Assessment of the taste interaction between two qualitatively similar-tasting substances: A comparison between comparison rules.
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
- Vol. 14 (3) , 526-538
- https://doi.org/10.1037//0096-1523.14.3.526
Abstract
The taste interaction between sucrose and fructose was assessed by using three different comparison procedures: the summated response comparison, the factorial plot comparison, and the equimolar comparison rule. The perceived sweetness intensities were obtained on a ratio scale by using a functional measurement approach in combination with a two-stimulus procedure. The conclusions obtained from each of the three comparison rules were identical. The taste interaction between sucrose and fructose could be explained to a large extent, but not completely, by the apparent taste "interactions" within sucrose and fructose as single substances. It is argued that the apparent taste interaction within a large number of single sugars and between two of these sugars in a mixture is somewhat synergistic at low sweetness levels, additive at intermediate sweetness levels, and suppressive at high sweetness levels.Keywords
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