Additives are defined as substances added to food with the aim of preserving and improving
safety, freshness, taste, texture, or appearance. While indirect additives can be found in …

Highlights•The umami taste sensitivity (UTS) indices and their measurements are
reviewed.•Variants in rs34160967, rs11122100, rs307377, and rs10947476 predict …

Taste perception plays a crucial role in determining food choices. It has been described in
literature a relationship between diet composition and taste perception. Nowadays, with the …

Snacking is a common eating habit in the modern food environment. Individual snack
choices vary substantially, with sweet versus savoury snacks linked to differential health …

Vegetarian diets principally exclude meat, but there are many variations of related eating
patterns. For example, lacto-ovo-vegetarians allow themselves to eat dairy products and …

Aims Taste modifies eating behaviour, impacting body weight and potentially obesity
development. The Obese Taste Bud (OTB) Study is a prospective cohort study launched in …

The global surge in the adoption of plant-based diets (PBD) over the past decade, driven by
an increasing awareness of its health and environmental advantages, underscores the need …

Background Dietary content can influence taste responses. Therefore, we compared nutrient
hedonics (liking foods by nutrient content), and seasoning, including taste responses to the …

Driven by heightened awareness of environmental sustainability, personal health, and
animal welfare, there has been a rapid surge in adoption of plant-based diets (PBDs) by …

OBJECTIVE: Nutrition plays a significant role in preserving the balance of the human body.
Considering each person's particular characteristics, diet can directly and indirectly alter the …