2.12.2024

Do you know the taste of vegan bars? Participate in a study on December 3–5

We would like to invite you to participate in a sensory evaluation study in Aistikattila on December 3–5, 2024. During the session, you’ll evaluate and taste some samples of vegan bars in a multi-sensory environment and answer a questionnaire in English. Participating will take around 30 minutes of your time.

Time: December 3–5, 2024 / several time slots to choose from
Place: Aistikattila, Medisiina D, Kiinamyllynkatu 10

Who can participate?

Allergens and compounds that can cause hypersensitivity: date pits, nuts, almonds, sesame seeds, cereals containing gluten, sulphites as additives, possible traces of milk protein. If you are not allergic to the above-mentioned ingredients and you generally consume or would like to try vegan products, we would be happy to have as a participant.

Signing up

Please sign up for the study in Konsta system and choose a suitable time slot for you.

For more information about the study, please contact (in English) Anna Kot, anna_kot1@sggw.edu.pl.

This study is conducted in collaboration with the University of Turku and Warsaw University of Life Sciences based on the Comfocus Project Open Call 2.

10.5.2024

Curious about eye-tracking and food products? Participate in a study in May!

Over the next two weeks, we’re conducting a study at Flavoria, and we’d like to invite you to participate. The study will take less than 10 minutes of your time each week.

During the session, you’ll have the opportunity to examine some samples of cured meat and vegetarian products while your eye movements are tracked using a standard commercial tracking system attached to a pair of glasses. Following this, you’ll be asked to complete a brief questionnaire. Please note that this study solely involves visual inspection of the products; there’s no tasting involved.

Time: May 13th to 24th, various time slots to choose from – please note that you need to come twice
Place: Aistikattila, Medisiina D, Kiinamyllynkatu 10

Who can participate?

The only requirement for participation is that:

you do not wear glasses (contact lenses are acceptable)
you generally consume meat.

If you’re interested in taking part, kindly share your email with us, and we’ll send you a link with various time slots for you to choose from. Please note that you will need to come twice: once in each of the following weeks for less than 10 minutes each time.

Sign up for the study

For more information, please contact Stergios Melios: stergios.melios@ucdconnect.ie

This study is being conducted in collaboration with the University of Turku, Teagasc (Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Ireland), and University College Dublin.

29.2.2024

Participate in a Multisensory Pilot Study in Aistikattila on March 12–14

The yogurts evaluated during the study can contain milk. Also, moving image is projected on a large wall and it may irritate people prone to migraine. It is OK to leave the room in the middle of the study.

Place: Aistikattila, Medisiina D Building, Kiinamyllynkatu 10
Evaluation times: March 12–14, from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM

There are several evaluation days and times to choose from, and the evaluation takes about 40 minutes. In return for your participation, you will receive a small treat.

Signing Up

This study series is organized in collaboration with the Department of Architecture and Industrial Design, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy. If you have any questions, you can reach the research team on nufo-aisti@utu.fi.

19.9.2023

Researcher or teacher: come and get to know Flavoria Research Platform on Oct 9 or Nov 7

Time: Monday 9th October at 10:00-11:30 9.10. (Finnish event) or Tue 7th Nov at 10:00-11:30 (English event)
Place: Aistikattila, Medisiina D building, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, 20520 Turku.
Good reasons to participate: you’ll get to know Flavoria’s possibilities, have a chance to network with other researchers and gain new ideas on research and teaching

Flavoria is a multidisciplinary research platform and at the same time a lunch restaurant and cafe. Our facilities also include Aistikattila (Sensory Pot) which is a space for studying and designing multi-sensory experiences. Five faculties from the universities of Turku and Helsinki are involved in our activities, so we truly are a multidisciplinary platform and offer research possibilities that are not limited just to food-related studies.

On Tuesday 7th November at 10:00-11:30 we organize a workshop (in English) for research and teaching staff where you will get to know the representatives of our partner faculties and hear how the platform could be utilized. The aim of the workshop is to network and find new co-operation possibilities – you don’t need to have any concrete ideas with you!

Coffee and tea is served from 9:45, and after the workshop you can stay and have lunch in Flavoria (own expense).

Signing up

For more information, please contact Flavoria’s Research Coordinator Anni Kerttula, flavoria@utu.fi.

About Flavoria

https://youtu.be/xzNHCwEZqhg?si=Mf2h33VJGV_PN8Gp

https://youtu.be/Ay4vycG-02A?si=x33WOz19W2JoG140

Research in Flavoria

How to use the intelligent lunch line in Flavoria

Flavoria on Facebook

Publications

Camera-Based Meal Type and Weight Estimation in Self-Service Lunch Line Restaurants

The sound of silence: presence and absence of sound affects meal duration and hedonic eating experience

Nudging Finnish Adults into Replacing Red Meat with Plant-Based Protein via Presenting Foods as Dish of the Day and Altering the Dish Sequence

What if plant-based yogurts were like dairy yogurts? Texture perception and liking of plant-based yogurts among US and Finnish consumers

17.5.2023

Sign up for a pintxos evaluation during week 22

Place: Aistikattila, Medisiina D, Kiinamyllynkatu 10
Time: May 29 – June 1 at 10:30, 13:00 or 15:30

Signing up for the evaluation

If you are interested in participating in this evaluation, please fill in your contact details in Konsta here. At the latest on the next business day, you will receive an invitation by email to choose the days and times for the evaluation.

Please note that the samples contain oat, egg, milk, fish, wheat, hazelnut, almond and sulphate. The samples may contain traces of peanut, other nuts, soy and sesame seeds.

FILL IN THE FORM IN KONSTA

For more information about the evaluation and privacy notice of the study, please contact Project Researcher Nora Logrén, nodalo@utu.fi, or see the Privacy Notice (in Finnish).

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11.10.2022

Open doors in Aistikattila and a study on the lunchline on Thursday 13.10.

Open doors in Aistikattila with halloween theme

In Aistikattila, you can step into a halloween themed multisensory environment at 10:30 – 13. Welcome to enjoy for instance your lunch or coffee in the space or just stop by to take in the atmosphere – if you dare!

There will be staff of Flavoria present, who will happily tell you more about our facilities or the My Flavoria® -app. We will also hand out small snacks to our visitors. Welcome!

Aistikattila is located at:
Medisiina D
Kiinamyllynkatu 10
20520 Turku

Take part in a study on the lunch line

We will also ask visitors using the lunch line to take part in a study. The researchers are testing out a method to define the composition of lunch portions. There will be representatives of Flavoria present to help you with the lunch line and the My Flavoria® -app. Please notice, that the app is currently available only in Finnish. There is a small gift for each participant.

How to participate?

To take part in the study, all you have to do is to weigh your lunch using the scales and register your lunch to the My Flavoria -app. You can download the app on Google Play or App Store. Please notice, that the app is currently available only in Finnish. There will be representatives of Flavoria present to help you participate.

After registering your lunch to the app, you get a small gift from our staff.

See how to use the lunch line here.

You can see the lunch menu here.