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. 2019 Jul 5;8(7):243. doi: 10.3390/foods8070243

Table 5.

Mean values for unconscious responses of chocolate samples.

Sample FaceReader™ emotions
Happy NS Sad NS Angry NS Surprised NS Scared NS Disgusted NS Contempt NS Neutral NS
Bitter 0.03 ± 0.04 0.10 ± 0.09 0.27 ± 0.23 0.18 ± 0.18 0.05 ± 0.10 0.02 ± 0.04 0.07 ± 0.05 0.30 ± 0.10
Salty 0.04 ± 0.09 0.14 ± 0.17 0.28 ± 0.23 0.19 ± 0.19 0.05 ± 0.10 0.04 ± 0.04 0.06 ± 0.05 0.26 ± 0.10
Sour 0.04 ± 0.08 0.12 ± 0.14 0.26 ± 0.22 0.18 ± 0.19 0.05 ± 0.09 0.02 ± 0.09 0.08 ± 0.07 0.30 ± 0.14
Sweet 0.05 ± 0.10 0.12 ± 0.14 0.26 ± 0.24 0.20 ± 0.20 0.03 ± 0.06 0.03 ± 0.06 0.08 ± 0.06 0.29 ± 0.12
Umami 0.03 ± 0.06 0.11 ± 0.12 0.29 ± 0.25 0.17 ± 0.14 0.06 ± 0.09 0.28 ± 0.04 0.06 ± 0.04 0.28 ± 0.10
Sample FaceReader™ dimensions Biometrics Head orientations
Valence NS Arousal NS Heart rate (BPM) NS Skin temperature (°C) NS X–Head orientation Y–Head orientation Z–Head orientation
Bitter −0.35 ± 0.19 0.34 ± 0.12 69.19 ± 18.36 34.97 ± 36.65 −1.56 ± 0.31 d 6.49 ± 0.71 b 0.38 ± 0.31 b
Salty −0.38 ± 0.24 0.32 ± 0.10 70.94 ± 6.65 35.83 ± 37.30 −0.39 ± 0.26 c 2.03 ± 0.77 c 1.45 ± 0.32 a
Sour −0.34 ± 0.24 0.34 ± 0.10 69.95 ± 10.48 35.70 ± 36.90 3.19 ± 0.48 a 22.64 ± 0.59 a −1.10 ± 0.45 c
Sweet −0.33 ± 0.24 0.45 ± 0.12 73.14 ± 11.03 35.77 ± 37.32 −1.66 ± 0.21 d 2.70 ± 0.22 c −0.56 ± 0.16 c
Umami −0.37 ± 0.21 0.46 ± 0.10 71.17 ± 9.02 35.24 ± 1.72 0.19 ± 0.09 b 7.64 ± 0.26 b −3.54 ± 0.21 d

a–d Means with different letters for each parameter indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) by the Tukey’s Studentized Range (HSD) test. NS = no significant difference (p ≥ 0.05) from the Tukey’s Studentized Range (HSD) test.