title: Higher-protein foods produce greater sensory-specific satiety.
abstract: The objectives of this study were to determine if high-protein versions of the same food systems show more sensory-specific satiety than lower-protein versions, and to determine the effect of these protein differences on hunger levels following a meal. Subjects ate a high-protein and a low-protein version of a food system (either strawberry yogurt or a sandwich) as test meals. The high-protein strawberry yogurt test meal consisted of a serving of strawberry yogurt that contained whey protein isolate; the low-protein yogurt test meal consisted of a close-to-commercial strawberry yogurt. The high-protein sandwich meal consisted of a ham sandwich; the low-protein sandwich meal consisted of a bacon sandwich. Subjects tasted small portions of a set of foods (which included a sample of the test meal), and rated their liking of these foods before and after eating a test meal. Sensory-specific satiety occurred for all test meals. The decreases in liking when the high-protein versions of the test meals were eaten were significantly greater than the decreases in liking for the paired low-protein test meals. Higher-protein versions of the test meals also decreased hunger more than the lower-protein versions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vandewater
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Vickers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D006815:Hunger / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D012528:Satiety Response / Q000187:drug effects*; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004044:Dietary Proteins