Effects on Light on Food Appearance in Color, Glossiness and Visual Texture

This study aims to determine the effect of light on the food appearance concerning its color, glossiness, and visual texture. We conducted a sensory experiment on food appearance of dishes under different light sources. We used the digital images of the 12 kinds of food dishes to give the subject the same visual stimuli and no olfactory cues. As a result, there were strong correlations between “visual taste” and “color appearance” in all foods. “Glossiness” could be contributing factor to “visual taste” in some foods, whereas “visual texture” was little affected by the light sources.

Okuda, S., Yamadera, Y., Fukumoto, Y., Okajima, K., Arce-Lopera, C. A. (2011). Effects on Light on Food Appearance in Color, Glossiness and Visual Texture (pp. 694-697). Proceedings of Midterm Meeting of the International Colour Association(AIC).

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