口腔内への温度提示と食品の温度が食体験と味覚に与える影響

We all need to manage our diets to lead healthy lives. Therefore, we focused on the temperature difference between the oral cavity and the food to improve the food experience and change the taste perception. In this paper, we investigated the changes in food experience and taste perception caused by the different temperatures of the spoon and food. The result of the study revealed that the “throat feeling” was improved, and the “deliciousness” and “comfort” increased when participants tasted the food with a spoon of the same temperature as that preferred for each food. In addition, we found that the combination of spoon and food temperature extended the food experience, and the perception of “sweetness” varied depending on the temperature of the spoon.