DEVELOPMENT OF A LEXICON FOR THE DESCRIPTION OF PEANUT FLAVOR

. A lexicon of terms to describe desirable as well as undesirable flavors in peanuts has been developed. The lexicon and an intensity rating scale was developed by a 13 member panel of flavor and peanut specialists representing industry and the USDA-Agricultural Research Service. This system is intended to provide definitive, common terminology for use in communicating differences in peanut flavor variables among all phases of peanut research and industry.