@article {10805,
	title = {Investigation of the link between PROP taste perception and vegetables consumption using FAOSTAT data.},
	journal = {Int J Food Sci Nutr},
	year = {2018},
	month = {2018 Oct 10},
	pages = {1-7},
	abstract = {<p>In this work we investigated, in populations located in Central Asia, the relationship between PROP taste perception and vegetables liking and consumption using FAOSTAT dataset. Collected data were analysed using distance matrices, Mantel test and Pearson correlation. Populations showing similar ability in tasting PROP bitterness are more similar as respect to vegetable consumption (r = 0.63, p-value = .05). Moreover, a significant negative correlation was found between the percentage of Non Taster (NT) in different countries and the percentage of vegetable consumption (r = -0.87, p-value = .02), while a significant positive correlation emerged between the percentage of Super Taster (ST) and the percentage of vegetable liking (r = 0.87, p-value = .02). In our work we showed that differences in bitter perception among populations contributes to differences in vegetable liking and vegetable consumption. More in detail, populations with higher percentage of ST consume more vegetables than population where the majority of individuals are NT.</p>},
	issn = {1465-3478},
	doi = {10.1080/09637486.2018.1519527},
	author = {Mezzavilla, Massimo and Notarangelo, Michela and Concas, Maria Pina and Catamo, Eulalia and Gasparini, Paolo and Grillotti, Maria Gemma and Robino, Antonietta}
}
