Table 5 Temporal dominance of sensations results of sucrose-citric acid mixtures under varying concentration
From: Dynamic interaction of sweet and sour taste perceptions based on sucrose and citric acid
Sucrose-citric acid mixture | Total time* | Sweet* | Sour* | Astringency* | Salivating sensation | Cloying sweetness* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2%Sucrose + 0.003%Citric acid | 38.1 ± 1.99ab | 17.69 ± 1.9a | 5.02 ± 1.24 d | 6.48 ± 1.57ab | 7.33 ± 1.79a | 1.57 ± 0.67b |
2%Sucrose + 0.006%Citric acid | 33.12 ± 1.65b | 12.19 ± 1.35bc | 6.69 ± 0.95 cd | 4.69 ± 0.99b | 9.02 ± 1.7a | 0.52 ± 0.31b |
2%Sucrose + 0.010%Citric acid | 40.62 ± 2.55ab | 7.81 ± 1.5 cd | 10.79 ± 1.38ab | 10 ± 2.22a | 11.07 ± 2.07a | 0.95 ± 0.66b |
6%Sucrose + 0.010%Citric acid | 39.79 ± 2.98ab | 16.9 ± 1.77ab | 4.79 ± 1.1 d | 3.14 ± 1.38b | 12.07 ± 2.33a | 2.88 ± 1.02ab |
6%Sucrose + 0.018%Citric acid | 37.71 ± 1.75ab | 16.31 ± 1.73ab | 7.74 ± 0.86bcd | 3.33 ± 0.89b | 8.4 ± 2.12a | 1.93 ± 0.74ab |
6%Sucrose + 0.030%Citric acid | 40.48 ± 3.59ab | 9.21 ± 1.68 cd | 11.43 ± 1.42ab | 7.21 ± 2.02ab | 11.52 ± 2.53a | 1.1 ± 0.57b |
10%Sucrose + 0.037%Citric acid | 42.12 ± 3.53a | 18.26 ± 2.18a | 5.76 ± 0.63 cd | 6 ± 1.89ab | 7.9 ± 1.35a | 4.19 ± 1.37a |
10%Sucrose + 0.068%Citric acid | 41.83 ± 3.15ab | 14.67 ± 2.27ab | 9.29 ± 1.02bc | 6.64 ± 1.74ab | 8.88 ± 1.85a | 2.36 ± 0.93ab |
10%Sucrose + 0.112%Citric acid | 39.71 ± 2.71ab | 6.6 ± 1.11 d | 14.02 ± 1.94 d | 4.88 ± 1.39b | 13.64 ± 2.6a | 0.57 ± 0.25b |