World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest

Yogurt Judging Criteria
Suggested Deductions

Flavor Slight Definite Pronounced
Bitter 1 3 5
Cooked 1 2 4
Foreign 2 3 4
High Acetaldehyde 1 3 5
High Acid 1 3 5
High Flavoring 1 3 5
High Intensity Sweeteners 1 3 5
High Sweetness 1 2 3
Lacks Fine Flavor 1 2 3
Lacks Freshness 2 3 4
Low Acid (flat) 1 2 4
Low Flavoring 1 2 3
Low Sweetness 1 2 3
Oxidized - Light 4 6 9
Oxidized - Metallic 4 6 9
Old Ingredient 3 5 7
Oxidized 4 6 9
Rancid 6 8 *
Unclean 4 6 9
Unnatural Flavor 2 4 6
Yeasty 4 6 8
Body & Texture      
Gel-like 1 2 3
Grainy 1 2 3
Ropy 2 3 4
Too Firm 1 2 3
Weak 1 2 3
Appearance      
Atypical Color 1 2 3
Color Leaching 1 2 3
Excess Fruit 1 2 3
Free Whey 1 2 3
Lacks Fruit 1 2 3
Lumpy 1 2 3
Shrunken 1 2 3

* = unsalable, remove from contest

Scoring guidelines provided by American Dairy Science Assn.