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Measuring consumer emotional response and acceptance to sustainable food products (2020)
Journal Article
Yang, Q., Shen, Y., Foster, T., & Hort, J. (2020). Measuring consumer emotional response and acceptance to sustainable food products. Food Research International, 131, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2020.108992

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd With current global challenges such as population growth, climate change and water scarcity, it is critical to develop sustainable strategies to achieve food security. One way to tackle this is by developing new products that use... Read More about Measuring consumer emotional response and acceptance to sustainable food products.

The state of water and fat during the maturation of Cheddar cheese (2019)
Journal Article
Chen, Y., MacNaughtan, W., Jones, P., Yang, Q., & Foster, T. (2020). The state of water and fat during the maturation of Cheddar cheese. Food Chemistry, 303, Article 125390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125390

Cheddar cheese predicted to develop into different quality classes has been evaluated by time domain Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Thermogravimetric analysis and quantitative sensory analysis. The water and fat proton signals in the transverse relaxati... Read More about The state of water and fat during the maturation of Cheddar cheese.

Sweet Liking Status and PROP Taster Status impact emotional response to sweetened beverage (2019)
Journal Article
Yang, Q., Kraft, M., Shen, Y., MacFie, H., & Ford, R. (2019). Sweet Liking Status and PROP Taster Status impact emotional response to sweetened beverage. Food Quality and Preference, 75, 133-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2019.02.016

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Humans are innately predisposed to enjoy sweetness. However, excessive sugar consumption has been linked to a range of health issues. In order to develop an effective strategy to provide customised products and promote healthy eat... Read More about Sweet Liking Status and PROP Taster Status impact emotional response to sweetened beverage.

Enhancing Robusta coffee aroma by modifying flavour precursors in the green coffee bean (2018)
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Liu, C., Yang, N., Yang, Q., Ayed, C., Linforth, R., & Fisk, I. D. (2019). Enhancing Robusta coffee aroma by modifying flavour precursors in the green coffee bean. Food Chemistry, 281, 8-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.12.080

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd This study attempted to improve Robusta sensory properties by modifying the beans chemical composition. Building on our previous work, which modified bean pH through acid pre-treatment, a model system was developed where, sugar so... Read More about Enhancing Robusta coffee aroma by modifying flavour precursors in the green coffee bean.

Modifying Robusta coffee aroma by green bean chemical pre-treatment (2018)
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Liu, C., Yang, Q., Linforth, R., Fisk, I. D., & Yang, N. (2019). Modifying Robusta coffee aroma by green bean chemical pre-treatment. Food Chemistry, 272, 251-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.07.226

Green Robusta beans were subjected to pre-treatment with the aim of reducing the perceived aroma difference between Arabica and Robusta coffee. Treatment was a short soaking procedure with varying concentrations of acetic acid (up to 5%). Samples wer... Read More about Modifying Robusta coffee aroma by green bean chemical pre-treatment.

Using a combined temporal approach to evaluate the influence of ethanol concentration on liking and sensory attributes of lager beer (2018)
Journal Article
Ramsey, I., Ross, C., Ford, R., Fisk, I., Yang, Q., Gomez-Lopez, J., & Hort, J. (2018). Using a combined temporal approach to evaluate the influence of ethanol concentration on liking and sensory attributes of lager beer. Food Quality and Preference, 68, 292-303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2018.03.019

A low alcohol beer evoking similar sensory enjoyment as its higher alcohol counterpart is potentially an attractive proposition to breweries for increased sales volumes, as well as consumers due to health and societal reasons. This study aimed to det... Read More about Using a combined temporal approach to evaluate the influence of ethanol concentration on liking and sensory attributes of lager beer.

The impact of PROP and thermal taster status on the emotional response to beer (2018)
Journal Article
Yang, Q., Dorado, R., Chaya, C., & Hort, J. (2018). The impact of PROP and thermal taster status on the emotional response to beer. Food Quality and Preference, 68, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2018.03.001

With an increasingly competitive global market, understanding consumer emotional response to products can provide a different perspective to identify drivers of consumer food choice behaviour beyond traditional hedonic measurement. This study investi... Read More about The impact of PROP and thermal taster status on the emotional response to beer.

Phenotypic variation in oronasal perception and the relative effects of PROP and Thermal Taster Status (2014)
Journal Article
Yang, Q., Hollowood, T. A., & Hort, J. (2014). Phenotypic variation in oronasal perception and the relative effects of PROP and Thermal Taster Status. Food Quality and Preference, 38, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2014.05.013

Individual variation in taste perception has long been investigated, particular in relation to PROP taster status (PTS). Recently, a new marker has been identified, Thermal Taster Status (TTS), whereby individuals are categorised as thermal tasters (... Read More about Phenotypic variation in oronasal perception and the relative effects of PROP and Thermal Taster Status.