sample="quota" bates="505868965" isource="rjr" decade="1980" class="ni" date="19860820" R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM SENSORY EVALUATION RJR SECRET No. 348 By DIVISION SUBJECT: Acceptance Test Results August 20, 1986 Test DATE: August 11, 1986 TO: Debby Kay Ted Stafford FROM: Anna Syvarth RESULTS SUMMARY: Test: Isotherm Study - Shelf Life Model #11 (Baked D70) Fuel Source 75-60 PRODUCT vs. 75-40 PRODUCT was LESS ACCEPTABLE, OVERALL, and had the following differences on acceptance of specific attributes (see Table 1 for more detail): LESS ACCEPTABLE CIGARETTE SMOKE TASTE LESS ACCEPTABLE STRENGTH LESS ACCEPTABLE LIP TEMPERATURE LESS ACCEPTABLE AFTERTASTE 7 5-52 PRODUCT vs. 75-40 PRODUCT was LESS ACCEPTABLE, OVERALL, and had the following differences on acceptance of specific attributes (see Table 1 for more detail): LESS ACCEPTABLE EASE OF LIGHTING LESS ACCEPTABLE STRENGTH LESS ACCEPTABLE AFTERTASTE 75-29 PRODUCT vs. 75-40 PRODUCT was NOT DIFFERENT IN OVERALL ACCEPTANCE, but had the following differences on acceptance of specific attributes (see Table 2 for more detail): LESS ACCEPTABLE EASE OF LIGHTING 75-21 PRODUCT vs. 75-40 PRODUCT was rated NOT DIFFERENT IN OVERALL ACCEPTANCE, but had the following differences on acceptance of specific attributes (see Table 2 for more detail): LESS ACCEPTABLE STRENGTH All of the products evaluated fell in the range of BARELY to MODERATELY ACCEPTABLE on the overall acceptance rating. On all of the attribute acceptance ratings, all five products fell in the range from BARELY to VERY ACCEPTABLE (in general, most attributes were in the slightly to moderately acceptable range). See the attached Duncan's Multiple Range Tables (Table 1 & 2) for the panel mean scores on acceptance. Comments made by the panelists on the products will be provided to you as soon as possible (they are still being sorted). CONCLUSION: [t appears that conditioning prototype #11 in humidities of 75/52 and above (75/60) cause a deterioration in the product which resulted in the products being rated less acceptable, overall, than the product held in 75/40 conditions. Holding prototype $11 in humidities lower than 75/40 (down to 75/21) did not appear to be as much of a problem. From these results, it would seem the optimum moisture range for prototype #11 would be from 75/21 to 75/40 (may be able to go a little higher than 75/40 in humidity, but should definitely keep the humidity lower than 52%). Anne Syvarth