Sara Spinelli , John Prescott , Caterina Dinnella , Tormod Naes , Erminio Monteleone
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Taste responsiveness, anxiety-related personality traits, and sex differences in food preferences
This study explores the interplay between PROP responsiveness, a marker of taste acuity, and anxiety-related personality traits in influencing taste perception and preferences, with a focus on potential sex differences. Using a large sample from the Italian Taste Project, over 3000 individuals were studied for their PROP status, personality traits, and responses to bitterness, sourness, astringency, and sweetness in two food models. The results demonstrate that both PROP responsiveness and anxiety-related traits significantly affect taste perception, with anxiety traits modulating the impact of PROP responsiveness in males and females. Notably, these effects vary by sex when it comes to taste acceptability of a bitter chocolate pudding; in females, anxiety-related traits influence more strongly taste acceptability, unlike males where taste responsiveness is more important. In both sexes low-anxiety related traits were associated with higher liking for vegetables and pulses differing in sensory properties. This study emphasizes the need to consider both taste acuity and personality traits in understanding individual differences in food preferences and perception and highlights the importance of sex-specific strategies for promoting healthy eating habits.
期刊介绍:
Food Quality and Preference is a journal devoted to sensory, consumer and behavioural research in food and non-food products. It publishes original research, critical reviews, and short communications in sensory and consumer science, and sensometrics. In addition, the journal publishes special invited issues on important timely topics and from relevant conferences. These are aimed at bridging the gap between research and application, bringing together authors and readers in consumer and market research, sensory science, sensometrics and sensory evaluation, nutrition and food choice, as well as food research, product development and sensory quality assurance. Submissions to Food Quality and Preference are limited to papers that include some form of human measurement; papers that are limited to physical/chemical measures or the routine application of sensory, consumer or econometric analysis will not be considered unless they specifically make a novel scientific contribution in line with the journal''s coverage as outlined below.