Water quality and taste sensitivity for basic tastes and metallic sensation

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 243-249

  Hoehl, Karolin ^a,b   Schoenberger, Gesa U ^a   Busch Stockfisch, Mechthild ^b  

^a Foundation for Healthy Nutrition   (Germany)

^b HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Basic tastes; Deionized water; Metallic sensation; Spring water; Tap water; Taste sensitivity; Thresholds

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449528628     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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