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ReviewFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Spicy Personality: On the Relationship Between Personality Traits and the Preference for Spicy Foods.

Ceyhun Uçuk, Charles Spence

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Review in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 authors.

Ceyhun UçukGastronomy and Culinary Arts Department, Gaziantep University, University Boulevard, Gaziantep 27100, Türkiye.
Charles SpenceDepartment of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Life and Mind Building, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2111-072X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This narrative historical review assesses the relationship between personality traits and the preference for spicy foods. While genetic, cultural, and personality factors have all been shown to influence taste preferences, the evidence that has been published to date suggests that personality plays a greater role in the liking and consumption of spicy food than for those basic tastes linked to the essential elements of a healthy diet. Archaeological and historical data illustrate the global dissemination and cultural integration of

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personalitypungencyspicestaste preferences

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PMID41683146
PMCPMC12896852

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