title: COLLECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF WORDS FOR DESCRIPTION OF FOOD TEXTURE: I: Collection of Words.
abstract: Using a controlled association test, Japanese expressions describing texture were collected in response to 97 food stimulus words. Results were compared with those obtained by Szczesniak in the United States. Frequencies of response were well balanced for some but not for all words with opposite meanings. There were many onomatopoeic words. The median frequency of mention per subject per food was about 3.5 texture words. This became about 7 when words which were mentioned only once were omitted. In the descending order of frequency, the most important words were: hard, soft, juicy, chewy, greasy, viscous, slippery, creamy, crisp (kori-kori), crunchy (kari-kari), and brittle.
authors.affiliation: Food Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, JapanInspection Office for Exporting Goods, Ministry of Agriculture,Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.affiliation: Food Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, JapanInspection Office for Exporting Goods, Ministry of Agriculture,Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishimaru
authors.affiliation: Food Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, JapanInspection Office for Exporting Goods, Ministry of Agriculture,Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tashiro
authors.affiliation: Food Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, JapanInspection Office for Exporting Goods, Ministry of Agriculture,Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshida