Taste sensitivities and diet of Chinese and Indians in Singapore

Background and Objectives: Taste perception plays a key role in consumer acceptance and food choice, which has an important impact on human health. Our aim was to examine the relationship between recognition thresholds for five basic tastes (sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami) in Chinese and Indi...

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Published inAsia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 681 - 685
Main Authors Shu-Fen, Claudia Leong, Forde, Ciarán G, Tey, Siew Ling, Henry, Christiani Jeyakumar
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Abstract Background and Objectives: Taste perception plays a key role in consumer acceptance and food choice, which has an important impact on human health. Our aim was to examine the relationship between recognition thresholds for five basic tastes (sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami) in Chinese and Indians in relation to their dietary intake. Methods and Study Design: This cross-sectional study included 114 subjects (60 Chinese, 54 Indians). Taste thresholds were determined using a forced choice method and dietary intakes were assessed using an estimated three-day food diary. Results: Indians had significantly higher recognition thresholds for sweet, salty, sour, umami and bitter tastes compared to Chinese (all p<=0.047). Overall energy intake was not significantly different between the Chinese and Indians. Correlations between taste and diet between the Chinese and Indians were not significant (p > 0.05). Conclusion: Future work is needed to further understand how differences in taste perception may influence dietary intakes between ethnic groups.
AbstractList Taste perception plays a key role in consumer acceptance and food choice, which has an important impact on human health. Our aim was to examine the relationship between recognition thresholds for five basic tastes (sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami) in Chinese and Indians in relation to their dietary intake. This cross-sectional study included 114 subjects (60 Chinese, 54 Indians). Taste thresholds were determined using a forced choice method and dietary intakes were assessed using an estimated three-day food diary. Indians had significantly higher recognition thresholds for sweet, salty, sour, umami and bitter tastes compared to Chinese (all p0.047). Overall energy intake was not significantly different between the Chinese and Indians. Correlations between taste and diet between the Chinese and Indians were not significant (p>0.05). Future work is needed to further understand how differences in taste perception may influence dietary intakes between ethnic groups.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVESTaste perception plays a key role in consumer acceptance and food choice, which has an important impact on human health. Our aim was to examine the relationship between recognition thresholds for five basic tastes (sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami) in Chinese and Indians in relation to their dietary intake.METHODS AND STUDY DESIGNThis cross-sectional study included 114 subjects (60 Chinese, 54 Indians). Taste thresholds were determined using a forced choice method and dietary intakes were assessed using an estimated three-day food diary.RESULTSIndians had significantly higher recognition thresholds for sweet, salty, sour, umami and bitter tastes compared to Chinese (all p0.047). Overall energy intake was not significantly different between the Chinese and Indians. Correlations between taste and diet between the Chinese and Indians were not significant (p>0.05).CONCLUSIONFuture work is needed to further understand how differences in taste perception may influence dietary intakes between ethnic groups.
Background and Objectives: Taste perception plays a key role in consumer acceptance and food choice, which has an important impact on human health. Our aim was to examine the relationship between recognition thresholds for five basic tastes (sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami) in Chinese and Indians in relation to their dietary intake. Methods and Study Design: This cross-sectional study included 114 subjects (60 Chinese, 54 Indians). Taste thresholds were determined using a forced choice method and dietary intakes were assessed using an estimated three-day food diary. Results: Indians had significantly higher recognition thresholds for sweet, salty, sour, umami and bitter tastes compared to Chinese (all p<=0.047). Overall energy intake was not significantly different between the Chinese and Indians. Correlations between taste and diet between the Chinese and Indians were not significant (p > 0.05). Conclusion: Future work is needed to further understand how differences in taste perception may influence dietary intakes between ethnic groups.
Food choices are made based on a variety of factors such as cultural influences, taste, smell, appearance, mood, environment, health, allergies, hunger levels and pregnancy.1 Taste perception with special reference to taste thresholds have been studied with reference to age,2 diseases3 and geographical location.4 However there is still a lack of information on the recognition thresholds of the five basic tastes in different ethnic groups. Taste perception is related to dietary intake.5 Individual differences in taste perception may influence dietary intake and in turn may relate to nutritional status and risk of chronic diseases.6 Previous research has also highlighted how self-reported taste preferences predict dietary behaviours for salt; an increase in taste preference correlated with an increase in sodium consumption.7 Improvement in nutrient intake has been proposed to be a potential modifiable risk factor for chronic diseases.8 If taste moderates food choice and intake, it may be possible to manage chronic disease by making simple changes to the tastes and foods consumed regularly. Four subjects were excluded as two subjects did not complete all the sensory tests given and the other two subjects were of Malay ethnicity. [...]only 114 subjects were included in the statistical analysis. CONCLUSION This study has demonstrated for the first time that Indians had significantly higher recognition thresholds for sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami tastes than Chinese. [...]Chinese and Indians had no differences in energy intake but energy derived from carbohydrate, protein and fat differed significantly.
Background and Objectives: Taste perception plays a key role in consumer acceptance and food choice, which has an important impact on human health. Our aim was to examine the relationship between recognition thresholds for five basic tastes (sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami) in Chinese and Indians in relation to their dietary intake. Methods and Study Design: This cross-sectional study included 114 subjects (60 Chinese, 54 Indians). Taste thresholds were determined using a forced choice method and dietary intakes were assessed using an estimated three-day food diary. Results: Indians had significantly higher recognition thresholds for sweet, salty, sour, umami and bitter tastes compared to Chinese (all p≦0.047). Overall energy intake was not significantly different between the Chinese and Indians. Correlations between taste and diet between the Chinese and Indians were not significant (p>0.05). Conclusion: Future work is needed to further understand how differences in taste perception may influence dietary intakes between ethnic groups.
Author Ciaran G Forde
Christiani Jeyakumar Henry
Claudia Leong Shu-Fen
Siew Ling Tey
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