Taste Thresholds and Hedonic Responses of Panels Representing Three Nationalities

Abstract

ABSTRACTTaste thresholds for sodium chloride, sucrose, citric acid and caffeine in aqueous solutions did not differ among panels from Nigeria, Korea, and the United States. The Nigerians and Koreans liked tomato juice more than the Americans, and preferred it sweetened. The Koreans liked applesauce better than the other two nationalities, but did not differentiate among the sweetened applesauce, that containing sodium chloride and the control. Americans liked the control, and Nigerians liked the sweetened applesauce best. Frequency of consuming groups of foods by panelists was related to the trend toward liking tomato juice with sweet, sour, salty, and bitter, and applesauce with sweet and salty taste substances added, but there was no significant relationship between hedonic responses and thresholds.