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FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
卷 140, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.110000
关键词
Consumption context; Item-By-Use; CATA questions; Eating process; Barriers; Convenience
资金
- Valencian Institute for Agricultural Research [51910]
- European Social Fund
The study revealed that easily peelable fresh fruits like mandarins and bananas are preferred by consumers in most situations. Dehydrated fruit is mainly seen as suitable for use as an ingredient or a healthy snack, while fresh-cut fruit is more appropriate for inclusion in school lunches or immediate consumption. Although dehydrated and fresh-cut fruits have the potential to increase fruit consumption for 38% of the population, barriers related to sensory properties, plastic packaging, and misperceptions about their health benefits need to be overcome.
In recent years, a decreasing trend in fruit consumption has been detected in Mediterranean countries, with the consequent risk for the population's health. The objective of this study was to obtain consumer knowledge that can be useful to promote fruit consumption by designing specific interventions. This study was conducted in Spain as its inhabitants have traditionally adhered to the Mediterranean diet. Firstly, four fresh fruit types were identified based on the consumer perception of the fruit characteristics that condition the eating process (fruit size, the need for cutlery to peel/eat fruit, and susceptibility to be spoiled during transportation). Then consumer perception of situational appropriateness of six different fruit types (the 4 types of fresh fruit previously identified, dehydrated non-traditional fruit (DF), and fresh-cut fruit ready to eat on the go (FCF)) was investigated by the Item-By-Use method using Check-All-That Apply (CATA) questions. The potential of DF and FCF to broaden fruit consumption situations, and barriers for their consumption, were evaluated. Fresh fruits, particularly 'easy to-peel' ones like mandarins or bananas, were those preferred by consumers in most evaluated contexts. DF were considered mainly appropriate to be consumed 'As an ingredient' and 'As a healthy snack', while FCF were more suitable 'To be included in school lunchboxes' and 'To eat immediately'. According to our results, these two processed fruit types can help to increase the fruit consumption of a non-negligible percentage of the population (38% of participants), but it is necessary to overcome the barriers related mostly to sensory properties, plastic packaging and consumer misperception of fewer healthy properties compared to fresh fruit.
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