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Good Taste Awards standards
Assessment standards
Read the method behind blind tasting, product preparation and star decisions.
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What is being judged?
Taste, enjoyment and the things that do not influence the result.
Read this topicWho tastes the products?
How assessors are selected, balanced and asked to respond independently.
Read this topicHow does a product earn stars?
Follow the stages from the first eight responses to the Three-Star panel.
Read this topicHow is a sample prepared?
See how category, serving method and ordinary use shape presentation.
Read this topicWhat may a winner say?
Understand the result, product boundary and use of the award mark.
Read this topicHow can a decision be reviewed?
Find the route for process, calculation, identity or publication concerns.
Read this topicindividual product assessment
Category methods are part of the standards system
Tea is brewed, pasta is cooked, frozen desserts are tempered and concentrated seasonings may need a low-interference carrier. The product category selects the preparation route; it never changes the meaning of a star.
GTA-GDE-MTH-201Ambient Direct SolidGTA-GDE-MTH-202Fresh ProduceGTA-GDE-MTH-203Baked, Crumb and Laminated StructureGTA-GDE-MTH-204Crisp, Coated and Melt-Sensitive PiecesGTA-GDE-MTH-205Viscous, Semi-Solid and Spreadable ProductGTA-GDE-MTH-206Concentrated Seasoning and Defined CarrierGTA-GDE-MTH-207Oil and FatGTA-GDE-MTH-208Brewed, Extracted or Reconstituted DrinkGTA-GDE-MTH-209Still Non-Alcoholic LiquidGTA-GDE-MTH-210Carbonated or Effervescent LiquidGTA-GDE-MTH-211Fermented Alcoholic DrinkGTA-GDE-MTH-212Distilled, High-Alcohol or Liqueur DrinkGTA-GDE-MTH-213Chilled, Frozen or Tempered ProductGTA-GDE-MTH-214Cooked Single-Component ProductGTA-GDE-MTH-215Heated Composite Dish
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GTA-METHOD-001
Core Taste Assessment Method
The complete method used to prepare a tasting, collect independent responses and decide a star level.
Open in the standards reader GTA-STD-200Taste Assessment and Star Decision
The requirements for Taste Assessment and Star Decision, including the checks and records needed at each stage.
Open in the standards reader GTA-STD-300Product Entry, Sample Submission, and Sample Control
The requirements for Product Entry, Sample Submission, and Sample Control, including the checks and records needed at each stage.
Open in the standards reader GTA-STD-400Assessors, Panels, and Independence
The requirements for Assessors, Panels, and Independence, including the checks and records needed at each stage.
Open in the standards reader GTA-STD-500Results, Comments, Star Claims, and Review
The requirements for Results, Comments, Star Claims, and Review, including the checks and records needed at each stage.
Open in the standards reader GTA-STD-600Assessment Integrity, Records, and Oversight
The requirements for Assessment Integrity, Records, and Oversight, including the checks and records needed at each stage.
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