Food Quality and Preference

Papers
(The TQCC of Food Quality and Preference is 14. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Concurrent vs. immediate retrospective temporal sensory data collection: A case study on lemon-flavoured carbonated alcoholic drinks121
Implicit and explicit liking of a snack with health- versus taste-related information117
Motivated to eat green or your greens? Comparing the role of motivation towards the environment and for eating regulation on ecological eating behaviours – A Self-Determination Theory perspective109
Influence of exposure to novel food packaging on consumers’ adoption of innovative products96
Wired for harsh food environments: Human spatial memory favours the effortless location and consumption of high-calorie foods93
Controlled product testing in the home - implications for sample size86
Appeals of Chinese medicinal cuisine promotion84
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Unconscious emotional processing65
How to determine Iso-sweet concentrations for various sweeteners: Insights from consumers and trained panels63
Commentary on “On the contribution of the senses to food emotional experience” by Dantec et al63
Does cooking ability affect consumer perception and appreciation of plant-based protein in Bolognese sauces?61
Exploring the nexus between food and veg*n lifestyle via text mining-based online community analytics61
Consumer segmentation based on product-elicited emotional associations: Case studies using the circumplex-inspired valence × arousal emotion word questionnaire (CEQ)60
Retronasal olfaction is relatively less affected in older individuals with subjectively normal olfactory function59
Associations between trait food craving and adolescents’ preferences for and consumption of healthy versus unhealthy foods58
Dietary and psychosocial correlates of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy56
Food neophobia and its association with vegetable, fruit and snack intake among 12- to 36-month toddlers in China: A cross-sectional study56
Defining core science of ‘sensory and consumer science’: Understanding human sensory perception, foods/materials interaction, and their influence on consumer behavior, health, and well-being55
Using Relative Preference mapping (RPM) to identify innovative flavours for 3-blend plant-based milk alternatives in different test locations55
Decoding the meaning of alternative proteins: Connotations and music-matching54
Living standards shape individual attitudes on genetically modified food around the world53
The effect of moderating variables on consumer preferences for sustainable wines53
To fear the unknown: Covid-19 confinement, fear, and food choice53
The negative influence of food neophobia on food and beverage liking: Time to look beyond extreme groups analysis?53
Non experts’ understanding of terms frequently used by experts to describe the sensory properties of wine: An investigation based on opposites52
The theory of planned behaviour and healthy diet: Examining the mediating effect of traditional food52
The role of life satisfaction and locus of control in changing purchase intentions for organic and local food during the pandemic52
Sweet music influences sensory and hedonic perception of food products with varying sugar levels49
Attentional bias for vegetables is negatively associated with acceptability and is related to sensory properties49
Something fishy is cooking – A survey of 11- to 13-year-old Danish children’s self-evaluated food neophilia, food behaviour, knowledge, and skills in relation to fish49
Identification of desirable mechanical and sensory properties of bread for the elderly48
Plant-based alternatives vs dairy milk: Consumer segments and their sensory, emotional, cognitive and situational use responses to tasted products47
Tasty or sustainable? Goal conflict in plant-based food choice46
Exploring factors determining German consumers’ intention to eat meat alternatives46
Effects of a thin body shape nudge and other determinants of adolescents’ healthy and unhealthy food consumption in a school setting45
Knowledge of an insect pest negatively affects sensory perception and emotional response to blueberries44
Dissociable effects of hunger, exposure and sensory overlap on flavour liking44
Is dietary intake associated with salt taste function and perception in adults? A systematic review42
Explicit and implicit measures of emotions: Data-science might help to account for data complexity and heterogeneity42
Multisensory adaptation strategies: Decreased food sensory importance in patients with olfactory dysfunction40
Health Star Rating Labels: A systematic review and future research agenda39
Corrigendum to “Exploring the intersection of food literacy and consumer research: A review, conceptualisation, and agenda for sustainability-focused research” [Food Quality and preference 126 (2025) 39
A food and beverage map: Exploring food-beverage pairing through projective mapping39
Soft, crispy, crunchy, sustainable: The role of visual textures in shaping sustainable food preferences39
Influence of obesity on saltiness and sweetness intensity enhancement by odors39
Effects of alcohol content information on sensory perception and satisfaction of full portions of regular beers and beer alternatives consumed at home38
Impact of front-of-pack labels with nutrition and Grass-Fed claims on consumer perceptions and expected sensory and nutritional characteristics of Cheddar cheese – A comparative study of Irish and US 37
Exploring the buzz: The mediating role of entomophagy attitudes among younger generations towards pork from pigs fed with insect flour37
Reply to three commentaries on the definition of sensory and consumer science by Jaeger et al. (2024)37
Brazilian consumers' interpretation and use of high-in labels: An exploratory study at the point of purchase in two cities36
Congruency of an eating environment influences product liking: A virtual reality study36
Dietary dilemmas: Navigating trade-offs in food choice for sustainability, health, naturalness, and price36
Early changes in elderly food habits related to reduced protein intake36
European consumers' involvement with date labels and implications for household food waste36
“I don't just drink water for the sake of it”: Understanding the influence of value, reward, self-identity and early life on water drinking behaviour35
The influence of innovation-adoption characteristics on consumers' trust and purchase intentions of innovative alternative proteins: A comparison between plant-based food, cultured food, and insect-ba35
Entomophagy in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional survey on the consumer attitudes and readiness to adopt insects as food35
The influence of information about nutritional quality, environmental impact and eco-efficiency of menu items on consumer perceptions and behaviors35
Association between eco-anxiety, sustainable eating and consumption behaviors and the EAT-Lancet diet score among university students35
How to define “Vegan”: An exploratory study of definition preferences among omnivores, vegetarians, and vegans35
What options do children choose for their school lunch? Time-series and cluster analyses of food choice data from a primary school in England34
Sustainable food choice motives: The development and cross-country validation of the Sustainable Food Choice Questionnaire (SUS-FCQ)34
Reviving the entomophagy tradition among the younger generation: An application of the theory of planned behavior34
The German Leeds food preference Questionnaire (LFPQ-G): A validation study33
The trust paradox in food labelling: An exploration of consumers’ perceptions of certified vegetables33
Bread buns or slices? variations of bread shape modifies ad libitum intake of bread and toppings33
I’ll have this salad on the left, and I’ll have it now! The influence of hunger on healthy-left nudge33
Consumers’ willingness-to-buy pasta with microalgae proteins – Which label can promote sales?33
The potential of using emoji instead of words when measuring emotions associated with food33
Need to Change, Want to Change, or Hard to Change? Targeting three dinner food waste profiles with regard to attitudes and personality traits33
Variations in consumer acceptance, sensory engagement and method practicality across three remote consumer-testing modalities32
Patterns and stability of food preferences among a national representative sample of young, middle-aged, and elderly adults in China: A latent transition analysis31
Genetics, odor perception and food liking: The intriguing role of cinnamon31
What makes a food healthy? Sex differences in what is associated to healthiness evaluations31
Consumers' expectations and experiences of salad greens, herbs, and fruits from vertical farming: Comparison with organic produce31
Downsizing by design – Investigating acceptance, choice and willingness to pay for portion control design concepts31
An enjoyment-focused social identity intervention to reduce buffet plate waste31
Food texture preferences in early childhood: Insights from 3–6 years old children and parents31
Open to experiencing…meat alternatives? The HEXACO personality model and willingness to try, buy, and pay among omnivores30
Meat-ing expectations? The influence of plate materials on consumer perceptions of novel mycoprotein30
What do consumers prioritise when selecting climate-affected produce and what trumps empathy towards farmers?30
Turning your weakness into my strength: How counter-messaging on conventional meat influences acceptance of cultured meat30
Impact of context in visual evaluation of design pastry: Comparison of real and virtual30
Is it the name, or is it the impact? A sensory and consumer science changing with the times.30
Shopping for a sustainable future: Two case studies on consumer perception of organic cotton and wine29
The Picky Eating Questionnaire and Child-reported Food Preference Questionnaire: Pilot validation in Australian-Indian mothers and children 7-12 years old29
Variability in the temporal perception of polyphenol-related sensations in extra virgin olive oil and impact on flavor perception29
Tackling nutritional and health claims to disentangle their effects on consumer food choices and behaviour: A systematic review28
Consumer attitudes and beliefs towards plant-based food in different degrees of processing – The case of Sweden28
Consumers’ attitudes towards sustainable alternative protein sources: Comparing seaweed, insects and jellyfish in Italy28
Overcoming barriers to consumer acceptance of 3D-printed foods in the food service sector28
Consumer responses to the use of artificial intelligence in luxury and non-luxury restaurants28
The effect of food shape on children’s implicit and explicit emotional response28
Children's food neophobia across different socioeconomic backgrounds in Chile: Exploring acceptance and willingness to try unfamiliar vegetables28
The taste of change? Free vegan meal boxes do not change meat consumption, self-efficacy, or attitudes toward a plant-based diet among meat eaters27
Corrigendum to “Seeking confirmation? Biased information search and deliberation in the food domain” [Food Qual. Preference 91 (2021) 104189]27
Influence of Orthonasal delivery of sweet volatiles on the perception of fruitiness in the mouth27
Exploring the effect of familiarity on sports performance food perception in various simulated consumption contexts27
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Geographical context of European consumers’ choices of alternative protein food: A systematic review27
(M)eat more plants: How category dimensions and inferences shape consumer acceptance of plant-based proteins27
Analyzing temporal dominance of sensations data with categorical functional data analysis26
Understanding influencing attributes of adolescent snack choices: Evidence from a discrete choice experiment26
Less is more: Mindfulness, portion size, and candy eating pleasure26
Capturing food-elicited emotions: Facial decoding of children’s implicit and explicit responses to tasted samples26
Distinct sensory hedonic functions for sourness in adults26
Stay safe in your vehicle: Drive-in booths can be an alternative to indoor booths for laboratory sensory testing26
Can facial expressions predict beer choices after tasting? A proof of concept study on implicit measurements for a better understanding of choice behavior among beer consumers26
Willingness to pay for higher environmental standards for avocado production in Great Barrier Reef catchments26
Relevant elements on biscuits purchasing decision for coeliac children and their parents in a supermarket context26
A scoping review of the literature examining consumer acceptance of upcycled foods25
Predicting consumers’ attitude towards and willingness to buy beer brewed with agroindustrial by-products25
The effect of unit number and inter-unit distance on perceived food portion size25
Enabled to eat more plant proteins? Capabilities, opportunities, and motivations related to increasing pulse and pulse-based product consumption across consumer groups25
Does risk preference matter to consumers’ willingness to pay for functional food: Evidence from lab experiments using the eye-tracking technology25
The influence of label information on the snacks parents choose for their children: Individual differences in a choice based conjoint test25
Number of children needed to evaluate products made in cooking workshops24
Using Twitter to model consumer perception and product development opportunities: A use case with Turmeric24
Olfactory modulation of visual attention and preference towards congruent food products: An eye tracking study24
Sensory specific satiety or appetite? Investigating effects of retronasally-introduced aroma and taste cues on subsequent real-life snack intake24
Segmenting and profiling seaweed consumers: A cross-cultural comparison of Australia, the United Kingdom and Croatia24
Food neophobia predicts visual ability in the recognition of prepared food, beyond domain-general factors24
Do efforts to reduce packaging waste impact preferences for meal kits?24
Naturalness Attitudinal Scale (NAS): Development and validation of new scales to measure attitudes toward naturalness for different product categories24
Meat alternative consumers still frowned upon in Europe: Analysis of stereotypical, emotional and behavioral responses of observing others24
Biterm topic modelling of responses to open-ended questions: A study with US consumers about vertical farming24
An integrated framework to explain consumers’ purchase intentions toward green food in the Chinese context23
Exploring the intersection of food literacy and consumer research: A review, conceptualisation, and agenda for sustainability-focused research23
Commentary on “The future of consumer neuroscience in food research” by Niedziela and Ambroze23
Seasonal cues to food scarcity and calorie cravings: Winter cues elicit preferences for energy-dense foods23
Understanding the influence of end-users on the acceptance of gene edited foods and sensitivity to information23
Label copresence for healthier choices: How sugar content per daily limit and sugar warning labels balance out the health halos of nutrient-content claim23
Cross-national comparison on the meaning of emoji to describe emotions elicited by foods in preadolescents23
Disgusting, sustainable, odd: A study on consumers' social representation of insect-based food and its association with TPB variables23
Immediate backfire? Nudging sustainable food choices and psychological reactance23
Understanding consumer’s acceptability of the technology behind upcycled foods: An application of the technology acceptance model22
Flavor language in expert reviews versus consumer preferences: An application to expensive American whiskeys22
Association between visual attention to nutrition priming and subsequent beverage choice22
Comparing traditional check-all-that-apply (CATA) and implicit response time Go/No-go approaches for profiling consumer emotional response when tasting food22
Social-psychological determinants of young consumers’ consumption of pork22
Opinion note: Digitalization in sensory and consumer science – Summary perspectives from presentations at the 15th Pangborn sensory science symposium22
A segmentation of fish consumers based on quantity and type of fish: Insights from the Swedish market22
Eating out of paper versus plastic: The effect of packaging material on consumption21
Bagging and boosting machine learning algorithms for modelling sensory perception from simple chemical variables: Wine mouthfeel as a case study21
Comparison of variants of the valence × arousal circumplex-inspired emotion word questionnaire21
The emulsion-filled gels with different fat contents exhibit various friction behavior and dynamic fat-related texture perception at different temperatures21
When less is more – Effects of providing simple vs. refined action-knowledge interventions to promote climate-friendly food consumption in German consumers21
Massively collaborative crowdsourced research on COVID19 and the chemical senses: Insights and outcomes21
Pairing a beer with a soundtrack: Is it guided by geographical identity?21
How physical cues surrounding foods influence snack consumption: The case of covering foods21
Rejoinder to “Determinants of Liking: A Call for Multilevel Assessment of Wine Preferences - A commentary on Werner and colleagues 2021”20
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A review on oral tactile sensitivity: measurement techniques, influencing factors and its relation to food perception and preference20
A multiple-response chi-square framework for the analysis of Free-Comment and Check-All-That-Apply data20
The effects of gamification on engagement and response accuracy in discriminatory sensory testing20
Are unconscious emotions important in product assessment? How can we access them?20
Association of emojis to the five basic tastes (sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami)20
Is the R-index method for eliciting preference measures from the 9-point hedonic scale fit for purpose?20
Organic food preferences: A Comparison of American and Indian consumers20
To sensory perception science: A shorter and broader definition of sensory and consumer science20
Serving a dip with a salty snack promotes energy intake20
Meat alternative adoption: How climate change concern drives perceived sustainability, naturalness, and taste20
Screening respondents to increase data quality in consumer tests20
Individual variation in mouthfeel sensitivity: investigating influences of whey protein content, consumer age, food format and fat addition20
Assessing tactile acuity in oral tissues: Challenges of stimulus development20
On being a foodie: Food literacy, involvement, and disgust20
On the choice of appropriate models for CATA data – A further reply to Bi and Kuesten20
Investigating the eating patterns and expectations for the 60+: Insights for the development of new “ready-to-eat” products20
The effect of meat-shaming on meat eaters’ emotions and intentions to adapt behavior19
Sensory evaluation of wine aroma: Should color-driven descriptors be used?19
Nutritional condition and nutrient intake predict moral condemnation of food wasting19
Variations in oral responsiveness associate with specific signatures in the gut microbiota and modulate dietary habits19
Consumers across five European countries prioritise animal welfare above environmental sustainability when buying meat and dairy products19
Consumers’ perception of plant-based alternatives and changes over time. A linguistic analysis across three countries and ten years19
Exploring intergenerational differences in consumer acceptance of insects-fed farmed fish19
The role of immersive environments in the assessment of consumer perceptions and product acceptance: A systematic literature review19
Masculinizing plant-based diets as an appeal for dietary change among men19
Influence of wine traits and context on liking, intention to consume, wine-evoked emotions and perceived sensory sensations19
Acceptability of protein-fortified recipes in older adults in France19
Validation of the Dietarian Identity Questionnaire (DIQ): A case study in Italy19
PROP taste status has limited impact on wine flavour perception and acceptability by consumers18
The stability of self-reported emotional response and liking of beer in context18
Investigating consumers' views on foods from soilless farming systems: A review of the literature and discussion of implications and recommendations18
Chemosensory vocabulary in wine, perfume and food product reviews: Insights from language modeling18
Practices and representations of snacking in a highly standardized food culture: The scenario in France18
Commentary: Changes in eating and changes in affect during early Covid confinement18
Does participation in CSA affect consciousness and sustainable behavior of consumers? The evidence from a longitudinal study18
The heritability of pescetarianism and vegetarianism18
Introduction to the Special Issue on Emotion18
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When tradition turns to innovation: Japanese consumers' evaluation of new food products18
Assessing moderated mediation effects influencing consumer acceptance of cell-cultured Meat: A PLS-SEM modeling approach18
Developmental changes in food and non-food odor importance – Data from Scotland and Pakistan17
Bayesian D- and I-optimal designs for choice experiments involving mixtures and process variables17
How sensory and hedonic expectations shape perceived properties of regular and non-alcoholic beer17
Motivations to buy organic food in emerging markets: An exploratory study of urban Indian millennials17
Blockchain traceability and agri-food appeal: A task-technology fit perspective17
Application of Polarized Projective Mapping combined with Ultra Flash Profiling to a complex − high fatigue product category: The case of Greek grape marc spirits17
Flavor intensity is reduced in pureed food: A study using instrumental and sensory analyses17
Is classical music sweeter than jazz? Crossmodal influences of background music and taste/flavour on healthy and indulgent food preferences17
“Feminine = Healthy Food” stereotype: Impact of feminine brand personality on consumer attitudes toward healthier food brands17
Preferences and willingness to pay for personalized nutrition interventions: Discrete choice experiments in Europe and the United States17
The who, what, where, when, why and how of measuring emotional response to food. A systematic review17
Power of presence: Effects of physical or digital commensality on consumer perception and acceptance of meals16
Food technology neophobia as a psychological barrier to clean meat acceptance16
A behavioural reasoning perspective on the consumption of local food. A study on REKO, a social media-based local food distribution system16
Seasonal multisensory eating experiences in Norway and Colombia16
Consumer attitudes towards hydroponic cultivation of vegetables – Specifically exploring the impact of the fertilisation strategy (using mineral origin or food waste as fertilisers)16
The development and validation of a food chain engagement measurement scale16
The food neophobia scale: Factorial and construct validity in the Australian population16
Exploring food consumers’ motivations to fight both climate change and biodiversity loss: Combining insights from behavior theory and Eurobarometer data16
Social representations of craft food products in three European countries16
Trying tongs and spoiling spoons: Effort nudges influence food consumption and may motivate healthier food decisions16
A diet-related health prompt with the Swiss Food Pyramid as a nudge to reduce meat consumption16
Is there also a hidden health cue in the background? The impact of natural imagery on product attitude in food marketing16
Exploring how age, medication usage, and dentures effect the sensory perception and liking of oral nutritional supplements in older adults16
Greener plates ahead: why young americans are ditching traditional meat for plant-based alternatives16
Why trust is crucial – The moderating role of trust in the relationship between motivation and intention to buy healthy, sustainable and novel foods16
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A taste of things to come: The effect of extrinsic and intrinsic cues on perceived properties of beer mediated by expectations16
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Preliminary findings: Preferences of right-handed people for food images oriented to the left vs. right side15
Impact of olfactory priming on mental representations of food concepts and subsequent food choice15
An evaluation and shortening of the Cooking and Food Provisioning Action Scale (CAFPAS) using item response theory15
Territorial brand equity in the wine market and the role of the organic label: A consumer perspective15
Visual marketing: The importance and consumer recognition of fruit brands in supermarket fruit displays15
Factors influencing thirst perception during the consumption of oral nutritional supplements in older adults15
More than a feeling: Development of an EmoSemio questionnaire to evaluate emotions evoked by cell-cultivated meat label terms in Singapore and the USA15
Acceptance of 3D printed foods among senior consumers in Japan15
Sample discrimination through profiling with rate all that apply (RATA) using consumers is similar between home use test (HUT) and central location test (CLT)15
Information, attitudes, and consumer evaluations of cultivated meat15
Meatless but not mindless: Cognitive style, meat exclusion and the role of underlying motives15
The potential of salient branding of fresh fruit on the supermarket shelf for consumer brand recall15
Which meat (substitute) to buy? Is front of package information reliable to identify the healthier and more natural choice?15
Price information influences the subjective experience of wine: A framed field experiment15
Nothing but ‘peaches and cream’? The impact of fruit images and a sugar claim on young consumers’ perceptions and expectations of dairy products15
Show me the benefits! Determinants of behavioral intentions towards CRISPR in the United States15
A meta-review of consumer behaviour studies on meat reduction and alternative protein acceptance15
Impact of emotional state on consumers’ emotional conceptualizations of dark chocolate using an emoji-based questionnaire15
Understanding the role of food Neophobia in the willingness to consume functional rice15
From noise to sound: Setting the base of packaging sound design for cosmetics by physical, sensory and cognitive characterization of lipstick closing sounds15
Saltiness perception in white sauce formulations as tested in older adults15
Paying for sustainable food choices: The role of environmental considerations in consumer valuation of insect-based foods15
Understanding the importance and timing of panic buying among U.S. Households during the COVID-19 pandemic15
Carbon footprint labels involving traffic lights foster sustainable food choices15
Determinants and moderators of organic food purchase intention15
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