Comments on: Weekend fun: dog food vs. pâté (and the winner is?) http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/05/weekend-fun-dog-food-vs-pate-and-the-winner-is/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:51:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Anthro http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/05/weekend-fun-dog-food-vs-pate-and-the-winner-is/comment-page-1/#comment-20667 Anthro Tue, 19 May 2009 20:24:20 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1364#comment-20667 Thank you vrutchka and I know that; just didn't know if it was the same for food tests. I still don't think it proves much, just that pate is pretty much like dog food. I don't think it says that Americans have no palate, but rather that in terms of sodium content, you'd be better off eating dog food. Thank you vrutchka and I know that; just didn’t know if it was the same for food tests. I still don’t think it proves much, just that pate is pretty much like dog food. I don’t think it says that Americans have no palate, but rather that in terms of sodium content, you’d be better off eating dog food.

]]> By: vrutchka http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/05/weekend-fun-dog-food-vs-pate-and-the-winner-is/comment-page-1/#comment-20516 vrutchka Tue, 19 May 2009 02:20:13 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1364#comment-20516 Anthro - in scientific studies, a "blind" test simply means that they did not know which was the pate and which was the dog food. The two items would have been presented as visually identical to prevent bias. A "double-blind" study is where neither the researcher nor subject knows which is which - placebo (pate) or treatment (dog food). Anthro – in scientific studies, a “blind” test simply means that they did not know which was the pate and which was the dog food. The two items would have been presented as visually identical to prevent bias.

A “double-blind” study is where neither the researcher nor subject knows which is which – placebo (pate) or treatment (dog food).

]]> By: Salty Sort http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/05/weekend-fun-dog-food-vs-pate-and-the-winner-is/comment-page-1/#comment-20514 Salty Sort Tue, 19 May 2009 02:17:34 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1364#comment-20514 Yeah, I don't get it either. How was anyone supposed to know what dog food tasted like? And that it would be something very salty? Also, it wasn't just pate--the people also had to taste liverwurst and Spam. Finally, I see the test occurred on Dec. 31. It's possible that the subjects' palates were not at their most alert, shall we say. Yeah, I don’t get it either. How was anyone supposed to know what dog food tasted like? And that it would be something very salty?

Also, it wasn’t just pate–the people also had to taste liverwurst and Spam.

Finally, I see the test occurred on Dec. 31. It’s possible that the subjects’ palates were not at their most alert, shall we say.

]]> By: Anthro http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/05/weekend-fun-dog-food-vs-pate-and-the-winner-is/comment-page-1/#comment-20433 Anthro Mon, 18 May 2009 14:49:34 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1364#comment-20433 I'm not sure I get it? Does "a blind test" mean that they were blindfolded? If so, I would think that with only "mouth feel" to do on, it would be difficult to tell what was what other than "flavor" and that the dog food would have the least of that as it would be the lowest in salt and spices. Even if they were not blindfolded, I think they would all look about the same. The only reason this is amusing is that we are talking about dog food, which is supposed to mean something horrible apparently. It's just meat (in some form) and cereal and pate is just meat and spices, so what's the big deal? I’m not sure I get it? Does “a blind test” mean that they were blindfolded? If so, I would think that with only “mouth feel” to do on, it would be difficult to tell what was what other than “flavor” and that the dog food would have the least of that as it would be the lowest in salt and spices.

Even if they were not blindfolded, I think they would all look about the same. The only reason this is amusing is that we are talking about dog food, which is supposed to mean something horrible apparently. It’s just meat (in some form) and cereal and pate is just meat and spices, so what’s the big deal?

]]> By: Jon http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/05/weekend-fun-dog-food-vs-pate-and-the-winner-is/comment-page-1/#comment-20354 Jon Sun, 17 May 2009 19:50:28 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1364#comment-20354 Well, this proves something about American tastes. Then again, we all knew Americans were mostly familiar with sweet and salty, and little else. Well, this proves something about American tastes. Then again, we all knew Americans were mostly familiar with sweet and salty, and little else.

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