Sensitivity of Three Loci on the Tongue and Soft Palate to Four Basic Tastes in Smokers and Non-smokers

Sensory profile and drivers of liking for grape nectar among smoker and nonsmoker consumers

“…The low overall acceptance of the grape nectar by the smokers is possibly related to the decreased pleasure of sweet taste among this group of consumers (Sato et al, 2002;Perkins et al, 1990). The distaste for sweet substances among smokers was described by Redington (1984) as one of the effects of tobacco on taste, and according to this author, this fact may affect food preferences of this group.…”

“…There was little difference in acceptance for the attribute flavor among the smokers. The elevation of taste thresholds (lower sensibility to for detection and recognition) for the basic tastes for smokers has been demonstrated in some studies (Sato et al, 2002;Mela, 1989;Pavlos et al, 2009;Krut et al, 1961). It is possible that this lower sensibility most likely interfered with the perception of flavor and downplayed some of the differences between the samples caused by the sweeteners, thus making the smoker consumers to perceive less flavor changes caused by the addition of sweeteners.The samples sweetened with sucrose, sucralose, and cyclamate/saccharin had greater acceptance regarding overall impression by the group of nonsmoker consumers, and lower acceptance was observed for the sample prepared with stevia.…”

Human Taste Thresholds Are Modulated by Serotonin and Noradrenaline

“…Criteria for inclusion in the study were that subjects were medically fit, have no previous history of depression or anxiety, and were not users of psychotropic medication, either prescribed or recreational. Subjects were excluded if their caffeine and alcohol consumption exceeded six strong cups per day or Ͼ30 -50 units per week (female/male), respectively, or if they were smokers, because smoking alters taste perception (Sato et al, 2002).…”

Effects of Cigarette Smoking and Family History of Alcoholism on Sweet Taste Perception and Food Cravings in Women

“…However, research studies in this area remain equivocal. Whereas some studies found that smoking decreased sweet taste sensitivity (Sato et al, 2002), others found opposite (Pursell et al, 1973) or no (Peterson et al, 1968;Pomerleau et al, 1991;Redington, 1984) effects. Differences in psychophysical methodology, recency of smoking and lack of information on the subjects' smoking history may have contributed to these mixed results.…”