Pernilla Sandvik
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor at Department of food studies, nutrition and dietetics
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 63 69
- E-mail:
- pernilla.sandvik@ikv.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- BMC
Husargatan 3
752 37 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Box 560
751 22 UPPSALA
- ORCID:
- 0000-0002-3203-792X
Short presentation
Associate Professor in Food Science and Senior Lecturer, as well as Director of Studies for undergraduate and advanced level education at the Department of Food Studies.
My research primarily focuses on the role of sensory science in the development of sustainable and healthy eating habits.
I teach in the Dietitian program as well as the Food service and nutrition program, particularly in sensory aspects of food and eating, sensory analysis techniques and product development.
Keywords
- hållbarhet
- sensorik
- sensorisk analys
- barn
- ätbeteende
- sinnesfysiologi
- livsmedel
- produktutveckling
Research
Three ongoing projects
The impact of olfaction on children's healthy eating habits
SensAlg - A sensory foundation for increased consumption of Swedish macro algae

Publications
Recent publications
Part of Food Quality and Preference, 2026
Sensory evaluation of seaweed: A scoping review and systematic assessment of sensory studies
Part of Applied Food Research, 2025
- DOI for Sensory evaluation of seaweed: A scoping review and systematic assessment of sensory studies
- Download full text (pdf) of Sensory evaluation of seaweed: A scoping review and systematic assessment of sensory studies
Part of Psychology and Health, 2025
- DOI for Eating post-pleasure: a phenomenological exploration of loss, disgust and dislocation in the sensory worlds of individuals with persistent chemosensory dysfunction following COVID-19
- Download full text (pdf) of Eating post-pleasure: a phenomenological exploration of loss, disgust and dislocation in the sensory worlds of individuals with persistent chemosensory dysfunction following COVID-19
Part of Journal of Advanced Nursing, p. 4085-4097, 2025
- DOI for Trajectories of Coping With Persistent Smell and Taste Dysfunction After a Covid‐19 Infection: A Qualitative Interview Study
- Download full text (pdf) of Trajectories of Coping With Persistent Smell and Taste Dysfunction After a Covid‐19 Infection: A Qualitative Interview Study
Part of Food Quality and Preference, 2025
- DOI for Exploration of the relationship between olfaction, food Neophobia and fruit and vegetable acceptance in school-aged children
- Download full text (pdf) of Exploration of the relationship between olfaction, food Neophobia and fruit and vegetable acceptance in school-aged children
All publications
Articles in journal
Part of Food Quality and Preference, 2026
Part of Psychology and Health, 2025
- DOI for Eating post-pleasure: a phenomenological exploration of loss, disgust and dislocation in the sensory worlds of individuals with persistent chemosensory dysfunction following COVID-19
- Download full text (pdf) of Eating post-pleasure: a phenomenological exploration of loss, disgust and dislocation in the sensory worlds of individuals with persistent chemosensory dysfunction following COVID-19
Part of Journal of Advanced Nursing, p. 4085-4097, 2025
- DOI for Trajectories of Coping With Persistent Smell and Taste Dysfunction After a Covid‐19 Infection: A Qualitative Interview Study
- Download full text (pdf) of Trajectories of Coping With Persistent Smell and Taste Dysfunction After a Covid‐19 Infection: A Qualitative Interview Study
Part of Food Quality and Preference, 2025
- DOI for Exploration of the relationship between olfaction, food Neophobia and fruit and vegetable acceptance in school-aged children
- Download full text (pdf) of Exploration of the relationship between olfaction, food Neophobia and fruit and vegetable acceptance in school-aged children
Green color drives rejection of crackers added with algae in children but not in adults
Part of Food Quality and Preference, 2025
- DOI for Green color drives rejection of crackers added with algae in children but not in adults
- Download full text (pdf) of Green color drives rejection of crackers added with algae in children but not in adults
Part of European Food Research and Technology, p. 2193-2209, 2024
- DOI for Snacks from the sea: a cross-national comparison of consumer acceptance for crackers added with algae
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Part of Qualitative Health Research, p. 726-739, 2024
- DOI for Sensing sociality: Disruptions of social life when living with chemosensory dysfunctions after COVID-19
- Download full text (pdf) of Sensing sociality: Disruptions of social life when living with chemosensory dysfunctions after COVID-19
Part of Research in Nursing & Health, p. 385-399, 2023
- DOI for Food-related experiences and behavioral responses among people affected by chemosensory dysfunctions following COVID-19: A scoping review
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Part of Upsala Nya Tidning, 2023
Part of Appetite, 2022
- DOI for How do young children eat after an obesity intervention?: Validation of the Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire using the Rasch Model in diverse samples from Australia and Sweden
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Part of Appetite, 2022
- DOI for Associations of preschoolers' dietary patterns with eating behaviors and parental feeding practices at a 12-month follow-up of obesity treatment
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Part of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
- DOI for Changing the Home Food Environment: Parents’ Perspectives Four Years after Starting Obesity Treatment for Their Preschool Aged Child
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Part of Foods, 2021
- DOI for Yuck, This Biscuit Looks Lumpy!: Neophobic Levels and Cultural Differences Drive Children's Check-All-That-Apply (CATA) Descriptions and Preferences for High-Fibre Biscuits
- Download full text (pdf) of Yuck, This Biscuit Looks Lumpy!: Neophobic Levels and Cultural Differences Drive Children's Check-All-That-Apply (CATA) Descriptions and Preferences for High-Fibre Biscuits
Part of PLOS ONE, 2021
- DOI for Parenting and childhood obesity: Validation of a new questionnaire and evaluation of treatment effects during the preschool years
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Part of Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021
- DOI for Intake of Fibre-Associated Foods and Texture Preferences in Relation to Weight Status Among 9-12 Years Old Children in 6 European Countries
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Part of Pediatric Obesity, 2021
- DOI for The role of parental depression during early childhood obesity treatment: Secondary findings from a randomized controlled trial
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Part of Appetite, 2020
Part of Appetite, 2020
Cross-national differences in child food neophobia: A comparison of five European countries
Part of Food Quality and Preference, 2020
Part of Food Quality and Preference, 2020
- DOI for Individual differences in texture preferences among European children: Development and validation of the Child Food Texture Preference Questionnaire (CFTPQ)
- Download full text (pdf) of Individual differences in texture preferences among European children: Development and validation of the Child Food Texture Preference Questionnaire (CFTPQ)
Part of International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2019
- DOI for Picky eating in an obesity intervention for preschool-aged children: what role does it play, and does the measurement instrument matter?
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Part of Pediatric Obesity, 2019
A Parent Treatment Program for Preschoolers With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Part of Pediatrics, 2019
Mammors uppfattning om sina barns ätbeteende varierar med födelseland
Part of Nordisk Nutrition, 2018
Part of International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2018
- DOI for Picky eating in Swedish preschoolers of different weight status: application of two new screening cut-offs
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Designing healthy foods -: A dietetic marketing perspective
Part of The International Journal of Food Design, p. 125-134, 2018
Consumers' health-related perceptions of bread - Implications for labeling and health communication
Part of Appetite, p. 285-293, 2018
Part of Food Quality and Preference, p. 26-37, 2017
Part of Journal of sensory studies, p. 283-295, 2016
Part of Food & Nutrition Research, p. 24024, 2014
Articles, review/survey
Sensory evaluation of seaweed: A scoping review and systematic assessment of sensory studies
Part of Applied Food Research, 2025
- DOI for Sensory evaluation of seaweed: A scoping review and systematic assessment of sensory studies
- Download full text (pdf) of Sensory evaluation of seaweed: A scoping review and systematic assessment of sensory studies
Chapters in book
Part of Klagandets diskurs, p. 21-33, Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 2015
Comprehensive doctoral thesis
Conference papers
Tasting seaweed: A scoping review of methodologies used in sensory evaluation of seaweeds
2024
2023
New child-friendly assessments of food odor identification ability, awareness and use of odor cues
2023
The flavorless meal: Living with smell and taste alterations after a covid-19 infection
2023
Part of Tore Wretman symposiet, p. 46-46, 2023
Cross-national differences in children food neophobia: a comparison of six European countries
Part of 13th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium, Edinburgh, 28 July - 1 August 2019, 2019
Part of 13th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium, Edinburgh, UK, 28 juli - 1 augusti, 2019, 2019
Prevalence of picky eating in children of different weight status
2018
Picky eating - An analysis of concerns and support in an online family forum
2018
Healthiness mapping The sensory quality of healthy bread according to consumers
2015
Sensory and health related characteristics of rye bread in Sweden
2014
2014
Quality perception of bread among Swedish consumers in the light of the carbohydrate debate
2012