Following the appetite and mood ratings, participants were provided
with a fixed portion of the target soup according to condition and first
completed a taste test in which they were asked to “Please take a
mouthful of the soup, count to 5 and then swallow”. VAS ratings regarding
the sensory features of the soup (howfilling, pleasant, salty, savoury,
strong and sweet) were then completed before being notified to “Please
consume all of the soup”. Participantswere also reminded to “Make sure
you consume all of the soup before moving on to the next stage”. Once
finished, meal termination was indicated by clicking “Finished eating”.
A second set of mood and appetite ratings mirroring the first set were
then filled-in before participants were asked to sit in the waiting room
and complete further ratings of hunger, fullness and thirst every
15 min for 2 h from meal cessation. All VAS ratings were randomised
across all trials.