There are two kinds of people in the world: sweet tooths and those who prefer a savory snack. Interestingly, a new study finds your snack preference reveals a lot about your personality.
According to the findings from 2,000 Americans, those who prefer to indulge in sweet treats are usually more social when they eat. About 20% of the survey participants enjoyed snacking with friends and 19% liked to eat during game night. The savory team participants, on the other hand, preferred having their snacks during leisure or intimate settings. About 27% of the savory snackers liked having light bites on dates and 23% preferred having them while binging TV shows.
The survey also found that when it comes to television and other types of entertainment savory snackers prefer science-fiction movies, historical fiction books, and documentary TV series. Meanwhile, sweet tooths prefers comedies and mysteries across books, film, and television.
“We’ll admit we didn’t expect to find so many personality differences between sweet and savory palettes,” said Judy Ransford, Chief Marketing Officer for Hickory Farms, the company which commissioned the survey. The one thing most participants seemed to agree on regardless of their palates is that the prime time for a snack is early afternoon.
