Sensory perception, individual differences and popcorn intake
Publication Date
October 14, 2026
Creators
Yang, Qian
Thibodeau, Margaret
Description
This study was conducted in the Sensory Science Centre, University of Nottingham (United Kingdom) between February and April 2025. The study investigated consumer perception, liking, and consumption of popcorn using both traditional sensory evaluation and ad libitum snack consumption methods. A total of 100 participants completed a sensory evaluation session and 66 participants completed two ad libitum consumption sessions. The study received ethical approval from the University of Nottingham Bioscience Research Ethics Committee (SBREC202425021FEO). All participants provided informed consent and data were collected electronically using Compusense®. Full methodological details are provided in the associated manuscript, which is currently under consideration for publication.
To protect participant confidentiality, age data have been excluded from the repository and data from one participant have been omitted to maintain a minimum subgroup size of five participants. The omitted participant data and age information may be made available by the corresponding author upon reasonable request, subject to ethical and data protection considerations.
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Experiment::Laboratory experiment
Legal and ethical issues
Data were pseudonymised prior to sharing to protect participant confidentiality. Informed consent was obtained from all participants, including consent for the use and sharing of anonymised research data. To minimise the risk of participant identification, age data were omitted from the shared dataset, and data from one participant were excluded because a minimum demographic category size of five participants was required for the release of potentially sensitive demographic information. No contractual, legal, or ethical restrictions prevented data sharing.
Resource languages
English (UK)
Publisher
University of Nottingham
Date Issued
October 13, 2026
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