A Survey of Cheese from Small-Scale Artisanal Producers in Western Cape, South Africa

Table 2

List of flavor and texture attributes used for the sorting tasks.

Flavor attributes	Texture attributes
Sour taste	Adhesive/sticky
Aftertaste	Creamy
Bitter taste	Crumbly
Buttery	Dry/grainy
Caramel	Firmness on palate
Cowy	Moist
Creamy
Dairy/fermented sour
Earthy
Fruity
Moldy
Mushroom
Nutty
Rancid
Salty taste
Savory
Smokey
Soapy/chemical
Spicy
Sweet taste
Yeast

The list was adapted and modified from Muir et al. [15] and Murray and Delahuntry [16].