Effect of Taste Enhancement on Consumer Acceptance of Pureed Cucumber and Green Capsicum

Autor: V.L. van Stokkom, Olaf van Kooten, Cees de Graaf, Markus Stieger
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of Food Science. 83:2578-2585
ISSN: 0022-1147
DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.14325
Popis: Vegetables have low taste intensities, which might contribute to low acceptance. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of taste (sweetness, sourness, bitterness, umami, and saltiness) and fattiness enhancement on consumer acceptance of cucumber and green capsicum purees. Three concentrations of sugar, citric acid, caffeine, mono-sodium glutamate, NaCl, and sunflower oil were added to pureed cucumber and green capsicum. Subjects (n = 66, 35.6 ± 17.7 y) rated taste and fattiness intensity. Different subjects (n = 100, 33.2 ± 16.5 years) evaluated acceptance of all pureed vegetables. Taste intensities of vegetable purees were significantly different (P
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