Effects of the handle diameter and tip angle of chopsticks on the food-serving performance of male subjects

Wu, Swei-Pi

doi:10.1016/0003-6870(95)00050-x

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“…shape, length, materials, etc.) and method of use ( Hsu & Wu, 1991 ;Wu, 1995 ;Chen, 1998 ;Chan, 1999 ;Ho & Wu, 2006 ). Most of the research has focused on which method of use or exterior parameters result in optimal gripping performance.…”

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Influence of Chopstick Size on Taste Evaluations

Lin

Hung

2015

Psychol Rep

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This study explored the influence of the length of chopsticks on taste evaluations. Participants (N=78; M age=21.1 yr., SD=3.8) reported a greater liking for their food and higher purchase intentions when using long rather than short chopsticks. Findings also indicated that the long (vs short) chopsticks caused people to slow down when eating, resulting in greater eating duration and a higher number of mouthfuls. The findings of this study provide insights on research into the role of tableware in food intake.

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Influence of Chopstick Size on Taste Evaluations

Lin

Hung

2015

Psychol Rep

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“…Most studies on chopsticks have discussed the influences of exterior parameters (such as shape, length, and materials) or method of use on food-serving performance [20][21][22][23][24][25]. For example, Lin et al [25] investigated the influence of chopstick size on taste evaluation and found that long chopsticks led people to extend the time they spent eating as well as to enjoy the ambiance more compared with when short chopsticks were used.…”

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“…Other studies have further assessed the effect of chopstick size on people's food consumption in combination with various bowl sizes. Hsu and Wu [23] investigated the optimal length of chopsticks and found that 240 mm and 180 mm were optimal for adults and pupils, respectively. ey argued that shorter chopsticks are not ergonomically suitable compared with longer or more appropriately sized chopsticks.…”

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Effects of Food Environments and Eating Environments on Consumers’ Food Consumption Volume

Kuo¹,

Lin

2019

Journal of Food Quality

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Even though the influences of eating environments and the food environments on consumption have been discussed, little has been done to examine whether the food environments would be influenced by the eating environments. For example, the size of plate has been proved to have impact on consumers’ consumption volume; it is still unknown whether the eating environment would interact with the food environment and in turn influences consumers’ consumption volume. This research explores the underlying mechanisms how consumers are influenced by the size of bowl when they consume food. In addition, eating environments are also incorporated to discuss their effects on the relationship between bowl size and consumers’ consumption volume. The results indicate people who receive a large bowl with large chopsticks exhibit greater food consumption than those who receive a small bowl with small chopsticks. However, when people use tableware inconsistently, they exhibit similar food consumption. Under bright illumination, people given large bowls with large chopsticks exhibit greater food consumption than those given small bowls with small chopsticks; however, when people use inconsistently sized tableware, they exhibit similar food consumption. Under dim illumination, no significant differences in food consumption amount are evident in association with bowl and chopstick sizes.

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“…Chan's study suggested that the optimum chopstick diameter is around 6 mm (Chan, 1999). Wu, believed that the best diameter of chopstick tip is 4 mm, whereas he discovered the influence of chopstick tip angle on food-pinching performance and advised on a 2° tip angle as a complement to 4 mm diameter tip (Wu, 1995) .…”

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A study of the pinch performance and subjective satisfaction with chopsticks of different lengths

2017

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Total 40 college students (16 males and 24 females), with an average age of 22, were surveyed in this study. The participants are highly familiar with the use of chopsticks and were tested with their handedness (95% of the participants are right-handers and 5% of the participants are left-handers). The control variable in this study is chopsticks 6 millimeters in diameter. Instruments used in this experiment were four pairs of chopsticks of different lengths:120 mm (Type A), 150 mm (Type B), 180 mm (Type C), 210 mm (Type D). Each participant was requested to randomly use these 4 pairs of chopsticks to pick up peanuts (10 millimeters in diameter). Least Significant Difference (LSD) was utilized for measuring quantity of pinched peanuts and participants' satisfaction at four different types of chopsticks.. The research results revealed that quantity of pinched peanuts showed significant difference (p=0.017) when the length of chopsticks changed from 120 mm to 180 mm. In terms of satisfaction, it presented significant difference (p=0.001) among four types, and participants showed higher satisfaction at longer chopsticks. Correlation Analysis will be further applied in future study, with a larger quantity and a random approach, and the future study can be used to find out the most appropriate chopsticks length for the reference of chopsticks manufacturers. a Corresponding

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Effects of the handle diameter and tip angle of chopsticks on the food-serving performance of male subjects

Cited by 18 publications

References 2 publications

Influence of Chopstick Size on Taste Evaluations

Influence of Chopstick Size on Taste Evaluations

Effects of Food Environments and Eating Environments on Consumers’ Food Consumption Volume

A study of the pinch performance and subjective satisfaction with chopsticks of different lengths

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