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. 2020 Jun 5;11:986. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00986

TABLE 3B.

The Means and Standard deviation for the associative strength of five tastes for 13 basic emotion.

Anger
Anxiety
Contempt
Depression
Disgust
Envy
Fear
Taste Mean SD Taste Mean SD Taste Mean SD Taste Mean SD Taste Mean SD Taste Mean SD Taste Mean SD
Spicy 4.09 1.13 Bitter 3.16 1.36 Sour 2.06 1.47 Bitter 4.11 0.99 Bitter 2.78 1.57 Sour 3.88 1.36 Bitter 2.63 1.53
Bitter 1.99 1.42 Sour 2.53 1.40 Bitter 1.97 1.34 Sour 2.18 1.37 Salty 2.30 1.49 Bitter 2.78 1.52 Sour 1.83 1.32
Sour 1.48 1.28 Spicy 1.98 1.50 Spicy 1.87 1.48 Salty 1.93 1.37 Sour 2.18 1.41 Spicy 2.33 1.50 Spicy 1.72 1.43
Salty 1.41 1.25 Salty 1.89 1.40 Salty 1.63 1.35 Spicy 1.01 1.16 Spicy 1.17 1.15 Salty 1.96 1.42 Salty 1.61 1.33
Sweet 0.44 0.73 Sweet 0.77 0.99 Sweet 0.43 0.85 Sweet 0.63 1.03 Sweet 0.97 1.18 Sweet 1.09 1.21 Sweet 0.49 0.69

Happiness
Love
Pride
Sadness
Shame
Surprise
Taste Mean SD Taste Mean SD Taste Mean SD Taste Mean SD Taste Mean SD Taste Mean SD

Sweet 4.61 0.74 Sweet 4.43 0.86 Sweet 3.18 1.23 Bitter 4.02 1.12 Bitter 2.60 1.52 Spicy 2.74 1.39
Spicy 1.84 1.40 Spicy 2.05 1.55 Spicy 1.89 1.50 Sour 2.84 1.34 Sour 2.34 1.48 Sour 2.12 1.52
Sour 1.27 1.17 Sour 1.58 1.30 Salty 1.01 1.14 Salty 2.32 1.59 Salty 1.82 1.46 Sweet 2.04 1.42
Salty 1.21 1.11 Salty 1.18 1.11 Bitter 0.80 1.12 Spicy 1.90 1.39 Spicy 1.23 1.28 Salty 1.51 1.42
Bitter 0.77 1.05 Bitter 0.87 1.06 Sour 0.78 0.97 Sweet 0.88 1.16 Sweet 0.58 0.84 Bitter 1.30 1.23