Visual and task performance in cutting and peeling of food: Appropriate lighting environment for making a meal in the kitchen

Abstract

This study finally aims to clear the appropriate lighting conditions for kitchen work. In this report, we conducted the experiment on the subjective evaluation for cutting and peeling, under a variety of conditions of light source, illuminance, light color, and light direction. Subjects evaluated "Brightness", "Visibility", "Task Performance" and "Satisfaction". As the results, it was cleared that the evaluation for "Task Performance" is high, under conditions that task light is diffused light and high color temperature light, and that the evaluation of 'the satisfaction of lighting environment for kitchen work' was different by the light direction under the same conditions of illuminance on the work table.