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Meat Sci

Title:		"The sensitivity of Flemish citizens to androstenone: influence of gender, age, location and smoking habits"
Author(s):		Bekaert KM; Tuyttens FA; Duchateau L; De Brabander HF; Aluwe M; Millet S; Vandendriessche F; Vanhaecke L;
Address:		"Ghent University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Laboratory of Chemical Analysis, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium. Karen.Bekaert@Ugent.be"
Journal Title:		Meat Sci
Year:		2011
Volume:		20110218
Issue:		3
Page Number:		548 - 552
DOI:		10.1016/j.meatsci.2011.02.010
ISSN/ISBN:		1873-4138 (Electronic) 0309-1740 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Skatole and androstenone are the main boar taint compounds. Whereas nearly everybody is sensitive to skatole, the sensitivity to androstenone is genetically determined and differs between countries. In this study the methodology for testing androstenone sensitivity was refined and applied to 1569 consumers that were approached at six shopping malls in Flanders. Participants were asked to smell the contents of four bottles (three were filled with water and one with androstenone solved in water) and to identify and describe the odour of the strongest smelling bottle. This test was performed twice. 45.3% of the respondents were classified as sensitive to androstenone (i.e. the percentage of participants that identified the correct bottle in both tests minus a guess correction). Sensitivity differed between sexes (men: 38.3%-women: 51.1%, P<0.001), according to age (older people were less sensitive, P<0.001), and between the test locations (P<0.001), but not between smokers versus non-smokers"
Keywords:		"Adolescent Adult Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Algorithms *Androstenes Animals Belgium Child Female Humans Male Meat Middle Aged *Odorants *Pheromones Sex Characteristics Smell/*physiology Smoking *Sus scrofa Young Adult;"
Notes:		"MedlineBekaert, K M Tuyttens, F A M Duchateau, L De Brabander, H F Aluwe, M Millet, S Vandendriessche, F Vanhaecke, L eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2011/03/15 Meat Sci. 2011 Jul; 88(3):548-52. doi: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2011.02.010. Epub 2011 Feb 18"