Download or read book Consumer Preferences and Acceptance of Food Products written by Derek V. Byrne and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acceptance and preference of the sensory properties of foods are among the most important criteria determining food choice. Sensory perception and our response to food products, and finally food choice itself, are affected by a myriad of intrinsic and extrinsic factors. The pressing question is, how do these factors specifically affect our acceptance and preference for foods, both in and of themselves, and in combination in various contexts, both fundamental and applied? In addition, which factors overall play the largest role in how we perceive and behave towards food in daily life? Finally, how can these factors be utilized to affect our preferences and final acceptance of real food and food products from industrial production and beyond for healthier eating? A closer look at trends in research showcasing the influence that these factors and our senses have on our perception and affective response to food products and our food choices is timely. Thus, in this Special Issue collection “Consumer Preferences and Acceptance of Food Products”, we bring together articles which encompass the wide scope of multidisciplinary research in the space related to the determination of key factors involved linked to fundamental interactions, cross-modal effects in different contexts and eating scenarios, as well as studies that utilize unique study design approaches and methodologies.

Download or read book Consumer Preference and Acceptance of Food Products written by Derek V. Byrne and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sensory and Consumer Preference of Food Innovative Technologies in the Food Industry written by Logan Lee and published by Callisto Reference. This book was released on 2023-09-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consumer preference refers to the subjective tastes of consumers and it is determined by how satisfied they are with the food products after making a purchase. Factors such as packaging, price and convenience determine consumer acceptance of food products. In food industry, one important factor that requires careful consideration is the sensory experience of the consumers with the food. Sensory testing evaluates food products using the senses of touch, sight, taste, and smell. It is frequently utilized to ascertain whether a food product would be accepted by consumers or not. The factors which influence food acceptability may be related to the environment, the food or the person consuming it. This book unravels the recent studies on consumer preferences in the food industry. It presents researches and studies performed by experts across the globe. This book is a vital tool for all researching and studying this field.

Download or read book Sensory Evaluation and Consumer Acceptance of New Food Products written by Ana Isabel de Almeida Costa and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 2024-08-14 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Large amounts of money, time and effort are devoted to sensory and consumer research in food and beverage companies in an attempt to maximize the chances of new products succeeding in the marketplace. Many new products fail due to lack of consumer interest. Answers to what causes this and what can be done about it are complex and remain unclear. This wide-ranging reference collates important information about all aspects of this in one volume for the first time. It provides comprehensive, state-of-art coverage of essential concepts, methods and applications related to the study of consumer evaluation, acceptance and adoption of new foods and beverages. Combining knowledge and expertise from multiple disciplines that study food sensory evaluation and consumer behaviour, it covers advanced methods including analytical, instrumental and human characterization of flavour, aspects of food processing and special research applications of knowledge and methods related to consumers’ evaluation of new food products. Researchers and professionals working in food science and chemistry are sure to find this an interesting read.

Download or read book Measurement of Food Preferences written by Halliday MacFie and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides comprehensive coverage of the numerous methods used to characterise food preference. It brings together, for the first time, the broad range of methodologies that are brought to bear on food choice and preference. Preference is not measured in a sensory laboratory using a trained panel - it is measured using consumers by means of product tests in laboratories, central locations, in canteens and at home, by questionnaires and in focus groups. Similarly, food preference is not a direct function of sensory preference - it is determined by a wide range of factors and influences, some competing against each other, some reinforcing each other. We have aimed to provide a detailed introduction to the measurement of all these aspects, including institutional product development, context effects, variation in language used by consumers, collection and analysis of qualitative data by focus groups, product optimisation, relating prefer ence to sensory perception, accounting for differences in taste sensitivity between consumers, measuring how attitudes and beliefs determine food choice, measuring how food affects mood and mental performance, and how different expectations affect sensory perception. The emphasis has been to provide practical descriptions of current methods. Three of the ten first-named authors are university academics, the rest are in industry or research institutes. Much of the methodology is quite new, particularly the repertory grid coupled with Generalised Procrustes Analysis, Individualised Difference Testing, Food and Mood Testing, and the Sensory Expectation Models.

Download or read book Understanding Consumers of Food Products written by Lynn Frewer and published by Woodhead Publishing. This book was released on 2006-12-22 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order for food businesses, scientists and policy makers to develop successful products, services and policies, it is essential that they understand food consumers and how they decide which products to buy. Food consumer behaviour is the result of various factors, including the motivations of different consumers, the attributes of specific foods, and the environment in which food choices occur. Recognising diversity between individual consumers, different stages of life, and different cultural contexts is increasingly important as markets become increasingly diverse and international.The book begins with a comprehensive introduction and analysis of the key drivers of consumer food choices, such as the environment and sensory product features. Part two examines the role of consumers' attitudes towards quality and marketing, and their views on food preparation and technology. Part three covers cultural and individual differences in food choice as well as addressing potentially influential factors such as age and gender. Important topics such as public health and methods to change consumers' preferences for unhealthy foods are discussed in part four. The final section concludes with advice on developing coherent safety policies and the consumers' responsibility for food production and consumption.Understanding consumers of food products is a standard reference for all those in the food industry concerned with product development and regulation. - Develop an understanding of buyer behaviour to assist developing successful products - Recognise the diversity between consumers and learn how to cater for their needs - Covers cultural and individual differences in food choice

Download or read book Consumer Preferences and Acceptance of Meat Products written by Andrea Garmyn and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-16 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Special Issue "Consumer Preferences and Acceptance of Meat Products" demonstrates that the value of different palatability traits has evolved over time. Moreover, consumer acceptance and preference are not solely determined by the inputs of the meat itself, but can also be influenced by various demographic factors. In addition, consumers' views of meat products vary regionally and by species.

Download or read book Food Oral Processing written by Jianshe Chen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-04-16 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides an overview of the latest research findings on the physics, physiology, and psychology of food oral consumption, as well as the experimental techniques available for food oral studies. Coverage includes the main physical and physiological functionalities of the mouth; the location and functionalities of various oral receptors; the main sequences of eating and drinking, and the concomitant food disintegration and destabilisation. Chapters also explain oral processing and its relation to flavour release and texture perception, and there is an introduction to the principles of food rheology as they relate to eating. Food Oral Processing is directed at food scientists and technologists in industry and academia, especially those involved in sensory science and new product development. It will also be of interest to oral physiologists, oral biologists and dentists. The book will be a useful reference for undergraduate and postgraduate students of these disciplines.

Download or read book Sensory Analysis and Consumer Research in New Product Development written by Claudia Ruiz-Capillas and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sensory analysis and consumer research are relevant tools in innovation andnew product development, from design to commercialization. This Special Issuehas collected 13 valuable scientific contributions, including 1 review, 12 originalresearch articles and an editorial. The SI provides an interesting outlookand better understanding of sensorial analysis with the different techniques andconsumer research on new product development. Important practical applicationshave been reported on the development of different novel, functional andenhanced products (meat, fish, biscuits, yogurt, porridge, hybrid meat, molecularproducts, etc.), which helps increase knowledge in this field. This SI isvery useful for both present and future uses for the different players involved inthis kind of product development (industry, companies, researchers, scientists,marketing, merchandising, consumers, etc.).

Download or read book Not Eating Enough written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1995-09-01 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eating enough food to meet nutritional needs and maintain good health and good performance in all aspects of lifeâ€"both at home and on the jobâ€"is important for all of us throughout our lives. For military personnel, however, this presents a special challenge. Although soldiers typically have a number of options for eating when stationed on a base, in the field during missions their meals come in the form of operational rations. Unfortunately, military personnel in training and field operations often do not eat their rations in the amounts needed to ensure that they meet their energy and nutrient requirements and consequently lose weight and potentially risk loss of effectiveness both in physical and cognitive performance. This book contains 20 chapters by military and nonmilitary scientists from such fields as food science, food marketing and engineering, nutrition, physiology, psychology, and various medical specialties. Although described within a context of military tasks, the committee's conclusions and recommendations have wide-reaching implications for people who find that job-related stress changes their eating habits.

Download or read book Food Acceptance and Preference Research written by Barbara L. Bell and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 293 items cited in this bibliography represent recent (1950 to 1964) contributions to the rapidly growing fields of food acceptance and preference research and related areas. There are 173 annotated entries. Most of these are items published in the scientific and technical journals of relevant subject areas -- food science and technology, psychology, and marketing research. The other 120 entries are reports published by several of the branches of the U.S. Government.

Download or read book Food Choice And The Consumer written by David Marshall and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1995-12-31 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The provision of food for consumers is affected by factors concerned with a variety of disciplines such as technical feasibility, choice and environment. This book explores these factors.

Download or read book Consumer Led Food Product Development written by Hal MacFie and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2007-06-30 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consumer acceptance is the key to successful food products. It is vital, therefore, that product development strategies are consumer-led for food products to be well received. Consumer-led food product development presents an up-to-date review of the latest scientific research and methods in this important area.Part one gives the reader a general introduction to factors affecting consumer food choice. Chapters explore issues such as sensory perception, culture, ethics, attitudes towards innovation and psychobiological mechanisms. Part two analyses methods to understand consumers' food-related attitudes and how these methods can be effectively used, covering techniques such as means-end chains and the food-related lifestyle approach. The final part of the book addresses a wide variety of methods used for consumer-led product development. Opportunity identification, concept development, difference testing and preference trials are discussed, as well as the use of techniques such as just-about-right scales and partial least squares methods.Written by an array of international experts, Consumer-led food product development is an essential reference for product developers in the food industry. - Introduces the factors affecting consumer food choice - Explores issues such as sensory perception, culture and ethics - Analyses methods to understand food related attitudes

Download or read book Sensory and Consumer Research in Food Product Design and Development written by Howard R. Moskowitz and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the past thirty years, companies have recognized the consumer as the key driver for business and product success. This recognition has, in turn, generated its own drivers: sensory analysis and marketing research, leading first to a culture promoting the expert and then evolving into the systematic acquisition of consumer-relevant information to build businesses. Sensory and Consumer Research in Food Product Design and Development is the first book to present, from the business viewpoint, the critical issues faced by business leaders from both the research development and business development perspective. This popular volume, now in an updated and expanded second edition, presents a unique perspective afforded by the author team of Moskowitz, Beckley, and Resurreccion: three leading practitioners in the field who each possess both academic and business acumen. Newcomers to the field will be introduced to systematic experimentation at the very early stages, to newly emerging methods for data acquisition/knowledge development, and to points of view employed by successful food and beverage companies. The advanced reader will find new ideas, backed up by illustrative case histories, to provide another perspective on commonly encountered problems and their practical solutions. This book is aimed at professionals in all sectors of the food and beverage industry. Sensory and Consumer Research in Food Product Design and Development is especially important for those business and research professionals involved in the early stages of product development, where business opportunity is often the greatest.

Download or read book Food Evoked Emotion Product Acceptance Food Preference Food Choice and Consumption written by Witoon Prinyawiwatkul and published by Mdpi AG. This book was released on 2023-09-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food choice, acceptance, preference, and consumption are affected by many factors, including both intrinsic and extrinsic factors and cues. Emotions are becoming a critical component in designing products that meet consumers' needs and expectations. Emotional profiles may effectively differentiate products with similar sensory characteristics and hedonic ratings; hence, they may provide additional information that goes beyond traditional hedonic ratings. In addition to the sensory quality of food, food-evoked emotion has been reported to be critical in predicting a consumer's food preference, acceptance, and food choice, which are, in turn, critical in developing novel products. Appropriate health benefit information has also been reported to impact emotion, purchase decisions, and food choices. Human senses and cues play an instrumental role in food choice and intake, emotion, and product acceptance; hence, understanding their roles and importance is critical. This Special Issue includes both original and cutting-edge research and comprehensive reviews contributing to a deeper understanding of food-evoked emotion, food choice, preference, acceptance, and consumption. The editor hopes that the readers will find this Special Issue insightful and interesting. The work presented in this Special Issue inspired and encouraged future exploration of multidisciplinary research collaboration which would lead to a better understanding of the complex relationship among emotion, acceptance, preference, choice, and consumption of food.

Download or read book Consumer based New Product Development for the Food Industry written by Sebastiano Porretta and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 2021-04-07 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book that describes and explains food development from the point of view of the consumer rather than from the top down approach.

Download or read book Chinese Consumer Decision making and Novel Food Products written by Wen Lin and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consumers are shaping the food and agricultural system, thus a better understanding of their food preferences and purchasing behavior is needed in order to provide decision supports for agricultural producers and agribusinesses. Experimental methods provide an alternative to investigate consumer preference and demand for innovative food products, allowing for explicitly modelling the cognitive and behavioral mechanisms that influences individual decision-making. This dissertation leverages discrete choice experiments to better understand the consumer food decision-making process and also informs methodological issues associated with stated preference methods. The first essay assesses the effects of three ex-ante hypothetical bias mitigation methods on Chinese consumer's stated online food shopping behavior: a cheap talk script, the solemn oath and honesty priming. Using data from choice experiments, my analysis finds no significant differences in willingness to pay (WTP) values for all product attributes between the various mitigation methods and a control group, implying that hypothetical bias is not likely a significant concern when using internet-based choice experiments to elicit marginal WTP values for online food product characteristics. I discuss how e-commerce can better address consumer needs and explain the importance of my findings for study design and future research on consumer online food shopping behavior.Acceptance of food products from these animals is expected to be controversial and requires a thorough understanding of consumer preferences. The second essay explores the role of personality, measured via the Big Six personality traits, on consumer acceptance of a genetically modified pork product in the US, China and Italy. I find that the effect of personality is most evident in US consumers with five out of six personality traits explaining preferences for genetically modified pork. Openness is the only trait that consistently explains consumer acceptance in the three countries, and conscientiousness is found to be a good predictor in Western cultures. This result reinforces the importance of capturing psychological characteristics of consumers to understand controversial food acceptance and highlights the differential impact of personality across cultures.Food valuation studies have employed a wide range of product quantities in designing their experiments, assuming that individual preferences are constant, not affected by the framing effect of product quantity. However, this assumption may not hold from the perspective of mental budgeting. The third essay investigates whether and why experimental quantities employed by food valuation studies affect consumer food choice behaviors. Two DCE designs are evaluated: one being the traditional design with 500 grams; the other allowing the unit to be matched with respondent's self-reported quantity per purchase. I find that in the traditional design, consumers' price sensitivities and the probability to opt-out from making a purchase decrease as their actual purchase quantities (and default budgets) increase. These discrepancies in choice behavior are mitigated in the matched design. As most respondents purchase more than 500 grams in real life, the marginal WTPs for most product attributes are biased upward in the traditional design. I also propose a novel design that provides more relevant preference estimates and could be incorporated in the various experimental settings.