On the importance of saliva in mouthfeel sensations

G. Agorastos; E. van Halsema; A. Bast; P. Klosse

doi:10.1016/j.ijgfs.2023.100667

On the importance of saliva in mouthfeel sensations

G. Agorastos, E. van Halsema, A. Bast^*, P. Klosse

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Abstract

Mouthfeel is an important parameter for the total flavour perception of food and beverages. Saliva plays an essential role in oral processing via interaction with food components, which alter the salivary properties. Physiological differences such as age and health influence salivary properties, which lead to different mouthfeel sensations among individuals. Medication affects salivary integrity as well. Despite the importance of saliva in the mouthfeel, researchers largely underestimated the significance of saliva on oral sensations. This study re-views the role, properties and involvement of saliva in the tactile sensations of mouthfeel and the changes due to age, drugs and disease.

Original language	English
Article number	100667
Number of pages	8
Journal	International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science
Volume	31
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgfs.2023.100667
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2023

Keywords

Mouthfeel
Saliva
Coating
Drying
Taste
Mechanoreceptors
Drugs
Ageing
PROLINE-RICH PROTEINS
RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
ORAL COATINGS
MUCOSAL PELLICLE
PERCEPTION
ASTRINGENCY
MUCIN
TEXTURE
MUC5B
FLOW

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