Influence of Different Sports on the Taste Perception and Acceptability of a Commercial Sports Drink Among University Athlete Students

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Sports drinks are essential in improving athletic performance through replenishingnutrients and electrolytes lost during physical activity. It has been previously suggested that theperception and acceptability of fluids is influenced by exercise and significantly varies betweenexercise and non-exercise situations. The study investigates the influence of different types ofsports on the taste perception and acceptability of Gatorade, a commercial sports drink, beforeand after exercise.A sample of Gatorade – Red Orange Flavor was evaluated by 34 male universityathletes (20 weightlifters, 14 runners) recruited from the American University of Beirut (AUB)at two time points: pre and post exercise. Urine samples collected from the participants 30minutes before and immediately after exercising were analyzed to test for hydration. Sensorytesting examined the change in the intensity of sweetness, saltiness, sourness, and the thirstquenchingability of the drink as well as its acceptability pre and post exercise with respect tothe type of sport practiced. Participants were asked to rate their level of exertion and fatigueusing a Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale immediately after exercising.Results indicated that the acceptability of the drink increased as the hydration status ofthe athletes decreased. No major change was found in the perception of the sensory attributesbetween exercise and non-exercise conditions. However, there were differences between thetwo sports groups in the ratings of the thirst-quenching ability of the drink where runners’ratings increased after exercise while weightlifters’ ratings decreased after exercise.These findings suggest that exercise has a larger effect on the acceptability and overallliking of the beverage compared to other sensory attributes. An enhanced liking of the beverageis key for optimal replenishment of lost fluids and electrolytes after exercise.

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Influence of Different Sports on the Taste Perception and Acceptability of a Commercial Sports Drink Among University Athlete Students

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Show simple item record dc.contributor.advisor Olabi, Ammar dc.contributor.author Daher, Jana dc.date.accessioned 2020-09-23T17:55:55Z dc.date.available 2020-09-23T17:55:55Z dc.date.issued 2020-09-23 dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10938/22105 dc.description Elie-Jacques Fares - Imad Toufeili - Samer Kharroubi - Ali Chalak dc.description.abstract Sports drinks are essential in improving athletic performance through replenishingnutrients and electrolytes lost during physical activity. It has been previously suggested that theperception and acceptability of fluids is influenced by exercise and significantly varies betweenexercise and non-exercise situations. The study investigates the influence of different types ofsports on the taste perception and acceptability of Gatorade, a commercial sports drink, beforeand after exercise.A sample of Gatorade – Red Orange Flavor was evaluated by 34 male universityathletes (20 weightlifters, 14 runners) recruited from the American University of Beirut (AUB)at two time points: pre and post exercise. Urine samples collected from the participants 30minutes before and immediately after exercising were analyzed to test for hydration. Sensorytesting examined the change in the intensity of sweetness, saltiness, sourness, and the thirstquenchingability of the drink as well as its acceptability pre and post exercise with respect tothe type of sport practiced. Participants were asked to rate their level of exertion and fatigueusing a Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale immediately after exercising.Results indicated that the acceptability of the drink increased as the hydration status ofthe athletes decreased. No major change was found in the perception of the sensory attributesbetween exercise and non-exercise conditions. However, there were differences between thetwo sports groups in the ratings of the thirst-quenching ability of the drink where runners’ratings increased after exercise while weightlifters’ ratings decreased after exercise.These findings suggest that exercise has a larger effect on the acceptability and overallliking of the beverage compared to other sensory attributes. An enhanced liking of the beverageis key for optimal replenishment of lost fluids and electrolytes after exercise. dc.language.iso en_US

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الإشراف

Ammar Olabi

الإعداد

Jana Ahmad Daher

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