Perception of thickness, mouth-coating and mouth-drying of dairy beverages by younger and older volunteer

Withers, C., Gosney, M. and Methven, L. (2013) Perception of thickness, mouth-coating and mouth-drying of dairy beverages by younger and older volunteer. Journal of Sensory Studies, 28 (3). pp. 230-237. ISSN 1745-459X doi: 10.1111/joss.12039

Abstract/Summary

Sensory perception has been found to change during ageing. The perception of mouth feel by older adults, and the role of ageing on the sensory perception of texture attributes is uncertain. . This study investigated perception of the textural attributes of thickness, mouth-coating and mouth-drying, in the context of dairy beverages, by older and younger adults. Just noticeable differences (JND) of a starch thickener and for cream concentration within milk were established for thickness and mouth-coating perception, finding no age-related differences between participant groups. Mouth-drying was assessed through the directional paired comparison of a mouth-drying milk beverage to a skimmed milk sample. The older adults were found to be more sensitive to mouth-drying (p=0.03) than the younger adults. This study found no age-related decline in texture perception with older adults finding perception of some attributes such as mouth-drying enhanced by ageing.

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Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences > Food Research Group
Publisher	Wiley
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