Taste interaction is a well-known phenomenon in sensory stodies,but how to quantify the magnitode of the effect of one tastant on other taste attribute(s)is still largely unsolved,let alone further explorations from a salivary biochemistry perspective.Upon acquiring the individual taste threshold and evaluating the just noticeable difference(JND).this stody firstly established a quantitative method to assess the magnitude of taste interaction in a binary taste mixture by evaluating the concentration difference upon psychologically-comparable stimulation.The change of salty taste intensity(CSI)was therefore defined as the subtraction of JND using sour-salty taste stimulant from JND using pure salty taste stimulant,with a dimension of concentration in mmol/L.CSI was then used to demonstrate how citric acid affected salty taste perception in a salty-sour binary taste mixture in 16 young and healthy participants.Concentrations of citric acid used in the binary taste mixtore were 0.05.0.09.0.14.0.24 and 0.40 mmolL,respectively.and results showed that salty taste perception was enhanced(average CSI of 0.93 mmolL)when the citric acid concentration was low(at 0.05 and 0.09 mmolL).but with an increasing concentration of citric acid ranging from 0.14 to 0.40 mmol/L,this effect gradually turned from enhancement to suppression of salty taste perception(correspondingly a continoously decreasing CSI all the way down to an average of-2.94 mumol/L).It was also found that cystatin SN concentration in participants'unstimulated saliva samples was significantly negatively correlated with salty taste threshold(with and without the presence of citric acid),and it was one of the most significant factors affecting CSI,s shown in multiple regression analysis.Carbonic anhydrase VI concentration in participants'unstimulated saliva sanples was also found to be significantly negatively correlated with salty taste recognition(with and without presence of citric acid).but it did not pose significant effect on CSI.From these results,this study
Hongnan JiangYe ChenJianshe ChenLouise DyeXinmiao Wang
In this study,umami taste intensity(UTI)and umami taste components in chicken breast(CB)and chickenspices blends were characterized using sensory and instrumental analysis.Our main objective was to assess the aroma-umami taste interactions in different food matrices and reconcile the aroma-taste perception to assist future product development.The impact of key aroma,including vegetable-note"2-pentylfuran",meaty"methional",green"hexanal",and spicy-note-estragole and caryophyllene"on UTI was evaluated in monosodium glutamate and chicken extract.We found that spices significantly decreased UTI and umami taste components in CB.Interestingly,the perceptually similar odorants and tastants exhibited the potential to enhance UTI in food matrices.Methional was able to increase the UTI,whereas spicy and green-note components could reduce the UTI significantly.This information would be valuable to food engineers and formulators in aroma selection to control the UTI perceived by consumers,thus,improving the quality and acceptability of the chicken products.
Rani AndaleebYiwen ZhuNinglong ZhangDanni ZhangMuzahir HussainYin ZhangYingshuang LuYuan Liu
The fruits of Dacryodes edulis are rich in biologically active substances, which makes them of great interest in terms of validation. In this study, we targeted the primary metabolites in the epicarp, the mesocarp and the seed of the fruit of Dacryodes edulis at taste maturity, which were selected for their nutritional quality and its appreciation throughout the Gulf of Guinea area, which is very popular because of its large size, texture and special taste. The evaluation of total carbohydrates, total lipids and soluble proteins in the epicarp, mesocarp and seed of the fruit at taste maturity was made from spectrophotometer measurements. The overall analysis of the results of the present study shows that total carbohydrates, total lipids and proteins accumulate more in the seed with respectively 251.33 ± 1.15 mg/g DM;9.92 ± 0.201 mg/g DM and 55.075 ± 0.024 mg/g DM. Likewise, the results indicate low concentrations of total carbohydrates and total lipids in the epicarp with respectively 245 ± 1 mg/g DM and 4.77 ± 0.047 mg/g DM, on the other hand, it is the mesocarp which presents the lowest content of soluble proteins: 28.075 ± 3.231 mg/g DM. This variation could be linked to the nature of the compartment, more particularly to the storage location. This comparative study could lead to the valorization of the seed of the fruit of Dacryodes edulis for its richness in metabolites and arouse significant interest in nutrition.
