lingonberry
ingredient / ingredient-lingonberry
コケモモ / Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.
Lingonberry is a fruit of the genus Vaccinium eaten in the Nordic countries. In sensory profiling attached to a complementary-feeding trial, adding cow's milk to the purée lowered its rated bitterness and astringency.
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Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) is a fruit of the genus Vaccinium eaten in the Nordic countries. In sensory profiling attached to a randomized trial of Nordic complementary feeding, lingonberry purée with cow's milk added was significantly lower in bitterness, astringency and flavor intensity than before, and also lower in sourness. In the same trial, cranberry purée with yogurt added changed in the same direction.
The assessors were 13 trained adults, who scored on a 0 to 10 line scale with reference samples. The samples were purées mixed with infant formula, so this does not measure the bitterness of the juice itself. The bitterness values appear only in the paper's figure; the text only reports whether differences were significant. The main aim of the trial was to see whether infants would eat the foods, and the sensory profiling was a side analysis.
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Checked for this overview: Uses the sensory profiling of bitterness and astringency in the purée with milk added. / Uses the conditions (assessors, scale, samples) and limits of the sensory profiling.
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lingonberry →— sensory attribute→ bitterness →can be measured separately …→ astringency
lingonberry →— sensory attribute→ astringency →is not synonymous with→ bitterness
TAS2R38 →’s genotype is associated w…→ lingonberry
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Sensory (5)
Scope: A comparison of texture design using unsweetened freshly pressed lingonberry juice.
Note: Unsweetened freshly pressed juice is described as "naturally bitter, sour and astringent". External audit N2-2 (2026-10-20): the only basis was search-engine summaries and quoted text; neither the official abstract nor the full text could be obtained (the publisher withholds the abstract), so the status was lowered from supported to preliminary.
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ingredient-lingonberry —has_sensory_attribute→ sensation-bitterScope: Same as above.
Note: Astringency is listed in the same description as bitterness and sourness. External audit N2-2 (2026-10-20): the only basis was search-engine summaries and quoted text; neither the official abstract nor the full text could be obtained (the publisher withholds the abstract), so the status was lowered from supported to preliminary.
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ingredient-lingonberry —has_sensory_attribute→ sensation-astringentScope: Sensory evaluation comparing textures with 12 subjects and 8 samples.
Note: Foamed and emulsified food structures are reported to lower the perceived intensity of bitterness, astringency and sourness compared with untreated juice. External audit N2-2 (2026-10-20): the only basis was search-engine summaries and quoted text; neither the official abstract nor the full text could be obtained (the publisher withholds the abstract), so the status was lowered from supported to preliminary.
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ingredient-lingonberry —has_perceived_bitterness_suppressed_by→ (the claim sentence above)Scope: A questionnaire survey of consumption frequency administered to subjects (n=83) with TAS2R38 genotypes determined.
Note: A self-reported association is reported in which participants with a more bitter-sensitive TAS2R38 genotype (such as PAV homozygotes) eat lingonberries less often. External audit N2-2 (2026-10-20): the only basis was search-engine summaries and quoted text; neither the official abstract nor the full text could be obtained (the publisher withholds the abstract), so the status was lowered from supported to preliminary.
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receptor-tas2r38 —has_genotype_associated_with_reported_rejection_of→ ingredient-lingonberryScope: Sensory profiling attached to a randomized trial of complementary feeding. 13 trained adult assessors (all female, aged 26 to 49) rated on a 0 to 10 line scale. The samples were purées mixed with infant formula, not the juice itself.
Note: Absolute bitterness values are not in the text and appear only in Figure 4 (not read). The comparison appears to be with the lingonberry purée before milk was added.
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ingredient-lingonberry —has_perceived_bitterness_suppressed_by→ (the claim sentence above)