Food Quality and Preference

Papers
(The median citation count of Food Quality and Preference is 5. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
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Identifying preferences for sustainability labeling and measures to increase sustainable food consumption among Norwegian consumers164
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The effect of information framing on consumer perception of cell-cultured meat86
Consumer segmentation based on product-elicited emotional associations: Case studies using the circumplex-inspired valence × arousal emotion word questionnaire (CEQ)85
Exploring the nexus between food and veg*n lifestyle via text mining-based online community analytics85
Towards a future-proof integrated food consumer science discipline84
Retronasal olfaction is relatively less affected in older individuals with subjectively normal olfactory function80
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Influence of exposure to novel food packaging on consumers’ adoption of innovative products75
Cross-cultural judgments of canned wine consumers in outdoor settings74
Household food waste behaviour in Delhi, India: Insights from a mixed methods study71
Decoding the meaning of alternative proteins: Connotations and music-matching70
Identification of desirable mechanical and sensory properties of bread for the elderly69
Tasty or sustainable? Goal conflict in plant-based food choice69
Color-taste associations for food in text-to-image models69
A new approach to analysing TDS data using GPA, CLUSTATIS, and AHC69
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Does cooking ability affect consumer perception and appreciation of plant-based protein in Bolognese sauces?66
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 perspective65
Implicit and explicit liking of a snack with health- versus taste-related information61
Food neophobia and its association with vegetable, fruit and snack intake among 12- to 36-month toddlers in China: A cross-sectional study59
Appeals of Chinese medicinal cuisine promotion59
Sweet music influences sensory and hedonic perception of food products with varying sugar levels58
Controlled product testing in the home - implications for sample size57
The theory of planned behaviour and healthy diet: Examining the mediating effect of traditional food57
Associations between trait food craving and adolescents’ preferences for and consumption of healthy versus unhealthy foods55
Concurrent vs. immediate retrospective temporal sensory data collection: A case study on lemon-flavoured carbonated alcoholic drinks53
Exploring factors determining German consumers’ intention to eat meat alternatives53
How to determine Iso-sweet concentrations for various sweeteners: Insights from consumers and trained panels53
Plant-based alternatives vs dairy milk: Consumer segments and their sensory, emotional, cognitive and situational use responses to tasted products51
Defining core science of ‘sensory and consumer science’: Understanding human sensory perception, foods/materials interaction, and their influence on consumer behavior, health, and well-being51
The influence of information about nutritional quality, environmental impact and eco-efficiency of menu items on consumer perceptions and behaviors50
Analysing TCATA citation proportions as a tool to optimise temporal vocabulary selection: a case study of whey protein model beverages50
Reply to three commentaries on the definition of sensory and consumer science by Jaeger et al. (2024)50
Effects of health-related packaging cues and individual factors on attention to front-of-pack warning labels: An eye-tracking study among young Colombian consumers49
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Health Star Rating Labels: A systematic review and future research agenda48
Brazilian consumers' interpretation and use of high-in labels: An exploratory study at the point of purchase in two cities47
Early changes in elderly food habits related to reduced protein intake46
Entomophagy in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional survey on the consumer attitudes and readiness to adopt insects as food46
Dietary dilemmas: Navigating trade-offs in food choice for sustainability, health, naturalness, and price45
Influence of obesity on saltiness and sweetness intensity enhancement by odors45
Changes in chemosensory perception, food preferences and emotional responses to foods in cancer patients during the early stages of chemotherapy: an exploratory study44
Reviving the entomophagy tradition among the younger generation: An application of the theory of planned behavior44
Effects of alcohol content information on sensory perception and satisfaction of full portions of regular beers and beer alternatives consumed at home44
Dissociable effects of hunger, exposure and sensory overlap on flavour liking44
Game meat acceptance in Japan: behavioral determinants and the role of food neophobia42
Congruency of an eating environment influences product liking: A virtual reality study42
Integrated sensory profiling of fresh lettuce varieties: Combining affect magnitude profiling with generalized descriptive analysis42
Soft, crispy, crunchy, sustainable: The role of visual textures in shaping sustainable food preferences41
Less is more: How package color saturation influences naturalness perceptions of plant-based meat alternatives40
Knowledge of an insect pest negatively affects sensory perception and emotional response to blueberries40
Visual attention to nitrite-free and plant-based sausages alternatives: Effect of information and cross-cultural differences between Ireland and Finland40
Multisensory adaptation strategies: Decreased food sensory importance in patients with olfactory dysfunction40
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 39
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
What options do children choose for their school lunch? Time-series and cluster analyses of food choice data from a primary school in England39
Consumer preferences and willingness to pay for iron-fortified and sustainable snack bars: Evidence from a choice experiment in Vietnam39
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-ba39
Corrigendum to “When the music stops: Crossmodal effects of sounds on taste do not explain changes in liking” [Food Qual. Prefer. 131 (2025) 105576]39
Exploring the buzz: The mediating role of entomophagy attitudes among younger generations towards pork from pigs fed with insect flour39
Association between eco-anxiety, sustainable eating and consumption behaviors and the EAT-Lancet diet score among university students38
The image of cowpeas among urban South Africans who vary in familiarity with the product38
“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 behaviour38
Ecological harshness cues modulate food preferences and visual attention: An eye-tracking study38
European consumers' involvement with date labels and implications for household food waste38
The yuck factor of leftovers – How disgust shapes our food waste behaviours37
An enjoyment-focused social identity intervention to reduce buffet plate waste37
Food texture preferences in early childhood: Insights from 3–6 years old children and parents37
I’ll have this salad on the left, and I’ll have it now! The influence of hunger on healthy-left nudge36
Consumers' expectations and experiences of salad greens, herbs, and fruits from vertical farming: Comparison with organic produce36
Energy density of snacking episodes and eating behaviour: A systematic review of experimental studies36
Bread buns or slices? variations of bread shape modifies ad libitum intake of bread and toppings36
Is it the name, or is it the impact? A sensory and consumer science changing with the times.36
What do consumers prioritise when selecting climate-affected produce and what trumps empathy towards farmers?36
Exploring energy drink consumption in emerging adulthood in Uruguay: A cross-sectional study36
Meat-ing expectations? The influence of plate materials on consumer perceptions of novel mycoprotein35
Do hybrid yogurts ease dietary transitions? Multi-method evidence from Brazilian consumers35
The German Leeds food preference Questionnaire (LFPQ-G): A validation study34
Consumers’ attitudes towards sustainable alternative protein sources: Comparing seaweed, insects and jellyfish in Italy34
How do omnivore consumers perceive plant-based alternatives to yoghurt, cheese, eggs and salmon? Comparison with animal-based counterparts and consideration of the effect of nutrition and ingredient i34
The Picky Eating Questionnaire and Child-reported Food Preference Questionnaire: Pilot validation in Australian-Indian mothers and children 7-12 years old34
Children's food neophobia across different socioeconomic backgrounds in Chile: Exploring acceptance and willingness to try unfamiliar vegetables34
Sensing the future of eating behaviour measurement: Validation of OCOsense glasses to detect chewing behaviour33
Saltiness can be modulated by the aerosol generation behavior of salt solution32
Unpacking juiciness in plant-based meat alternatives: a temporal sensory investigation of texture during mastication32
Need to Change, Want to Change, or Hard to Change? Targeting three dinner food waste profiles with regard to attitudes and personality traits32
Consumer attitudes and beliefs towards plant-based food in different degrees of processing – The case of Sweden32
Variations in consumer acceptance, sensory engagement and method practicality across three remote consumer-testing modalities32
Individual differences in sensitivity to texture as drivers of food preferences and eating behaviour31
Consumers’ willingness-to-buy pasta with microalgae proteins – Which label can promote sales?31
The effect of food shape on children’s implicit and explicit emotional response31
Open to experiencing…meat alternatives? The HEXACO personality model and willingness to try, buy, and pay among omnivores31
Trust pathways: The key to unlocking health and sustainability perceptions in food choices31
Tackling nutritional and health claims to disentangle their effects on consumer food choices and behaviour: A systematic review30
What does (not) motivate Gen Z to pay for plant-based milk alternatives? A study on Italian consumers29
Slow food, fast intentions?Linking values with sustainable food choices29
Overcoming barriers to consumer acceptance of 3D-printed foods in the food service sector29
Does risk preference matter to consumers’ willingness to pay for functional food: Evidence from lab experiments using the eye-tracking technology28
Ultra-processed foods are of poor nutritional quality in French consumers' representations; a categorization study of images of food products without information28
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The effect of unit number and inter-unit distance on perceived food portion size28
(M)eat more plants: How category dimensions and inferences shape consumer acceptance of plant-based proteins27
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
The role of consumer awareness and prior exposure in preferences for a new regional food label: Evidence from Southwest Florida27
Willingness to pay for higher environmental standards for avocado production in Great Barrier Reef catchments26
Influence of Orthonasal delivery of sweet volatiles on the perception of fruitiness in the mouth26
Capturing food-elicited emotions: Facial decoding of children’s implicit and explicit responses to tasted samples26
Correspondence between stated and operational preferences – An examination of overall liking, preference rankings, and three methods of takeaway choice26
Enabled to eat more plant proteins? Capabilities, opportunities, and motivations related to increasing pulse and pulse-based product consumption across consumer groups26
Prevalence of olfactory and gustatory sequelae due to COVID-19: An approach using Time-Intensity and Temporal Dominance of Sensations methods26
The effect of emotional music on Just-About-Right and speeded-responses to chocolate26
Predicting consumers’ attitude towards and willingness to buy beer brewed with agroindustrial by-products26
Relevant elements on biscuits purchasing decision for coeliac children and their parents in a supermarket context26
Exploring the effect of familiarity on sports performance food perception in various simulated consumption contexts25
Less is more: Mindfulness, portion size, and candy eating pleasure25
Consumers' lay theories on food safety: Insights from a Q-methodology study25
Consumer segmentation for sourness: exploring perception, liking, personality, and intake25
Distinct sensory hedonic functions for sourness in adults25
Segmenting and profiling seaweed consumers: A cross-cultural comparison of Australia, the United Kingdom and Croatia25
A scoping review of the literature examining consumer acceptance of upcycled foods25
Food neophobia affects willingness to try novel alternative proteins in young adults in Spain and the Netherlands25
Naturalness Attitudinal Scale (NAS): Development and validation of new scales to measure attitudes toward naturalness for different product categories25
Analyzing temporal dominance of sensations data with categorical functional data analysis25
Geographical context of European consumers’ choices of alternative protein food: A systematic review25
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 consumers25
Exploring the preferences of French university students using real-life food sourcing data: A proof-of-concept study24
Label copresence for healthier choices: How sugar content per daily limit and sugar warning labels balance out the health halos of nutrient-content claim24
Taste responsiveness, anxiety-related personality traits, and sex differences in food preferences24
Shaping future diets: Examining capabilities, opportunities and motivations to increase acceptance of alternative proteins in families24
A segmentation of fish consumers based on quantity and type of fish: Insights from the Swedish market24
Opinion note: Digitalization in sensory and consumer science – Summary perspectives from presentations at the 15th Pangborn sensory science symposium24
Looking backwards and looking forwards: Our Sensometrics journey24
Association between visual attention to nutrition priming and subsequent beverage choice24
How front-of-pack nutrition labels function to reduce purchases of high-sugar products: evidence from China24
Meat alternative consumers still frowned upon in Europe: Analysis of stereotypical, emotional and behavioral responses of observing others23
Cross-national comparison on the meaning of emoji to describe emotions elicited by foods in preadolescents23
Sensory specific satiety or appetite? Investigating effects of retronasally-introduced aroma and taste cues on subsequent real-life snack intake23
Disgusting, sustainable, odd: A study on consumers' social representation of insect-based food and its association with TPB variables23
Bagging and boosting machine learning algorithms for modelling sensory perception from simple chemical variables: Wine mouthfeel as a case study23
Comparing traditional check-all-that-apply (CATA) and implicit response time Go/No-go approaches for profiling consumer emotional response when tasting food23
Discarding decisions: A behavioral analysis of consumer food waste in Indonesia23
Food neophobia predicts visual ability in the recognition of prepared food, beyond domain-general factors23
Easy at home, difficult at the restaurant: Perceived effectiveness and feasibility of self-control strategies for reducing meat consumption23
Eating out of paper versus plastic: The effect of packaging material on consumption23
Flavor language in expert reviews versus consumer preferences: An application to expensive American whiskeys22
Exploring the intersection of food literacy and consumer research: A review, conceptualisation, and agenda for sustainability-focused research22
Understanding the influence of end-users on the acceptance of gene edited foods and sensitivity to information22
Biterm topic modelling of responses to open-ended questions: A study with US consumers about vertical farming22
Immediate backfire? Nudging sustainable food choices and psychological reactance22
Olfactory modulation of visual attention and preference towards congruent food products: An eye tracking study21
Increasing the spiciness of a lunch meal influences oral processing behaviors and decreases food and energy intake21
Exposure to dynamic social norm messages increases plant-based food choice: An online and field-based experiment21
A cross-sectional study on parental support and preferences for healthy school lunch concepts in Dutch primary schools21
Understanding consumer’s acceptability of the technology behind upcycled foods: An application of the technology acceptance model21
Using Twitter to model consumer perception and product development opportunities: A use case with Turmeric21
To sensory perception science: A shorter and broader definition of sensory and consumer science21
Individual variation in mouthfeel sensitivity: investigating influences of whey protein content, consumer age, food format and fat addition20
Validation of the Dietarian Identity Questionnaire (DIQ): A case study in Italy20
Effects of “High-in” nutritional warning scheme on consumer product perception after a short period of implementation in Brazil20
Comparison of variants of the valence × arousal circumplex-inspired emotion word questionnaire20
Added protein, added value? Consumer demand for protein labels across product types, flavors, and consumer segments20
On being a foodie: Food literacy, involvement, and disgust20
Free comment versus word association test: Methodological insights for sensory analysis20
Exploring intergenerational differences in consumer acceptance of insects-fed farmed fish20
The heritability of pescetarianism and vegetarianism20
Chemosensory vocabulary in wine, perfume and food product reviews: Insights from language modeling19
Is the R-index method for eliciting preference measures from the 9-point hedonic scale fit for purpose?19
A review on oral tactile sensitivity: measurement techniques, influencing factors and its relation to food perception and preference19
The emulsion-filled gels with different fat contents exhibit various friction behavior and dynamic fat-related texture perception at different temperatures19
Consumers’ perception of plant-based alternatives and changes over time. A linguistic analysis across three countries and ten years19
Influence of symbolic and food values on consumer adoption of cooked dishes with and without cultured food ingredients: A comparison of traditional, exotic, animal-based, plain and gourmet dishes in J19
On the choice of appropriate models for CATA data – A further reply to Bi and Kuesten19
The effect of meat-shaming on meat eaters’ emotions and intentions to adapt behavior19
Drivers and barriers to adopting sustainable eating habits in Brazil19
Association of emojis to the five basic tastes (sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami)19
Assessing tactile acuity in oral tissues: Challenges of stimulus development18
Meat alternative adoption: How climate change concern drives perceived sustainability, naturalness, and taste18
Acceptability of protein-fortified recipes in older adults in France18
Variations in oral responsiveness associate with specific signatures in the gut microbiota and modulate dietary habits18
Consumers across five European countries prioritise animal welfare above environmental sustainability when buying meat and dairy products18
Nutritional condition and nutrient intake predict moral condemnation of food wasting18
Understanding the relationship between carbonation-related characteristics and sensory perception of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beers18
Serving a dip with a salty snack promotes energy intake18
The role of immersive environments in the assessment of consumer perceptions and product acceptance: A systematic literature review18
Umami and kokumi: The role of MSG and nucleotide-based seasonings in Doenjang soup18
Greener plates ahead: why young americans are ditching traditional meat for plant-based alternatives18
Masculinizing plant-based diets as an appeal for dietary change among men18
The effects of gamification on engagement and response accuracy in discriminatory sensory testing18
Organic food preferences: A Comparison of American and Indian consumers18
Investigating the eating patterns and expectations for the 60+: Insights for the development of new “ready-to-eat” products18
Sensory evaluation of wine aroma: Should color-driven descriptors be used?18
When tradition turns to innovation: Japanese consumers' evaluation of new food products18
Screening respondents to increase data quality in consumer tests18
Assessing moderated mediation effects influencing consumer acceptance of cell-cultured Meat: A PLS-SEM modeling approach18
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The eyes eat first: Improving consumer acceptance of plant-based meat alternatives by adjusting front-of-pack labeling17
US consumers’ preference for orange wine may not align with the assumptions of wine professionals17
Preferences and willingness to pay for personalized nutrition interventions: Discrete choice experiments in Europe and the United States17
A large-scale European study on the role of sensory liking, emotional responses, and food neophobia in driving the acceptance of sustainable meals served in school canteens17
Comparing a multi-item Rasch scale for purchase intentions with preference elicitation using experimental auctions for consumer acceptance of biofortified food: An in-store study in Rwanda17
Commentary: Changes in eating and changes in affect during early Covid confinement17
“Feminine = Healthy Food” stereotype: Impact of feminine brand personality on consumer attitudes toward healthier food brands17
Do not push me to eat insects! Investigating consumer responses to fear appeal in the context of insect-based foods17
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Developmental changes in food and non-food odor importance – Data from Scotland and Pakistan17
Flavor intensity is reduced in pureed food: A study using instrumental and sensory analyses17
Does participation in CSA affect consciousness and sustainable behavior of consumers? The evidence from a longitudinal study17
Blockchain traceability and agri-food appeal: A task-technology fit perspective16
Why trust is crucial – The moderating role of trust in the relationship between motivation and intention to buy healthy, sustainable and novel foods16
The stability of self-reported emotional response and liking of beer in context16
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Power of presence: Effects of physical or digital commensality on consumer perception and acceptance of meals16
Investigating consumers' views on foods from soilless farming systems: A review of the literature and discussion of implications and recommendations16
Bayesian D- and I-optimal designs for choice experiments involving mixtures and process variables16
Application of Polarized Projective Mapping combined with Ultra Flash Profiling to a complex − high fatigue product category: The case of Greek grape marc spirits16
Chinese consumer perceptions of dairy products with lighter fat and grass fed labels16
PROP taste status has limited impact on wine flavour perception and acceptability by consumers16
Clean food consumerism: scale development and validation16
How sensory and hedonic expectations shape perceived properties of regular and non-alcoholic beer16
The who, what, where, when, why and how of measuring emotional response to food. A systematic review16
Food choices flirt with gender norms in mating contexts16
Nothing but ‘peaches and cream’? The impact of fruit images and a sugar claim on young consumers’ perceptions and expectations of dairy products15
“Waiter, the checkmark please”: Restaurant managers' and customers' evaluations of nudges towards sustainable food choices15
Examining mental shortcuts in consumers use of food package information for purchase decision. Is it a case of health, habit or haste?15
Cross-cultural consumer acceptance of sustainable protein-rich foods; legumes, plant-based meat analogues and hybrids, and cell-based foods15
Saltiness perception in white sauce formulations as tested in older adults15
Taste the joy: How multisensory simulation enhances young adults' hedonic expectations for healthy foods15
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Acceptance of 3D printed foods among senior consumers in Japan15
Meatless but not mindless: Cognitive style, meat exclusion and the role of underlying motives15
Paying for sustainable food choices: The role of environmental considerations in consumer valuation of insect-based foods15
Can health information and Price incentives promote whole-grain bread choices? A real purchase experiment in China15
Understanding the role of food Neophobia in the willingness to consume functional rice15
The development and validation of a food chain engagement measurement scale15
Trying tongs and spoiling spoons: Effort nudges influence food consumption and may motivate healthier food decisions15
A diet-related health prompt with the Swiss Food Pyramid as a nudge to reduce meat consumption15
Consumer attitudes towards hydroponic cultivation of vegetables – Specifically exploring the impact of the fertilisation strategy (using mineral origin or food waste as fertilisers)15
Impact of olfactory priming on mental representations of food concepts and subsequent food choice15
Consumer acceptance of edible seaweed in Mexico: An exploratory study on willingness14
Carbon footprint labels involving traffic lights foster sustainable food choices14
Factors influencing thirst perception during the consumption of oral nutritional supplements in older adults14
An evaluation and shortening of the Cooking and Food Provisioning Action Scale (CAFPAS) using item response theory14
Associations between a three-dimensional perception model and emotional responses in ready-to-drink coffee products14
Examining the co-occurrence of nutritional warning labels and environmental labels on food packages: Effects on consumer perceptions and likelihood of purchase14
Territorial brand equity in the wine market and the role of the organic label: A consumer perspective14
Is there also a hidden health cue in the background? The impact of natural imagery on product attitude in food marketing14
Food neophobia in early childhood: A cross cultural study14
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