*3.2. Self-Reported Emotion Measurements*

The frequencies of self-reported emotions data are shown in Table 4. The significant differences in the emotion terms "active" and "interested" were reported in the energy drinks during the tasting. The selection frequency of "active" for energy drink A was 49%, while the selection frequency of "active" for energy drink B was 34%. The selection frequency of "interested" for energy drink A (32%) was almost double than the selection frequency of "interested" for energy drink B (13%). No significant differences were found in other reported emotions for both energy drinks during the tasting. Overall, the participants felt more positive emotions ("good", "happy", "interested", "joyful" and "pleasant") for energy drink A than that for energy drink B. None of the participants felt "sadness" while tasting sample A or B.

**Table 4.** Emotions felt after tasting energy drink A and B from Cochran's *Q* test.


A check-all-that-apply (CATA) questionnaire was used to select emotions related to the sample, and Cochran's *Q* is used to find the difference between the products. Bold italicized values indicate that the parameter was significantly different (*p* < 0.05). a,b Means with different superscripts in each row indicate significant differences (*p* < 0.05).
