the hedonics were not significantly different from each other for
the concentrations 0.00-5 g/l (7275 mm VAS (5 g/l red
pepper in tomato juice) and 7776 mm VAS (plain tomato
juice or 0.05 g/l red pepper in tomato juice). The hedonics
were reduced when more than 6 g/l red pepper was added
(range: 60.275 mm VAS-32.076 mm VAS) (Po0.01). These
results are in the same range as was reported by Craft and
Porcera.22
The tomato juice with capsaicin that we chose to offer
during the experiment contained 4.5 g/l red pepper, since it was the highest suggested dosage and since it was scored as more spicy (4276 mm VAS) than the plain tomato juice
(472 mm VAS), Po0.01, while the hedonics did not differ significantly between the juices (see above). After the experiments, the subjects scored their detection threshold, spiciness sensations and hedonics again in the same way as was executed before the experiments.
Hunger and satiety were recorded nine times throughout the day: before and after breakfast, lunch and dinner; mid-
morning, mid-afternoon and in the evening, using Visual Analogue Scales. Energy intake, weight of food intake, macronutrient composition and energy density was assessed for every experimental day, and averaged over the 2 consecutive experimental days per treatment.