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Main effects of human saliva on flavour perception and the potential contribution to food consumption

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Whole saliva is a mixture composed by the secretions of the major and minor salivary glands and the crevicular fluid, bacteria, cells and food debris. Its properties (flow and composition) are highly intra- and inter-individually dependent and reflect the health status of individuals. Saliva plays a key role in the eating process and on the perception of flavour. Flavour corresponds to the combined effect of taste sensations, aromatics and chemical feeling factors evoked by food in the oral cavity. It is a key determinant of food consumption and intake. This review summarises the evidence about the role of saliva in flavour perception and its potential contribution to food intake. All in all, evidence on the relationships between salivary parameters and both food perception and feeding behaviour is presented. This review emphasises that new studies accounting for the effect of salivary constituents on flavour alterations due to diseases (i.e. cancer, obesity and diabetes) are lacking and are expected in the incoming years.

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hal-02623534 , version 1 (26-05-2020)

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Carolina Muñoz-González, Gilles Feron, Francis Canon. Main effects of human saliva on flavour perception and the potential contribution to food consumption. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2018, 77 (4), pp.423-431. ⟨10.1017/S0029665118000113⟩. ⟨hal-02623534⟩
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