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Knowing too much: knowledge of energy content prevents liking change through flavour-nutrient associations

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posted on 2023-06-09, 07:44 authored by Natalie J Gould, Elizabeth H Zandstra, Martin YeomansMartin Yeomans
Associations between flavours and the consequences of ingestion can lead to changes in flavour liking depending on nutrient content, an example of flavour-nutrient learning. Expectations about the consequences of ingestion can be modified by information at the point of ingestion, such as nutritional labelling. What is unknown is the extent to which these label-based expectations modify flavour-nutrient learning. Since nutrient information can alter expectations about how filling a product would be, we hypothesised that labels predicting higher energy (HE) content would enhance satiety and so promote more rapid flavour learning. To test this, participants consumed either a lower (LE: 164kcal) or HE (330kcal) yoghurt breakfast on four separate days, either with no product label or with labels displaying either the actual energy content (Congruent label) or inaccurate energy (Incongruent label). Participants rated liking on all four days: on days one and four they could also consume as much as they liked, but consumed a fixed amount (300g) on days two and three. Both liking and intake increased with exposure in the HE, and decreased in the LE, condition when unlabelled in line with flavour-nutrient learning. In contrast, no significant changes were seen in either the Congruent or Incongruent label conditions. Contrary to predictions, these data suggest that flavour-nutrient learning occurs when there is an absence of explicit expectations of actual nutrient content, with both accurate and inaccurate information on nutrient content disrupting learning.

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Journal

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

ISSN

1747-0218

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

9

Volume

71

Page range

1939-1948

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  • Psychology Publications

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  • Yes

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2017-08-31

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2019-01-01

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2017-08-31

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