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Food-intrinsic sensory factors are characteristics of a food item that human senses can perceive. These include the color of the food product, its texture, viscosity, etc. The taste and smell of the food item are the core food-intrinsic factors in most cases.
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The Center for Nutritional Psychology. (2025). Food-Intrinsic Sensory Factors. In Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology. The Center for Nutritional Psychology.
https://www.nutritional-psychology.org/encyclopedia/food-intrinsic-sensory-factors/
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