Compound products
Evaluate multi-component products (chocolate plus filling, bars with inclusions, multi-layer dragées) across five levels and measure how well they integrate.
What it is
A compound product is a product made up of several components that are tasted as a whole: chocolate plus filling, bars with inclusions, multi-layer dragées. AreaCacao lets you describe those components inside an existing sample and evaluate them across five levels (appearance, components, integration, aftertaste, and overall rating), and then review the panel's aggregated results, including an integration score.
The key difference from a regular tasting is that you measure not only each component on its own, but also how well they integrate with one another.
Pro plan and above. Compound products is part of the sensory analysis module: on the Starter plan, opening any of its screens (list, configurator, sheet, or results) shows the window to upgrade to Pro and, when you close it, you return to the Sensory analysis hub.
How to get there
- URL:
https://app.areacacao.com/sensory-analysis/compounds - How to reach it: from Sensory analysis, open Compound products.
The main screen
The Compound products screen shows:
- Header with the description: Components of compound samples (chocolate + filling, bars with inclusions, multi-layer dragées). Evaluate each product across 5 levels (appearance, components, integration, aftertaste, overall rating) and review the panel's aggregated results.
- Configure compound product: opens the wizard to define a sample's components (3-step wizard: Define components, Review list, and Confirm).
- Integration evaluation by sample: for each sample with components, the Evaluate 5 levels and View results actions.
- Component list by sample: each component with its name, sample identifier, proportion (%), order, and date.
- Edit and Delete on each component: Edit opens the Edit component window (Name, Description, Proportion (%), and Order); Delete asks for confirmation and deletes the component permanently (it can't be restored; results already computed keep its name).
If you haven't configured any compound samples yet, you'll see No configurations yet and an invitation to create the first one with the wizard.
The full flow
Configure the components
Associate the components with an existing sample from one of your evaluations. See Configure components.
Evaluate across five levels
With the Evaluate 5 levels action you fill in, from your account, one sheet for appearance, components, integration, aftertaste, and overall rating per taster. See 5-level evaluation.
Review the results
With the View results action, review the integration score, the overall rating, and the coverage by level. See Integration results.
Next steps
Descriptive tasting
The most common sensory test: the panel describes a sample's profile on a 0-10 scale and you get a spider chart, ANOVA table, and per-attribute aggregates.
Configure components
Associate the components of a compound product with an existing sample using the selection helper and the configurator's 3 steps.