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  • Open Access

26 May 2026

Mung beans (Vigna radiata L.) can be considered an environmentally sustainable food due to their nutritional value, environmental benefits, and their potential in reducing reliance on animal-based proteins. Mung bean protein hydrolysate (MBPH) is a p...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,391 Views
19 Pages

The consumer rejection threshold (RjT) method was applied to determine the total microbial numbers (TMNs) where consumers find that the quality of whole fresh chilled pasteurised milk (WFCPM) and skim milk (Trim) stored at 4.5 ± 0.5 °C is...

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  • Open Access
23 Citations
7,339 Views
13 Pages

Exploring New and Modified Rejection-Type Thresholds Using Cricket Snack Crackers

  • Ryan Ardoin,
  • Ross Romero,
  • Brian Marx and
  • Witoon Prinyawiwatkul

24 September 2020

Recently, sensory threshold concepts have been expanded to include affective perceptions of foods and beverages, especially measures of product rejection; however, each threshold interpretation depends largely on the methodology employed. By substitu...

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  • Open Access
25 Citations
10,766 Views
10 Pages

Tolerance for High Flavanol Cocoa Powder in Semisweet Chocolate

  • Meriel L. Harwood,
  • Gregory R. Ziegler and
  • John E. Hayes

21 June 2013

Endogenous polyphenolic compounds in cacao impart both bitter and astringent characteristics to chocolate confections. While an increase in these compounds may be desirable from a health perspective, they are generally incongruent with consumer expec...

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  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,236 Views
17 Pages

Individual Differences in Thresholds and Consumer Preferences for Rotundone Added to Red Wine

  • Jessica M. Gaby,
  • Alyssa J. Bakke,
  • Allison N. Baker,
  • Helene Hopfer and
  • John E. Hayes

20 August 2020

Rotundone is an aromatic compound found in the skin of some grapes (e.g., Shiraz, Noiret) that contributes peppery notes to wines made with these varieties. There may be a specific anosmia for rotundone, as some individuals are unable to detect it ev...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,424 Views
22 Pages

27 June 2025

To mitigate consumer aversion toward edible insects, it is essential to determine the optimal level of insect powder by considering consumer acceptability. In this study, gluten-free (GF) chocolate cookies were manufactured using 3D printing with var...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,557 Views
14 Pages

Influence of Visual Quality and Cultural Background on Consumer Apple Preferences: An Eye-Tracking Study with Chinese and Hungarian Consumers

  • Xu Cao,
  • Zsuzsanna Horváth-Mezőfi,
  • Zoltán Sasvár,
  • Gergő Szabó,
  • Attila Gere,
  • Géza Hitka and
  • Dalma Radványi

14 January 2025

Using eye-tracking technology, the proposed study investigates how customers visually evaluate apples varieties and apple defects and how these evaluations affect their purchasing decisions. Three aspects were examined in this study: apple variety, d...

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  • Open Access
1,714 Views
12 Pages

6 August 2025

For high-voltage signal detection applications, an auto-zero and chopper operational amplifier (OPA) is proposed in this paper. With the auto-zero and chopper technique, the OPA adopts an eight-channel Ping-Pong mechanism to reduce the high-frequency...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
6,317 Views
15 Pages

15 December 2022

This paper presents an ultra-low power CMOS voltage reference which operates in the subthreshold region. Modified from the conventional 2T circuit, the proposed circuit is capable of generating higher output voltage by using the resistor subdivision....

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,669 Views
11 Pages

Physicochemical Characterization of Carao Honey Flour (Cassia grandis) and Its Effects on the Sensory Attributes in a Cookie

  • Jhunior Marcía Fuentes,
  • Manuel de Jesús Álvarez Gil,
  • Héctor Zumbado Fernández,
  • Ismael Montero-Fernández,
  • Daniel Martín-Vertedor,
  • Ajitesh Yadav and
  • Ricardo S. Aleman

25 August 2024

Carao honey is a potential functional ingredient that can generate added value to food products enriched by reducing waste. In many countries, carao has been utilized for therapeutic purposes since this type of plant extract can inhibit the growth ag...

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  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,540 Views
33 Pages

24 May 2023

Cracks are fractures or breaks that occur in materials such as concrete, metals, rocks, and other solids. Various methods are used to detect and monitor cracks; among many of them, image-based methodologies allow fast identification of the distress a...