This is why colored plates make people more picky about food

Jakarta –

The color of the plate can actually influence a person’s taste perception when tasting food. Especially the colorful plates.

Picky eaters or people who are picky eaters mostly don’t like trying new foods, because they’re afraid the taste won’t suit their taste. They usually only choose foods that are familiar and familiar to their tongues.

Reporting from DailyMailUK (24/11), recently researchers from the University of Portsmouth explained the effect of the color of plates or cutlery on people who are pick eaters and those who have normal appetites.

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The study involved 50 participants, who were first surveyed to measure levels of food neophobia. Neophobia is a condition where someone is reluctant to eat or try new foods.

This is why colored plates make people more picky about food. Photo: iStock Illustration

Then these 50 participants were divided into two groups. Groups of picky eaters (picky eaters) and non-picky eaters (normal). They were then asked to taste salt and vinegar flavored potato chips from the same brand, which were placed in white, red and blue bowls.

The results in the picky-eaters group, it was found that these colored plates greatly influenced their desire to eat, down to the level of saltiness they felt in their mouths.

Those who are often picky eaters apparently felt a higher saltiness when tasting potato chips from blue and red plates, compared to when they tasted potatoes on white plates.

This research also found that people tend to be reluctant to taste food from red plates. The color red itself is associated with a color that signifies ‘danger’.

All of this research is described in the journal Food Quality and Preference.

This is why colored plates make people more picky about food. Photo: iStock Illustration

“Picky eaters are characterized by those who limit or avoid various foods, which can cause various health risks, including malnutrition and heart disease. Therefore, it is important to understand the factors that encourage people to be picky about food,” wrote the research content. the.

“The main findings in this research show that the color of the plate or bowl served has an influence on the salty taste that people feel, including people’s desire to taste the food for the picky eaters group. It is possible that people have a negative view when they see the color red,” he continued.

According to the researchers, it could be that many people don’t like this red bowl, because it is influenced by the views and experiences of different individuals.

“As is known, this habit of being picky about food can stress the people who experience it, including their families. This discovery can provide information that the color of the plate can influence the dining experience,” concluded Dr. Lorenzo Stafford as chief researcher.

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