Table 1 Psychophysical evaluation of 0.12 M Ace-K among 141 unrelated adults.

From: Genome-wide association study of the taste and hedonic ratings of the low-calorie sweetener acesulfame potassium

Characteristics

gLMS ratings, Ace-Ka

Bitterness

Sweetness

Hedonic

All panelists (n = 141)

12.9 ± 1.3

(0–99)

22.1 ± 1.4

(0–93.2)

5.6 ± 2.1

( -81.7–100)

Biological sex

Female (n = 82)

12.1 ± 1.8

(0–99)

23.4 ± 2

(0–84.9)

5.7 ± 3.1

(-81.7–100)

Male (n = 59)

14 ± 1.7

(0–44.7)

20.3 ± 2

(1–93.2)

5.6 ± 2.8

(-47.6–51.9)

P-value, female vs. maleb

0.46

0.27

0.98

Genetic ancestry

African (n = 63)

16.4 ± 2.4

(0–99)

19.3 ± 2

(0–84.9)

7.6 ± 3.7

(-51.8–100)

European (n = 51)

10.9 ± 1.5

(0–39)

24 ± 2.4

(1.2–93.2)

0.5 ± 2.3

(-32.4–51)

South Asian (n = 13)

8 ± 2.7

(0–35.2)

25.5 ± 5

(0–58.3)

18 ± 8.1

(-25.6–93.3)

East Asian (n = 7)

10.5 ± 5.3

(0–34.7)

27.7 ± 10.2

(4.7–84.9)

-4.9 ± 13.5

(-81.7–17.5)

American (n = 7)

6.8 ± 2.7

(0–18)

21.9 ± 4.8

(14.5–50.6)

12.9 ± 6.0

(-16.5–34.6)

P-value, African vs. Europeanb

0.07

0.14

0.13

  1. Ace-K, acesulfame potassium; gLMS, general labelled magnitude scale.
  2. aPanelists rated the taste of 0.12 M aqueous solution of Ace-K using the gLMS ratings after swishing it in their mouth for 5 s and then spitting it out (sip-and-spit condition). Data are presented as mean ± standard error (minimum value – maximum value) of original gLMS ratings.
  3. bP-values were computed based on one-way ANOVA.
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