Article
Explaining and predicting individually experienced liking of berry fractions by the hTAS2R38 taste receptor genotype.
Appetite - 1 Feb 2013
Laaksonen Oskar, Ahola Johanna, Sandell Mari
Abstract excerpt
The roles of taste and astringent properties, food choice motives and health concerns in liking of bilberry and crowberry samples were studied using a sensory panel prescreened for the hTAS2R38 taste receptor genotype. The subjects rated the intensity of sourness, bitterness and two astringent properties (soft, velvety and rough, puckering) of all berry samples. They also scored the liking of juice fractions and...
Topics
- Adult
- Beverages
- Choice Behavior
- Cross-Over Studies
- Female
- Food Preferences
- Fruit
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polyphenols
