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Dr Annu Mehta MSci, PhD

Research Officer - Feast

School of Food Technology and Natural Sciences

Dr Annu Mehta is a skilled sensory scientist and food technologist, with extensive experience working on a range of food products and beverages. She completed her PhD at Lincoln University, where her research focused on the influence of various packaging materials on consumer emotions and perceptions. Dr. Mehta’s work explored the psychological and physiological responses of consumers to packaging and examined how these affects product acceptability.

In addition to her research, she has been involved in new product development, with a focus on evaluating how different food textures influence the product’s mouthfeel perception. She applied advanced tribological techniques and Temporal Dominance of Sensations (TDS) analysis to investigate these sensory changes.

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Professional

Contact details

  • Location: 1.15, Feast Lab, Ecology Building
    Campus: Manawatu

Qualifications

  • Master of Science in Food Innovation, with Distinction - Lincoln University (2021)
  • Doctor of Philosophy - Lincoln University (2024)

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Sensory Science

Consumer studies

Emotional responses

Texture and Mouthfeel perception

Food packaging materials

Thematics

Health and Well-being, Future Food Systems

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Biological Sciences (060000)

Keywords

Sensory Science

Consumer studies

Emotional responses

Texture and Mouthfeel perception

Food packaging materials

Consultancy and Languages

Languages

  • English
    Last used: 2024
    Spoken ability: Excellent
    Written ability: Excellent
  • Hindi
    Last used: 2024
    Spoken ability: Excellent
    Written ability: Excellent
  • Punjabi
    Last used: 2024
    Spoken ability: Excellent
    Written ability: Excellent