methodologies. Finally, it was speculated that dominance of taste
modalities during the second half of the perception period may
have a stronger impact on shaping consumer preference, because
they stand alone and are not accompanied by other taste modalities
as is the case during the first half of the evaluation process.
Acknowledgements
This research project was supported by the German Ministry of
Economics and Technology (via AiF) and the FEI (Forschungskreis
der Ernährungsindustrie e.V., Bonn), project AiF 16006N.
The authors would like to thank all panelists for participation in
the sensory tests and Engela Kritzinger for her valuable proof reading
of the manuscript.