Tag Archives: Caffeine

Caffeine May Reduce Perception of Sweetness

The recent Journal of Food Science article by E. Choo, B. Picket and R. Dando Caffeine May Reduce Perceived Sweet Taste in Humans, Supporting Evidence That Adenosine Receptors Modulate Taste made a big splash ...
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August 30, 2017Research, Student Researchbasic tastes, Caffeine, Coffee, sensory evaluation, Sweet, taste receptors

How does caffeine influence your sweetness perception?

By Ezen Choo PhD candidate Cornell University Background: Multiple reports have detailed the presence of adenosine receptors in sweet sensitive taste cells. These receptors are activated by endogenous adenosine in the plasma ...
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May 10, 2017Research, Student Researchbasic tastes, Caffeine, Coffee, Consumer, psychophysics, sensory evaluation, Sweet, taste, taste receptors