John Hayes

Professor of Food Science; Director, Sensory Evaluation Center

John Hayes

Research Summary

Perception of taste, smell and chemesthesis; eating behavior; individual differences in sensation and food preferences; COVID related anosmia

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Smell Food Sensation Of Taste Taste Perception Taste Genes Sucrose Ethanol Taste Receptor Polymorphism Pharmaceutical Preparations Gene Propylthiouracil Taste Acuity Intensive Care Units Milk Capsaicin Masking Drug Flavor Skim Milk Umami Dose Response Bitter Taste Phytochemical

Most Recent Publications

Gloria Wang, John Hayes, Gregory Ziegler, Robert Roberts, Helene Hopfer, Beverages on p. 73

Unit size influences ad libitum intake in a snacking context via eating rate

Madeline M. Harper, Paige M. Cunningham, Ciarán G. Forde, John E. Hayes, 2024, Appetite

Alissa A. Nolden, Maik Behrens, John E. McGeary, Wolfgang Meyerhof, John E. Hayes, 2024, Nutrients

Inducible desensitization to capsaicin with repeated low-dose exposure in human volunteers

Alissa A. Nolden, Gabrielle Lenart, Andrew I. Spielman, John E. Hayes, 2024, Physiology and Behavior

Distinct sensory hedonic functions for sourness in adults

Sara Spinelli, Victor Moulier, H Hopfer, Helene Hopfer, Victor Moulinier, John Prescott, Erminio Monteleone, John Hayes, 2024, Food Quality and Preference on p. 105152

Kai Ma, Gregory Ziegler, John Hayes, 2024, Journal of Food Science on p. 1701-1710

Kai Kai Ma, Nicole Etter, Aarthi Madhavan, A Madhavan, Helene Hopfer, John E. Hayes, 2023, Journal of Texture Studies on p. 860-871

Reasons for meal termination, eating frequency, and typical meal context differ between persons with and without a spinal cord injury

Gary Farkas, Paige Cunningham, Alicia Sneij, John Hayes, Mark Nash, Arthur Berg, David Gater, Barbara Rolls, 2023, Appetite

Most-Cited Papers

Valentina Parma, Kathrin Ohla, Maria G. Veldhuizen, Masha Y. Niv, Christine E. Kelly, Alyssa J. Bakke, Keiland W. Cooper, Cédric Bouysset, Nicola Pirastu, Michele Dibattista, Rishemjit Kaur, Marco Tullio Liuzza, Marta Y. Pepino, Veronika Schöpf, Veronica Pereda-Loth, Shannon B. Olsson, Richard C. Gerkin, Paloma Rohlfs Domínguez, Javier Albayay, Michael C. Farruggia, Surabhi Bhutani, Alexander W. Fjaeldstad, Ritesh Kumar, Anna Menini, Moustafa Bensafi, Mari Sandell, Iordanis Konstantinidis, Antonella Di Pizio, Federica Genovese, Lina Öztürk, Thierry Thomas-Danguin, Johannes Frasnelli, Sanne Boesveldt, Özlem Saatci, Luis R. Saraiva, Cailu Lin, Jérôme Golebiowski, Liang Dar Hwang, Mehmet Hakan Ozdener, Maria Dolors Guàrdia, Christophe Laudamiel, Marina Ritchie, Jan Havlícek, Denis Pierron, Eugeni Roura, Marta Navarro, Alissa A. Nolden, Juyun Lim, Katherine L. Whitcroft, John E. Hayes, 2020, Chemical Senses on p. 609-622

Jordannah Webb, Dieuwerke P. Bolhuis, Sara Cicerale, John E. Hayes, Russell Keast, 2015, Chemosensory Perception on p. 11-18

Richard C. Gerkin, Kathrin Ohla, Maria G. Veldhuizen, Paule V. Joseph, Christine E. Kelly, Alyssa J. Bakke, Kimberley E. Steele, Michael C. Farruggia, Robert Pellegrino, Marta Y. Pepino, Cédric Bouysset, Graciela M. Soler, Veronica Pereda-Loth, Michele Dibattista, Keiland W. Cooper, Ilja Croijmans, Antonella Di Pizio, Mehmet Hakan Ozdener, Alexander W. Fjaeldstad, Cailu Lin, Mari A. Sandell, Preet B. Singh, V. Evelyn Brindha, Shannon B. Olsson, Luis R. Saraiva, Gaurav Ahuja, Mohammed K. Alwashahi, Surabhi Bhutani, Anna D’Errico, Marco A. Fornazieri, Jérôme Golebiowski, Liang Dar Hwang, Lina Öztürk, Eugeni Roura, Sara Spinelli, Katherine L. Whitcroft, Farhoud Faraji, Florian Ph S. Fischmeister, Thomas Heinbockel, Julien W. Hsieh, Caroline Huart, Iordanis Konstantinidis, Anna Menini, Gabriella Morini, Jonas K. Olofsson, Carl M. Philpott, Denis Pierron, Vonnie D.C. Shields, Vera V. Voznessenskaya, John E. Hayes, 2021, Chemical Senses

John N. Coupland, John E. Hayes, 2014, Pharmaceutical Research on p. 2921-2939

Nicole L. Garneau, Tiffany M. Nuessle, Meghan M. Sloan, Stephanie A. Santorico, Bridget C. Coughlin, John E. Hayes, 2014, Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience

Denis Pierron, Veronica Pereda-Loth, Marylou Mantel, Maëlle Moranges, Emmanuelle Bignon, Omar Alva, Julie Kabous, Margit Heiske, Jody Pacalon, Renaud David, Caterina Dinnella, Sara Spinelli, Erminio Monteleone, Michael C. Farruggia, Keiland W. Cooper, Elizabeth A. Sell, Thierry Thomas-Danguin, Alyssa J. Bakke, Valentina Parma, John E. Hayes, Thierry Letellier, Camille Ferdenzi, Jérôme Golebiowski, Moustafa Bensafi, 2020, Nature Communications

Kathrin Ohla, Maria G. Veldhuizen, Tomer Green, Mackenzie E. Hannum, Alyssa J. Bakke, Shima T. Moein, Arnaud Tognetti, Elbrich M. Postma, Robert Pellegrino, Daniel Liang Dar Hwang, Javier Albayay, Sachiko Koyama, Alissa A. Nolden, Thierry Thomas-Danguin, Carla Mucignat-Caretta, Nick S. Menger, Ilja Croijmans, Lina Öztürk, Hüseyin Yanık, Denis Pierron, Veronica Pereda-Loth, Alexia Nunez-Parra, Aldair M. Martinez Pineda, David Gillespie, Michael C. Farruggia, Cinzia Cecchetto, Marco A. Fornazieri, Carl Philpott, Vera Voznessenskaya, Keiland W. Cooper, Paloma Rohlfs Dominguez, Orietta Calcinoni, Jasper de Groot, Sanne Boesveldt, Surabhi Bhutani, Elisabeth M. Weir, Cara Exten, Paule V. Joseph, Valentina Parma, John E. Hayes, Masha Y. Niv, 2022, Rhinology on p. 207-217

Alissa A. Nolden, John E. McGeary, John E. Hayes, 2016, Physiology and Behavior on p. 117-127

News Articles Featuring John Hayes

Nutritional sciences researchers receive funds from McCormick Science Institute

Researchers from the Departments of Nutritional Sciences and Food Science at Penn State have recently received $420,000 in funding from the McCormick Science Institute (MSI) to study the use of herbs and spices in school lunch recipes over the next two years.

USDA grant to support summer research experiences for undergraduates

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture recently announced an investment of $11.6 million in its Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates program. Among the recipients, Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences was awarded a $750,000 grant to support 50 undergraduate students in exploring career opportunities in food science and nutritional sciences.

Study Reveals One Way to Limit Your Caloric Intake While Snacking

Researchers with the Penn State Sensory Evaluation Center found the crucial mistake many snackers make, which could result in them consuming a staggeringly greater amount of calories during a nosh session.

Classic snack combo can increase your caloric intake by 77%: ‘Striking’

Researchers at Penn State University have discovered a disastrous link between dips and caloric intake.

Ditch popular snack duo that sees you eat almost twice the 'mindless' calories, scientists warn

Serving the classic snack combination of crisps and dip could make you consume almost double the amount of calories than just crisps alone.

Penn State professor named to advisory board of National Smell and Taste Center

Penn State sensory expert John Hayes has been appointed to the external scientific advisory board of the newly established National Smell and Taste Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

To Eat Less When Snacking, Pick the Best Size

New research suggests that the size of the snack matters: To eat less, pick the smallest-size snacks

Bigger is better! The size of your snacks may control your salt consumption

The size of your pretzel not only impacts how quickly you eat it, but how many salty treats you end up eating

Snack size matters

The size of an individual snack piece not only influences how fast a person eats it, but also how much of it they eat, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State

Scientists slash sugar in chocolate with oat flour-based innovation

Scientists have formulated sugar-reduced chocolates by replacing up to 25% sucrose in chocolate with oat flour to reduce total sugar levels by 13.5%

Chocolate made with oat flour just as delicious — with less sugar

Researchers from Penn State reveal that oat flour is key to making chocolate still taste good but with less added sugar

Proteins in milk, not just fat, may help reduce oral burn from spicy food

A new study conducted by Penn State food scientists suggests that protein plays a role in cooling the heat sensation of spicy foods

Proteins in milk — not just fat — may help reduce oral burn from spicy food

Spicy food lovers know that milk can ease the oral burn, but why? Some believe that fat is the soother, with whole cow’s milk reducing the bite more than low-fat cow’s milk or plant milks

Bullying on the Rise, Disappearing Pay Phones, Why We Love (or Hate) Spicy Foods

Podcast including a section about spice tolerance featuring a Penn State Scientist

Radio clip on sodium intake

The Average American consumes nearly 50% more sodium than they need

Why do some people think cilantro tastes like soap?

Researchers see that genetics may play a role as to why cilantro tastes like soap to some people

Why do people like spicy food?

The chemicals that make food spicy don't target taste receptors, but rather temperature receptors in the tongue.

More than a million people in the US may not have regained sense of smell months after Covid-19 infection, study estimates

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought on an "emerging public health concern" of people losing their sense of smell, according to new research published Thursday.

Distorted, Bizarre Food Smells Haunt Covid Survivors

Long after some people have recovered from the virus, they find certain foods off-putting.

Will My Sense Of Smell Ever Return? Olfactory Insights From COVID And Beyond

About 25 years ago, after a particularly bad cold, I suddenly lost my sense of smell — I could no longer sense the difference between sweaty tennis shoes and a fragrant rose. Since then, my olfactory discernment comes and goes, and most of the time it's just gone. I always figured there wasn't much I could do about that, and it hasn't been terrible. My taste buds still work, and I adore fine chocolate.

Do You Have Nafas, the Elusive Gift That Makes Food Taste Better?

The Arabic word refers to a mysterious factor that renders some people’s cooking exceptional. Whether it’s innate or acquired is up for debate.

Can’t Take the Heat? A Taste for Spicy Foods Can Be Learned.

If you feel left out, here are tips for enjoying (or at least tolerating) the burn.

Baby food product names may not accurately reflect ingredient amounts

The descriptions on the fronts of infant and toddler food packages may not accurately reflect the actual ingredient amounts, according to new research. The team found that vegetables in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “dark green” category were very likely to appear in the product name, but their average order in the ingredient list was close to fourth.

NOVA

This NOVA episode features John Hayes, associate professor of food science and director of the Sensory Evaluation Center. It aired on PBS member stations across the country.

COVID’s toll on smell and taste: what scientists do and don’t know

Researchers are studying the sensory impact of the coronavirus, how long it lasts and what can be done to treat it.