It tastes as good as it looks! The effect of food presentation on liking for the flavor of food

Appetite

Volumn 77, Issue , 2014, Pages 31-35

  Zellner, Debra A ^a   Loss, Christopher R ^b   Zearfoss, Jonathan ^b   Remolina, Sergio ^b  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Culinary Institute of America at Greystone   (United States)

Author keywords

Food evaluation; Food presentation; Hedonics; Meal evaluation; Plating; Visual attractiveness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FLAVOR; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; MALE; MEAL; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PALATABILITY; YOUNG ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; ESTHETICS; FOOD PREFERENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; TASTE; VISION;

ADULT; AGED; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TASTE; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896272124     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.02.009     Document Type: Article

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