Flavor perception and health benefits of tea

Exploring tea and herbal infusions consumption patterns and behaviours: The case of Portuguese consumers

“…Consumer choices can be influenced by various factors such as socio-demographics, traditions, health benefits, and taste, as well as drivers of consumption trends [ 25 , 27 , 32 , [51] , [52] , [53] , [54] , [55] ]. Consistent with these studies, our findings revealed that consumers' age had influence their preferences for the type of THIs beverages.…”

“…Despite the popularity of THIs as functional drinks, individual choices go beyond a health interest, being also influenced by sensory and non-sensory factors [ 27 ]. Sensory attributes of THIs such as flavor can, be divided into aroma and taste, both closely related to their chemical constituents (volatile and non-volatile compounds), including flavonoids, catechins, polyphenols, alkaloids, tannins and polysaccharide [ 28 , 29 ].…”