Microchimica Acta, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 191(1)
Published: Dec. 15, 2023
Language: Английский
Foods, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(2), P. 161 - 161
Published: Jan. 8, 2025
Prickly pear consumption is increasing across the world due to its rich variety of nutrients and bioactive compounds. Yet, it a seasonal highly perishable fruit, application edible coatings emerges as an alternative extend shelf life. In this work, effects alginate, starch, chitosan, pectin on physicochemical, bioactive, microbiological, textural properties two prickly varieties (orange red), kept under refrigeration (5 ± 2 °C) were evaluated for 6 weeks. Coatings proved be helpful in maintenance fruits' color properties, especially when was applied. Overall, starch chitosan can considered most effective preserving quality pears among options studied. A lower weight loss (8-10%) fruits achieved applied, while control (without coating), 18-23%. Starch also contributed bioactivity red showed good results preservation total phenolic content orange fruits. addition, presented best performance reduction microbial contamination (both yeasts molds mesophilic aerobic microorganisms). These findings highlight role pears, longer period, meeting consumers' demand fresh fruit.
Language: Английский
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Obesity Reviews, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 24(1)
Published: Nov. 7, 2022
Summary Food retail strategies to improve the healthiness of food and beverage options may increase purchasing healthier diets. Consumer demand for is an important determinant successful implementation maintenance healthy interventions. A systematic review peer‐reviewed literature was undertaken explore whether consumers are willing pay more foods determine key factors that influence willingness pay. Fifteen studies reported results 26 experiments providing estimates products across a range environments. Twenty three out included in this (88.5%) found would 5.6% 91.5% (mean 30.7%) price premium foods. Studies consistently positive with reduced fat wholegrains additional fruit vegetables, while salt or combination low sugar, showed mixed results. Adults over 60 years, females, those living obesity, who aim maintain lifestyle were likely food, whereas younger consumers, weight, higher levels education less prices. The contribute our understanding consumer preferences provide information retailers on surplus (benefits) associated provision alternatives.
Language: Английский
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Foods, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(4), P. 699 - 699
Published: Feb. 18, 2025
The current study examines the impact of health claims on consumer preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for functional snack bars, focusing anti-inflammatory antioxidant properties. Through an experimental auction involving 175 participants, this investigates how providing clear information product benefits influences interest WTP while analysing role individual consciousness (HC) in shaping these preferences. results indicate that detailed positively affect bars compared standard options. Although both attract interest, no significant difference was observed between two, suggesting similar perceived value distinct benefits. However, highly health-conscious consumers demonstrate a stronger preference options, indicating HC specific claim valuation. These findings underscore importance effective health-related messaging promoting foods suggest general may resonate more broadly with than specialised ones. This study's enhance knowledge foods, especially offering valuable insights manufacturers aiming implement targeted marketing strategies public initiatives focused healthier dietary choices.
Language: Английский
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Foods, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(5), P. 864 - 864
Published: March 3, 2025
This study evaluated the nutritional composition, techno-functional properties, and sensory acceptance of tortilla chips made from alternative flours derived local ingredients, including maize, beet, flaxseed, bean, chia. Three blends were assessed: maize with beans, chia-flaxseed. Significant differences (p < 0.05) observed in flours' moisture, ash, protein, lipid, mineral content. Flaxseed flour exhibited highest protein content (40.03 g/100 g), while chia was notable for its lipid (32.25 g) fiber (38.51 Bean rich iron zinc. Sensory evaluations, conducted 300 consumers Honduras, revealed general all blends, enriched chia-flaxseed showing preference (47.2%). Approximately 50% participants reported consuming weekly, prioritizing taste, freshness, price. Notably, over 40% expressed willingness to pay a premium more nutritious, baked options. These results underscore potential enhance diets foster healthier eating habits. Moreover, positive consumer response highlights significant market opportunity small medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), promoting awareness nutrition public health Honduras.
Language: Английский
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Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 23(3)
Published: April 18, 2024
Abstract Supercritical carbon dioxide (SC‐CO 2 ) has emerged as a nonthermal technology to guarantee food safety. This review addresses the potential of SC‐CO in preservation, discussing microbial inactivation mechanisms and impact on products’ quality parameters bioactive compounds. Furthermore, main advantages gaps are denoted. application causes adequate reductions (>5 log cfu/mL) spoilage pathogenic microorganisms, enzyme inactivation, improvements storage stability fruit vegetable products (mainly juices), meat products, dairy derivatives. ‐treated maintain physicochemical, technological, sensory properties, compound concentrations, biological activity (antioxidant angiotensin‐converting enzyme–inhibitory activities) similar untreated products. The optimization processing (temperature, pressure, CO volume, times) is mandatory for achieving desired results. Further studies should consider expansion different matrices, shelf‐life evaluation, bioaccessibility compounds, vitro vivo prove benefits using technology. Moreover, characteristics and, mainly, consumer perception foods need be elucidated. We highlight opportunity postbiotic production. In conclusion, may used ensure safety without losing parameters.
Language: Английский
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Sustainable Earth Reviews, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 7(1)
Published: May 6, 2024
Abstract This article explores the global commitment to achieving sustainable solutions for addressing hunger, emphasizing urgent need transform agricultural sector in face of escalating population growth and threats food system. Despite commitments reduce conventional pesticide use, market these products is expanding. Biopesticides are a alternative with targeted action ecological benefits. While biopesticide growing, it remains small segment within overall expanding market. The study focuses on Mediterranean region, specifically Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, investigate structural challenges hindering adoption biopesticides. Technical issues, coupled broader dynamics involving producers, farmers, regulators, consumers, contribute limited presence biopesticides region. Challenges such as knowledge gaps, constraints, manufacturing plants, registration complexities further impede development, confining them niche markets. Overcoming requires issues availability, affordability, efficacy, alongside legislative barriers. paper suggests potential roles regulators agents change, acknowledging complexity devising concrete strategies navigate current impasse. research proposes directions facilitating change.
Language: Английский
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Appetite, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 199, P. 107400 - 107400
Published: May 10, 2024
The EU Farm to Fork strategy (F2F) promotes the compulsory adoption of a nutritional front pack label improve diets citizens, supporting healthier food choices. In public debate, Nutri-Score (NS) is most favored candidate. Although being widely supported, oppositions on political and producer levels are raised against NS, due economic impact it could have specific sector, specifically Geographical Indications (GIs). Recent literature has stressed need explore in more detail. current study contributes fill this gap by analyzing consumers' monetary preferences for GI products labelled with different NS levels. An incentivized non-hypothetical experiment was conducted 188 Italian consumers. Different representing were used. Specifically, conventional pasta Pasta di Gragnano PGI (NS = A), flatbread (piadina) Piadina Romagnola (NSC), hard cheese Parmigiano Reggiano PDO D) considered survey. Results reveal that elicits favorable responses unfavorable reactions preferences, aligning expectations A D scores, respectively. perceived healthiness product significantly affects WTP, increasing it. stress effective communication strategies within reach F2F goals. diminishes premium prices associated GIs independently from its level, when considering those consumers who value GIs. However, well-known does not suffer negative effect as positive offset NS.
Language: Английский
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Applied Food Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 4(2), P. 100474 - 100474
Published: Aug. 13, 2024
Language: Английский
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British Food Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: Jan. 23, 2025
Purpose This study investigates the determinants of consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for black walnuts in US. Design/methodology/approach The uses data from a 2023 survey 916 US consumers and applies an ordered logit regression analysis assess WTP. Findings Income, consumption frequency awareness health benefits significantly influence Moreover, 57% individuals our sample are willing more than current market price English walnuts, main competitor, highlighting substantial opportunity walnuts. Originality/value demand nuts, both domestically globally, has seen remarkable increase recent years, largely driven by their perceived across various consumer segments. However, not all nut varieties have experienced commensurate growth, leading need detailed preferences, particularly nuts with slower growth trajectories, such as those within walnut industry. Within industry, ( Juglans nigra ) stand out unique production commercialization dynamics – sourced predominantly wild trees, boasting distinctive flavors benefits, yet facing significant challenges limited commercial scale, lower yields presence only one processor These factors highlight potential make studying this crop essential stakeholders industry who interested enhancing competitiveness
Language: Английский
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Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(1)
Published: Feb. 5, 2025
Abstract In the context of healthy food consumption, this research aims to explore moderating role situational modes thinking for both 1) attraction effect (individuals tend choose options that are similar others but dominate inferior alternatives) and 2) compromise prefer intermediate over those with high‐ low‐end extremes). With experimental priming style (analytic vs. holistic), these effects were investigated by measuring French participants' purchase intention willingness pay poke bowls—a lower‐calorie, nutrient‐dense food. The results demonstrate induction has a differential impact on relative increase in consumers' preferences offering either dominant value specific attribute or an throughout available attributes. (compromise) was amplified analytic (holistic) style, leading consumers have higher dominating (intermediate) option bowls. This highlights shifts depending consumer holistic mode suggests effective global strategies facilitate target orientation toward lower‐calorie packaged foods.
Language: Английский
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