Acceptance of health-promoting Brassica vegetables: the influence of taste perception, information and attitudes
| Autor: | David N. Cox, Dimitrios Zabaras, Conor M. Delahunty, Lauro Melo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Adult
Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Taste Multivariate analysis Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Brassica Medicine (miscellaneous) Health Promotion Motor Activity Choice Behavior Food Preferences Young Adult Surveys and Questionnaires Perception Vegetables Humans Medicine Food science media_common Broccolini Nutrition and Dietetics biology business.industry Cruciferous vegetables Australia Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Taste Perception Feeding Behavior Middle Aged Sweetness biology.organism_classification Multivariate Analysis Brassica oleracea Female Energy Intake business |
| Zdroj: | Public Health Nutrition. 15:1474-1482 |
| ISSN: | 1475-2727 1368-9800 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s1368980011003442 |
| Popis: | ObjectiveTo investigate the relative importance of specific health knowledge and taste on acceptance of Brassica vegetables (broccoli, red and green cabbages, broccolini, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts).DesignIn a sample of adults all reporting medium–high physical activity (as a marker/control of health behaviour) and reporting either low (≤2 portions/d) or high (≥3 portions/d) vegetable intake, half of those with low vegetable consumption (Li group) and half of those with high vegetable consumption (Hi group) received cancer protection information, while the other half did not (Ln and Hn groups), before hedonic (9-point), perceived taste and flavour impact responses (100 mm scales) to samples of six Brassica vegetables were elicited. Additionally, attitudes towards foods for health, pleasure and reward, sociodemographics, intentions to consume the vegetables in the near future and recall of health information were also measured.SubjectsAdult males and females (n 200) aged 18–55 years.SettingCentral location testing, Adelaide, Australia.ResultsInformation groups Li and Hi reported specific cancer protection information knowledge, in contrast to Ln and Hn groups (P < 0·000). Information independently influenced responses to (the least liked) Brussels sprouts only. Multivariate regression analysis found sensory perception tended to predict liking and intentions to consume Brassica vegetables. For example, broccoli hedonics (adjusted R2 = 0·37) were predicted (P < 0·05) by bitterness (β = −0·38), flavour (β = 0·31), sweetness (β = 0·17) and female gender (β = 0·19) and intentions to consume (adjusted R2 = 0·20) were predicted (P < 0·05) by bitterness (β = −0·38), flavour (β = 0·24), female gender (β = 0·20) and vegetable intake (β = 0·14).ConclusionsAddressing taste dimensions (while retaining healthy compounds) may be more important than promoting health information in order to increase the popularity of Brassica vegetables. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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