An Application of Models Predicting the Eating Rate of Bread Using Sensory and Instrumental Texture
Condition: Eating Behavior
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      Rationale: The world-wide rising obesity rates are a major health problem. Therefore, people
      should moderate food intake. A lower eating rate will decrease the energy intake. The eating
      rate of foods can be modified by changing the texture without affecting their acceptability.
      Harder, chunkier, more viscous, and more voluminous foods will decrease the eating rate and
      thus energy intake. Bread is a staple food and contributes to a major part of the Dutch diet.
      By changing the proofing time and by applying vacuum cooling during the baking process, the
      texture of bread can be modified. The effect of this texture modification on eating rate is
      not investigated until now. To get an understanding of the relations between food texture and
      eating rate, modelling based on instrumental measurements is a promising technique as it can
      give valuable insights without sensorial and laboratorial labour and costs. However, it is
      not known if such a model can predict the eating rate as well as a model based on sensory
      measurements. Therefore, this study will investigate whether modelling of sensory or
      instrumental data predicts the eating rate of bread most accurate and can be applied for the
      product development of bread with modified eating rate.

      Objective: The aim of the BOP-study is to compare mathematical models based on sensory or
      instrumental texture that predict the eating rate of bread and to validate if the models can
      be applied for the product development of bread with a modified eating rate by changing the
      proofing time and applying vacuum cooling.

      Study design: The study consists out of a sensory study, instrumental measurements, and
      mathematical modelling. The sensory study is a randomised crossover trial. All participants
      consume all bread samples in a randomized order divided over four sessions. Every session
      will be video recorded.

      Study population: Healthy Dutch adults (n=34) between 18-55 years old, and a BMI between
      18.5-30 kg/m2 will be included.

      Intervention: In the sensory study, participants will attend four test sessions during lunch
      in which sixteen bread samples will be investigated. Ten breads are commercially available
      and six breads are produced for product development purposes and differ in proofing time and
      vacuum cooling. In each session, a fixed portion of bread will be consumed by the
      participants during which the eating rate and sensory properties will be measured.
      Additionally, participants will chew and expectorate a bite-size piece of bread in replicate
      to determine the saliva addition to the bolus at time of swallowing.

      Main study parameters/endpoints: The main study outcome is the eating rate (g/min).
    


Intervention name(s): Bread
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): Samples will be provided one by one labeled with an unique code. The mastication and expectorated sample will be given in replicate.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary purpose: Other