Sweet and sour: music and taste associations

Autores
Kontukoski, Maija; Luomala, Harry T.; Mesz, Bruno; Sigman, Mariano; Trevisan, Marcos Alberto; Rotola Pukkila, Minna; Inkeri Hopia, Anu
Año de publicación
2015
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inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
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versión publicada
Descripción
Purpose – This paper aims to extend current understanding concerning the cross-modal correspondences between sounds and tastes by introducing new research tools and experimental data to study associations and their reflections between music and taste. Design/methodology/approach – The experiment design addresses the multidisciplinary approach by using cultural, chemical and statistical analysis methods. Findings – The paper provides further evidence that exposure to the “sweet” or “sour” musical pieces influences people’s food-related thinking processes and behaviors. It also demonstrates that sweet or sour elements in the music may reflect to actual sweetness (as measured by sugar content) and sourness (as measured by organic acid content) of foods developed in association with music carrying similar taste characteristics. Research limitations/implications – The findings should be replicated and expanded using larger consumer samples and wider repertoires of “taste music” and dependent variables. Also, the level of experimental control should be improved; e.g., the “sweet” and “sour” music were produced using different instruments, which may have an influence to the results. Practical implications – Ambient “taste music” that is congruent with the basic flavors of the dishes can be played in restaurants to highlight guests’ sensory experience. Social implications – By carefully considering the symbolic meanings of the music used in different social situations, it is possible to create multimodal experiences and even subconscious expectations in people’ minds. Originality/value – Cross-modal associations are made between the tastes and music. This can influence on perception of food and provide new ways to build multimodal gastronomic experiences.
Fil: Kontukoski, Maija. Universidad de Turku; Finlandia
Fil: Luomala, Harry T.. University Of Vaasa; Finlandia
Fil: Mesz, Bruno. Universidad Nacional de Quilmes. Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología. Laboratorio de Acústica y Percepción Sonora; Argentina
Fil: Sigman, Mariano. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Física. Laboratorio de Neurociencia Integrativa; Argentina
Fil: Trevisan, Marcos Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Rotola Pukkila, Minna. University Of Turku; Finlandia
Fil: Inkeri Hopia, Anu. University Of Turku; Finlandia
Materia
Cross Modal Associations
Music
Taste
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spelling Sweet and sour: music and taste associationsKontukoski, MaijaLuomala, Harry T.Mesz, BrunoSigman, MarianoTrevisan, Marcos AlbertoRotola Pukkila, MinnaInkeri Hopia, AnuCross Modal AssociationsMusicTastehttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Purpose – This paper aims to extend current understanding concerning the cross-modal correspondences between sounds and tastes by introducing new research tools and experimental data to study associations and their reflections between music and taste. Design/methodology/approach – The experiment design addresses the multidisciplinary approach by using cultural, chemical and statistical analysis methods. Findings – The paper provides further evidence that exposure to the “sweet” or “sour” musical pieces influences people’s food-related thinking processes and behaviors. It also demonstrates that sweet or sour elements in the music may reflect to actual sweetness (as measured by sugar content) and sourness (as measured by organic acid content) of foods developed in association with music carrying similar taste characteristics. Research limitations/implications – The findings should be replicated and expanded using larger consumer samples and wider repertoires of “taste music” and dependent variables. Also, the level of experimental control should be improved; e.g., the “sweet” and “sour” music were produced using different instruments, which may have an influence to the results. Practical implications – Ambient “taste music” that is congruent with the basic flavors of the dishes can be played in restaurants to highlight guests’ sensory experience. Social implications – By carefully considering the symbolic meanings of the music used in different social situations, it is possible to create multimodal experiences and even subconscious expectations in people’ minds. Originality/value – Cross-modal associations are made between the tastes and music. This can influence on perception of food and provide new ways to build multimodal gastronomic experiences.Fil: Kontukoski, Maija. Universidad de Turku; FinlandiaFil: Luomala, Harry T.. University Of Vaasa; FinlandiaFil: Mesz, Bruno. Universidad Nacional de Quilmes. Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología. Laboratorio de Acústica y Percepción Sonora; ArgentinaFil: Sigman, Mariano. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Física. Laboratorio de Neurociencia Integrativa; ArgentinaFil: Trevisan, Marcos Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: Rotola Pukkila, Minna. University Of Turku; FinlandiaFil: Inkeri Hopia, Anu. University Of Turku; FinlandiaEmerald2015-03info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/44458Kontukoski, Maija; Luomala, Harry T.; Mesz, Bruno; Sigman, Mariano; Trevisan, Marcos Alberto; et al.; Sweet and sour: music and taste associations; Emerald; Nutrition & Food Science; 45; 3; 3-2015; 357-3760034-6659CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1108/NFS-01-2015-0005info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/NFS-01-2015-0005info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:33:05Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/44458instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:33:06.141CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
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title Sweet and sour: music and taste associations
spellingShingle Sweet and sour: music and taste associations
Kontukoski, Maija
Cross Modal Associations
Music
Taste
title_short Sweet and sour: music and taste associations
title_full Sweet and sour: music and taste associations
title_fullStr Sweet and sour: music and taste associations
title_full_unstemmed Sweet and sour: music and taste associations
title_sort Sweet and sour: music and taste associations
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Kontukoski, Maija
Luomala, Harry T.
Mesz, Bruno
Sigman, Mariano
Trevisan, Marcos Alberto
Rotola Pukkila, Minna
Inkeri Hopia, Anu
author Kontukoski, Maija
author_facet Kontukoski, Maija
Luomala, Harry T.
Mesz, Bruno
Sigman, Mariano
Trevisan, Marcos Alberto
Rotola Pukkila, Minna
Inkeri Hopia, Anu
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author2 Luomala, Harry T.
Mesz, Bruno
Sigman, Mariano
Trevisan, Marcos Alberto
Rotola Pukkila, Minna
Inkeri Hopia, Anu
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author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Cross Modal Associations
Music
Taste
topic Cross Modal Associations
Music
Taste
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Fil: Kontukoski, Maija. Universidad de Turku; Finlandia
Fil: Luomala, Harry T.. University Of Vaasa; Finlandia
Fil: Mesz, Bruno. Universidad Nacional de Quilmes. Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología. Laboratorio de Acústica y Percepción Sonora; Argentina
Fil: Sigman, Mariano. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Física. Laboratorio de Neurociencia Integrativa; Argentina
Fil: Trevisan, Marcos Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Rotola Pukkila, Minna. University Of Turku; Finlandia
Fil: Inkeri Hopia, Anu. University Of Turku; Finlandia
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