full Cover (10)
Other Observations Yellow Siphon Mud & Grit
Aroma • Briny • Seaweed • Metallic
Basic Taste • Salty • Umami • Sweet • Sour • Bitter
Flavor • Seaweed • Chicken-liver (iron) • Earthy
Metallic • Astringent Aftertaste
Texture & Mouthfeel • Firmness Detect Grit • Chewiness Detect Mud • [ brittle shell ]
Wellfleet, MA Milford, CT Greenwich, CT Oyster Bay, Long Island Oceanville, NJ Cherrystone, VA McClellanville, SC Townsend, GA Cedar Key, FL University of Florida
Nutritional Value - Raw Hard Clams Composition per 100 grams (3.5 ounces; 10 – 12 clams) Sources: Sullivan & Otwell, 1992
cyanocobalamin Nutritional Value - Raw Hard Clams Rich source of required vitamins 1 dozen clams provide over100% of the daily advised intake of vitamin B-12 which is necessary for normal function of the nervous system and for production of red blood cells
Nutritional Value - Raw Hard Clams Minerals per 100 grams (3.5 ounces) Sources: Sullivan & Otwell, 1992
Nutritional Value - Raw Hard Clams Mineral Comparisons (mg)
Wellfleet, MA Milford, CT Greenwich, CT Oyster Bay, Long Island Oceanville, NJ Cherrystone, VA McClellanville, SC Townsend, GA University of Florida, FL Cedar Key, FL Overall Sensory Profile for Hard Clams
Wellfleet, MA Milford, CT Greenwich, CT Oyster Bay, Long Island Oceanville, NJ Cherrystone, VA McClellanville, SC Townsend, GA University of Florida, FL Cedar Key, FL Overall Sensory Profile for Hard Clams
Wellfleet, MA Milford, CT Greenwich, CT Oyster Bay, Long Island Oceanville, NJ Cherrystone, VA McClellanville, SC Townsend, GA University of Florida, FL Cedar Key, FL Overall Sensory Profile for Hard Clams A = average for all clam samples H = above the average L = below the average D = depends on source or sample
Wellfleet, MA Milford, CT Greenwich, CT Oyster Bay, Long Island Oceanville, NJ Cherrystone, VA McClellanville, SC Townsend, GA University of Florida, FL Cedar Key, FL Romance the Clams
Wellfleet Shellfish Co. Ocean Rich Distributors Intracoastal Aquaculture Cherrystone Aqua-Farms Livingston’s Bulls Bay Seafood Sapelo Seafarms / Cedar Key Aquaculture Association Thank You
Otwell@ufl.edu University of Florida