New findings

ESN members and ESN industry partners are involved in a variety of research activities. Here we present some highlights of their recent findings as well as interviews with ESN experts on selected topics.

07/08/2012

By now, Stevia is being talked about as a natural sweetener, but not in the sense that it is “on everyone’s lips”. The food industry is still ...

04/29/2010

Hot, fiery tasting foods are becoming more and more popular. However, up until now there has been little research on these kinds of chemesthetic ...

09/03/2009

Dutch sensory and consumer research experts ascertain the psychological influences of cut flowers on people.

06/13/2008

Many elderly people have problems chewing and swallowing. Researchers at the Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology (SIK) ...

01/29/2008

The question as to whether a fish is fresh can be more easily judged by human senses than by technical devices.

11/05/2007

Consumers could soon be enjoying macadamias that are tastier and more appealing than ever with new market research identifying what helps make a perfect macadamia and how to create it ...

 

08/14/2007

A German sensory research institute has made a new European survey mapping out various taste characteristics of European beers.

04/05/2007

In addition to wheat-based products, the flavour of oat and rye products may be optimised by using sophisticated processing methods.

03/12/2007

Unfortunately sampling a product is seldom possible in today's market place. Trying to pick the desired bread out of the vast assortment of choices is not easy and is often a matter of luck. One of the biggest ...