A method, a program, and a device for evaluating food preference of pets that do not require humans to eat a pet food itself. The preference of pets can be evaluated by conducting sensory analysis on selected palatants contained in a pet food by humans. Accordingly, highly precise prediction of the preference can be made by a simple and intuitive method based on sensory attributes for human. Further, humans are not required to eat a pet food itself because the humans may conduct sensory analysis on selected palatants contained in the pet food.
