Taste sensitivities and diet of Chinese and Indians in Singapore

• Published in: Asia 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
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia HEC Press 01.05.2018
• Subjects: Asian Americans; Body mass index; Caffeine; Chronic illnesses; Consumption; Diabetes; Diet; Ethnic groups; Food; Food habits; Health and hygiene; Health aspects; Health care; Health promotion; Human subjects; Ingestion; Minority & ethnic groups; Nutrition research; Obesity; Physiological aspects; Preferences; Regulation; Statistical analysis; Studies; Taste; Young adults; Singapore; Chinese; Indian; diet; human health; taste

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...