[HTML][HTML] Consumers' perceptions and preferences for bitterness in vegetable foods: The case of extra-virgin olive oil and brassicaceae—A narrative review

C Cavallo, G Cicia, T Del Giudice, R Sacchi, R Vecchio - Nutrients, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
The presence of some healthy phytochemicals in food can be paired with high bitterness,
and consumers have a widespread avoidance toward bitter-tasting food. This causes a gap …

The roles of genes in the bitter taste

HO Smail - AIMS genetics, 2019‏ - thieme-connect.com
The aims of this review were to understand the roles of bitter taste genes in humans. Some
of the peoples have the capacity to taste some chemical substance such as …

The relationship between disgust sensitivity and behaviour: A virtual reality study on food disgust

J Ammann, C Hartmann, V Peterhans… - Food Quality and …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
This study was the first to use virtual reality for disgust research and pursued two aims. First,
we explored whether it was possible to induce disgust in a virtual environment. Second, we …

Opposite effects of estradiol and progesterone on woman's disgust processing

M Liu, X Zhang, Z He, Y Liang, B Zou, X Ma… - Frontiers in …, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
Background Ovarian hormones play a critical role in emotion processing, which may be a
major reason for the high rates of major depressive disorders in women. However, the exact …

Combined influence of TAS2R38 genotype and PROP phenotype on the intensity of basic tastes, astringency and pungency in the Italian taste project

A Robino, MP Concas, S Spinelli, L Pierguidi… - Food Quality and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The combined influence of TAS2R38 genotype and PROP phenotype on oral sensations is
still to be clarified. The present work investigates their influence on the intensity of basic …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of mood, familiarity, acceptability, sensory characteristics and attitude on consumers' emotional responses to chocolates

A Mielmann, N Le Roux, I Taljaard - Foods, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Studies on emotions linked to sensory characteristics to understand consumers' choice
behaviour have grown in number rapidly. Internal consumer behaviour variables, namely …

[HTML][HTML] Cross-cultural validation of the short version of the Food Disgust Scale in ten countries

A Egolf, M Siegrist, J Ammann, G Pacheco-López… - Appetite, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The cross-cultural testing of scales represents an important step in the scale validation
process. The present study evaluated whether the eight-item short version of the recently …

Validation and cultural adaptation of the arabic version of the food disgust scale

SA Bekhit, KM Fahim, A Gebreal… - Food Quality and …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Disgust is a culturally dependent phenomenon, and its linguistic expressions vary among
communities. The Food Disgust Scale (FDS), in both long and short versions, was …

The impact of transgressing disgust-related norms in different social contexts

MM Stefanczyk, M Kowal, A Sorokowska - Personality and Individual …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Disgust helps navigating through an environment by avoiding potential threats. Some of
these threats can be posed by other individuals, which makes disgust an important …

The relationship between disgust sensitivity and BMI: is the food disgusting or am I?

S Spinelli, C Cunningham, L Pierguidi… - Food Quality and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Core disgust is a negative emotion, comprised of disgust in response to food, animals, and
from the body itself (and its products). Individual differences exist in the level to which people …