Table 1 Time-Intensity results for sucrose (2%, 6% and 10% of concentration) under different citric acid solutions

From: Dynamic interaction of sweet and sour taste perceptions based on sucrose and citric acid

Concentration of sucrose, %

Concentration of citric acid, %

Imax*

Tmax*

Tstart

Tdec

Tend*

AUC*

2%

0

4.76 ± 0.09a

4.62 ± 0.90a

1.82 ± 0.13a

10.04 ± 0.85a

29.96 ± 1.73a

90.73 ± 6.78a

0.006

4.55 ± 0.09a

5.23 ± 0.93a

2.13 ± 0.13a

10.79 ± 0.86a

23.44 ± 1.53b

69.76 ± 4.67ab

0.008

4.38 ± 0.08a

4.61 ± 0.93a

1.69 ± 0.13a

10.94 ± 0.89a

22.69 ± 1.16b

65.70 ± 3.63b

0.016

4.18 ± 0.10b

5.07 ± 0.95a

1.56 ± 0.14a

10.65 ± 0.79a

22.23 ± 1.20b

62.13 ± 3.97b

0.024

3.97 ± 0.11b

4.97 ± 0.94a

1.64 ± 0.16a

11.21 ± 0.90a

21.64 ± 0.96b

57.95 ± 3.5b

0.032

3.94 ± 0.09b

3.63 ± 0.76a

1.53 ± 0.18a

10.66 ± 0.75a

20.60 ± 0.79b

56.85 ± 2.88b

6%

0

9.38 ± 0.07a

9.45 ± 0.93a

1.88 ± 0.16a

12.16 ± 0.94a

53.16 ± 3.72a

262.08 ± 17.71a

0.008

9.03 ± 0.12ab

6.6 ± 1.06ab

1.84 ± 0.15a

11.62 ± 0.90a

40.78 ± 4.61ab

205.44 ± 18.25ab

0.016

8.55 ± 0.12b

6.57 ± 1.15ab

1.38 ± 0.18a

11.42 ± 1.02a

36.17 ± 2.10b

186.33 ± 9.76b

0.024

8.27 ± 0.17b

4.74 ± 0.86b

1.69 ± 0.11a

11.54 ± 1.19a

33.58 ± 2.60b

174.13 ± 12.69bc

0.048

6.88 ± 0.28c

5.24 ± 0.77b

1.79 ± 0.16a

11.34 ± 0.91a

30.62 ± 2.58b

134.93 ± 12.20c

0.096

6.08 ± 0.28c

4.53 ± 0.68b

1.85 ± 0.16a

11.64 ± 0.96a

29.33 ± 2.31b

117.31 ± 10.94c

10%

0

11.58 ± 0.14a

12.26 ± 0.19a

1.97 ± 0.19a

14.51 ± 0.37a

68.80 ± 7.20a

379.61 ± 28.45a

0.016

11.05 ± 0.16ab

9.70 ± 0.90ab

1.44 ± 0.16a

13.37 ± 0.87a

44.83 ± 2.92ab

298.35 ± 17.95ab

0.024

10.65 ± 0.14bc

10.18 ± 0.86ab

1.44 ± 0.13a

14.61 ± 0.51a

39.95 ± 2.28b

260.48 ± 13.69bc

0.048

10.33 ± 0.14c

6.79 ± 0.99b

1.92 ± 0.11a

11.58 ± 0.88a

33.93 ± 2.32bc

214.68 ± 11.50c

0.096

9.45 ± 0.19 d

7.45 ± 1.10b

1.62 ± 0.14a

11.61 ± 0.94a

31.09 ± 1.69c

187.30 ± 12.93c

0.192

9.34 ± 0.20 d

8.66 ± 1.07b

1.65 ± 0.14a

12.34 ± 1.12a

31.10 ± 1.89bc

183.75 ± 12.04c

  1. *Indicate that the samples were significantly different.
  2. Different letters in the same line indicate significant differences between samples by Duncan’s test (p < 0.05).