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Inguglia ES, Song Z, Kerry JP, O'Sullivan MG, Hamill RM. Addressing Clean Label Trends in Commercial Meat Processing: Strategies, Challenges and Insights from Consumer Perspectives. Foods 2023; 12:foods12102062. [PMID: 37238880 DOI: 10.3390/foods12102062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The concept of a clean label is difficult to define, even in common language, as the interpretation of what a "clean" food is differs from one person to another and from one organisation to another. The lack of a unique definition and regulations of what the term "clean" means, along with the growing consumer demand for more "natural" and healthier foods, is posing new challenges for manufacturers and ingredient producers. The meat industry, in particular, has been affected by this new movement owing to negative attitudes and feelings consumers associate with consuming processed meat products. Scope and approach: The review scope is to describe attributes and associations around the "clean" label term by analysing the most recent ingredients, additives and processing methods currently available for meat manufacturers. Their application in meat, plant-based alternatives and hybrid meat/plant products, current limitations and challenges presented in consumer perception, safety and potential impacts on product quality are also presented. KEY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS The availability of a growing number of "clean" label ingredients provides a new suite of approaches that are available for application by meat processors to help overcome some of the negative connotations associated with processed meat products and also support plant-based meat alternatives and hybrids.
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre, D15 DY05 Dublin, Ireland
- School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, T12 E138 Cork, Ireland
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- School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, T12 E138 Cork, Ireland
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- School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, T12 E138 Cork, Ireland
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre, D15 DY05 Dublin, Ireland
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Lachaud L, Jacquet B, Baratgin J. Reducing Choice-Blindness? An Experimental Study Comparing Experienced Meditators to Non-Meditators. Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ 2022; 12:1607-1620. [PMID: 36354592 PMCID: PMC9689841 DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe12110113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
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The mindfulness trait is an intrinsic characteristic of one's disposition that facilitates awareness of the present moment. Meditation has proven to enhance situational awareness. In this study, we compared the performance of participants that were split into two groups depending on their experience in mindfulness meditation (a control group naive to mindfulness meditation and a group of experienced mindfulness meditators). Choice-blindness happens when people fail to notice mismatches between their intentions and the consequences of decisions. Our task consisted of decisions where participants chose one preferred female facial image from a pair of images for a total of 15 decisions. By reversing the decisions, unbeknownst to the participants, three discrepancies were introduced in an online experimental design. Our results indicate that the likelihood of detecting one or more manipulations was higher in the mindful group compared to the control group. The higher FMI scores of the mindful group did not contribute to this observation; only the practice of mindfulness meditation itself did. Thus, this could be explained by better introspective access and control of reasoning processes acquired during practice and not by the latent characteristics that are attributed to the mindfulness trait.
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- Léa Lachaud
- CHArt RNSR 200515259U, Université Paris 8, 93200 Saint-Denis, France
- Lutin Userlab, Université Paris 8, 75930 Paris, France
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- CHArt RNSR 200515259U, Université Paris 8, 93200 Saint-Denis, France
- P-A-R-I-S Association, 75005 Paris, France
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- CHArt RNSR 200515259U, Université Paris 8, 93200 Saint-Denis, France
- P-A-R-I-S Association, 75005 Paris, France
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Chen A, Kayrala N, Trapeau M, Aoun M, Bordenave N. The clean label trend: An ineffective heuristic that disserves both consumers and the food industry? Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2022; 21:4921-4938. [PMID: 36076364 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.13031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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What started around the late 2000s as the "Clean Label" (CL) trend has now become a meaningful segment of the food market, appealing to consumers who want foods made of a limited number of simple and recognizable ingredients. However, this description and tentative definitions of CL foods are vague, subject to multiple interpretations, and CL remains an informal denomination for foods, making consumers' demands and food manufacturers' offerings hardly compatible. Therefore, rather than attempting an illusory definition of CL foods, this narrative review aims to (1) show how CL appears to be a heuristic used by consumers to attempt to make safe and healthful food choices, (2) discuss how this heuristic overlooks many critical aspect of food safety and healthfulness and is consequently ineffective to guide consumers' choices, and (3) discuss the implications of the CL trend on the food chain's stakeholders and their relationships.
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- Aidan Chen
- School of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,School of Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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The Healthy Eater’s Idea and Related Behavior of a Healthy Diet—A Case Study with Kombucha Drinkers. BEVERAGES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/beverages8020025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Consumers’ demand for ‘healthy’ food is growing at a fast pace. Beverages are one of the fastest-growing segments in the healthy food market. Kombucha is a product with a rapid market growth and is considered a ‘healthy beverage’. Kombucha drinkers (n = 296) in the contiguous United States (U.S.) were targeted to investigate differences in the various consumer segments regarding the healthy eater’s behavior, namely—(1) healthy diet stage-of-change attitudes, (2) healthy eating criteria, and (3) label information usage. An online survey questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. The data were analyzed via chi-square tests and multiple correspondence analysis (MCA). The majority of kombucha consumers were health-conscious and kombucha fitted into their view of a healthy diet. The female, older, western U.S. residents, and higher-educated consumers were more likely to take action and maintain a healthier diet. Healthy eaters’ idea of a healthy diet was very similar to that of the general population. Kombucha consumers focused mainly on sugar/calories and natural/organic ingredients. Additional investigations to expand the understanding of the healthy eater’s behavior with actual kombucha samples are needed in the future.
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Sodium Benzoate—Harmfulness and Potential Use in Therapies for Disorders Related to the Nervous System: A Review. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14071497. [PMID: 35406109 PMCID: PMC9003278 DOI: 10.3390/nu14071497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Currently, due to the large number of reports regarding the harmfulness of food additives, more and more consumers follow the so-called “clean label” trend, i.e., prefer and choose the least-processed food products. One of the compounds known as a preservative with a high safety profile is sodium benzoate. While some studies show that it can be used to treat conditions such as depression, pain, schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases, others report its harmfulness. For example, it was found to cause mutagenic effects, generate oxidative stress, disrupt hormones, and reduce fertility. Due to such disparate results, the purpose of this study is to comprehensively discuss the safety profile of sodium benzoate and its potential use in neurodegenerative diseases, especially in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), schizophrenia, major depressive disorder (MDD), and pain relief.
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Maruyama S, Lim J, Streletskaya NA. Clean Label Trade-Offs: A Case Study of Plain Yogurt. Front Nutr 2021; 8:704473. [PMID: 34395498 PMCID: PMC8360858 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2021.704473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Consumer demand for clean label has risen in recent years. However, clean label foods with simple and minimalistic ingredient lists are often expensive to produce and/or may possess less desirable sensory qualities. Accordingly, understanding consumer preferences regarding the clean label trend would be of great interest to the food industry. Here we investigate how ingredient lists and associated sensory quality descriptions may influence consumer preferences using a hypothetical choice experiment. In particular, we test the impacts of four common stabilizers (carrageenan, corn starch, milk protein concentrate, and pectin) and textural characteristics on preferences and willingness to pay for plain yogurt. A total of 250 yogurt consumers participated in the study. The results of a mixed logit analysis suggest that clean labeling significantly increases the likelihood of consumer choice, while poor texture reduces consumer choice. More importantly, the negative impact of poor texture seems to be less significant for clean label yogurts compared to that for yogurts with longer ingredient lists. Among all stabilizers, corn starch in particular has a significant negative impact on consumer choice. The estimated average consumer willingness to pay for clean labels is between $2.54 and $3.53 for 32 oz yogurt formulations. Furthermore, clean labels minimize the negative impact of textural defects with consumers willing to pay an estimated premium of $1.61 for the family size yogurt with a simple ingredient list. Results of latent class modeling reveal two classes of consumers with similar patterns of demand who prefer clean labels and, on average, would rather purchase a yogurt with a textural defect than opt out of purchasing a yogurt entirely. Implications for the food industry are discussed.
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- Sara Maruyama
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
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- Department of Applied Economics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
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Carfora V, Cavallo C, Catellani P, Del Giudice T, Cicia G. Why Do Consumers Intend to Purchase Natural Food? Integrating Theory of Planned Behavior, Value-Belief-Norm Theory, and Trust. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13061904. [PMID: 34205879 PMCID: PMC8229563 DOI: 10.3390/nu13061904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Natural labels are increasingly present in the market and appreciated by consumers, despite formal regulation still missing. Knowing the psychosocial factors that may predict natural food choice may be useful to understand what drives consumers to choose this category of food. We analyzed the antecedents of consumers' intention to purchase natural food, testing a theoretical model that integrates the theory of planned behavior (TPB), the value-belief-norm (VBN) theory, and consumers' trust in natural food. A sample of Italian participants (N = 1018) filled an online questionnaire assessing intention to buy natural food, TPB and VBN variables, and trust in the natural food supply chain. The model applied yielded results which confirmed the predictiveness of the tested integrated model. Attitude and perceived behavioral control were the strongest antecedents of intention, followed by trust and personal norm. Consumers' intention to buy natural food was also associated with their evaluation of the consequences and possibilities related to the purchase behavior, as well as with their moral evaluation attributable to pro-environmental determinants.
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- Valentina Carfora
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 1, 20133 Milan, Italy; (V.C.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici, Italy; (T.D.G.); (G.C.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 1, 20133 Milan, Italy; (V.C.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici, Italy; (T.D.G.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici, Italy; (T.D.G.); (G.C.)
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Bernard P, Saguet T, Do QT, Himbert F. Development of Hinoline® as a natural preservative for cosmetic product using bioinspiration and Greenpharma Database. J Appl Microbiol 2021; 131:2793-2807. [PMID: 33998748 DOI: 10.1111/jam.15139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIMS The cosmetic industry needs new preservatives that are effective, natural, safe, cost effective, sustainable and compliant with regulatory standards. This necessity has posed challenges requiring obligations, bioinformatics and bioinspiration as driving forces. METHODS AND RESULTS Twenty natural extracts were selected from the Greenpharma Database with parameter filters corresponding to development constraints and antimicrobial properties. We confirmed using minimum inhibition concentration (MIC) assays that eight of the extracts have good bactericidal properties and that one has a high antifungal activity. The latter was purified hinokitiol, a bioproduct from Aomori Hiba wood. This substance provides high resistance against putrefaction; for instance, old Japanese temples were made of Aomori Hiba wood. The combination of hinokitiol with levulinic acid, another bioproduct, demonstrated complementary antimicrobial activities and synergistic effects in MIC studies and measurements according to Kull synergy index. Further, the mixture Hinoline® was tested at 2% in challenge tests and fulfilled criteria A of different standards. It also exerted complementary preservative effects with potassium sorbate and beneficial effects in unbalanced skin microbiota. CONCLUSION Hinoline, a new effective preservative from renewable bioresources, was developed. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study accelerates the development of a preservative solution for cosmetics selected from Greenpharma Database, through bioinspiration and the identification of cost-effective investments and resources.
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- P Bernard
- R&D Department, Greenpharma S.A.S, Orléans, France
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- R&D Department, Greenpharma S.A.S, Orléans, France
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- R&D Department, Greenpharma S.A.S, Orléans, France
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Park S, Kim YR. Clean label starch: production, physicochemical characteristics, and industrial applications. Food Sci Biotechnol 2021; 30:1-17. [PMID: 33552613 PMCID: PMC7847421 DOI: 10.1007/s10068-020-00834-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Recently, health-conscious consumers have a tendency to avoid the use of modified starch in their food products because of reluctance regarding food additives or chemical processes. The present paper considers the characteristics and manufacturing methods of clean label starch, which is free from chemical modification. Clean label starch manufacturing is mainly dependent on starch blending, physical and enzymatic modification methods. Physical modifications include ultrasound, hydrothermal (e.g., heat-moisture treatment and annealing), pre-gelatinization (e.g., drum drying, roll drying, spray cooking, and extrusion cooking), high-pressure (high hydrostatic pressure), and pulsed electric field treatments. These physical processes allow variation of starch properties, such as morphological, thermal, rheological, and pasting properties. Enzyme treatment can change the properties of starch more dramatically. Actual use of clean label starch with such altered properties has occurred in industry and is described here. This review may provide useful information on the current status and future direction of clean label starch in the field of food science.
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- Shinjae Park
- Department of Biosystems and Biomaterials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biosystems and Biomaterials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826 Republic of Korea
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826 Republic of Korea
- Center for Food and Bioconvergence, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826 Republic of Korea
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Hayward L, Finlay E, Lafortune M, Strother H, Tomchuk A, Selviz VA, McSweeney MB. Investigating the disclosure of ingredient lists impact on consumers' sensory perceptions of red wines produced in Nova Scotia, Canada. J SENS STUD 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/joss.12608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Lydia Hayward
- School of Nutrition and Dietetics Acadia University Wolfville Nova Scotia Canada
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- School of Nutrition and Dietetics Acadia University Wolfville Nova Scotia Canada
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- School of Nutrition and Dietetics Acadia University Wolfville Nova Scotia Canada
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- School of Nutrition and Dietetics Acadia University Wolfville Nova Scotia Canada
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- School of Nutrition and Dietetics Acadia University Wolfville Nova Scotia Canada
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- School of Nutrition and Dietetics Acadia University Wolfville Nova Scotia Canada
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- School of Nutrition and Dietetics Acadia University Wolfville Nova Scotia Canada
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Traynor M, Martin DS, Ahmad I, Alonso M. Investigating the Factors that Impact the Selection of Technical Ingredients in Food Manufacturing: A Mixed-Methods Study. JOURNAL OF CULINARY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/15428052.2020.1759170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Mark Traynor
- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Hospitality Management, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Hospitality Management, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA
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- School of Computing and Information Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA
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Nutritional Knowledge and Health Consciousness: Do They Affect Consumer Wine Choices? Evidence from a Survey in Italy. Nutrients 2019; 12:nu12010084. [PMID: 31892198 PMCID: PMC7019729 DOI: 10.3390/nu12010084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Wine is one of the few food products not subject to mandatory nutritional labelling, except for alcohol content. As such, health-related characteristics might be inferred by attributes related to production methods and alcohol content. This research focuses on the set of information currently reported on wine bottle labels, investigates the consumer’s use of such labels, and their preferences for information associated with ’naturalness’ such as clean labels and alcohol content. We conducted a survey on Italian consumers of red wine, which included a choice experiment. Results showed that health consciousness is an important driver in the use of wine labels. Estimates from a latent class model suggest that health consciousness, along with age, plays a significant role in defining consumer preference segments: the majority of our sample tended to prefer red wine characterized by ‘clean labels’, but younger and more health-conscious consumers showed a significant disutility for higher alcohol content. More traditional consumers revealed disutility for more unconventional ‘clean labels’, which were instead appreciated by a third group of consumers, called here ‘new clean trend lovers’. Preference for nutritional information such as lower alcohol content and clean labels distinguished the more health-conscious consumers, who belonged to the most likely preference class. Together, the results may suggest that nutritional information currently not mandatory for wine would be appreciated by a significant share of wine consumers.
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Santos MS, Estevinho LM, Carvalho CAL, Morais JS, Conceição ALS, Paula VB, Magalhães-Guedes K, Almeida RCC. Probiotic Yogurt with Brazilian Red Propolis: Physicochemical and Bioactive Properties, Stability, and Shelf Life. J Food Sci 2019; 84:3429-3436. [PMID: 31751501 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.14943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Revised: 10/03/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This study aimed to evaluate the quality parameters in probiotic yogurt produced with Brazilian red propolis to replace potassium sorbate used in conventional yogurt (CY). Microbiological stability and shelf life, physicochemical properties (pH, acidity, chemical composition, and fatty acids), and bioactive properties (phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity) were evaluated. The addition of red propolis (0.05%) to replace the potassium sorbate did not change the pH, acidity, fatty acid profile, chemical composition, or shelf life. Microbiological stability of at least 28 days was achieved, while a drastic reduction in the lactic acid bacteria content was observed in the CY during refrigeration storage. Phenolic total contents were higher than those of the control, and consequently, yogurt with red propolis showed higher antioxidant activity. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: The study indicates that Brazilian red propolis at 0.05% concentration to replace the potassium sorbate is an efficient alternative for use in yogurt production. The knowledge acquired about these types of Brazilian propolis provides an important contribution to food research in the discovery of new functional products to the market, seeking a healthier diet. Therefore, the produced yogurt proves to be an innovative product with functional and probiotic potential to be placed on the market.
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- Marly S Santos
- School of Nutrition, Federal Univ. of Bahia, Rua Basílio da Gama, s/n, Canela, Cep: 40.110-160, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- CIMO-Mountain Research Center, Dept. of Biology and Biotechnology, School of Agriculture, Polytechnic Inst. of Bragança., Campus Santa Apolónia, Cep: 5300-253, Bragança, Portugal
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- Center of Agricultural Sciences, Environmental and Biological, Federal Univ. of Bahia Reconcavo, Rua Rui Barbosa, n° 710, Centro, Cep: 44.380-000, Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil
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- CIMO-Mountain Research Center, Dept. of Biology and Biotechnology, School of Agriculture, Polytechnic Inst. of Bragança., Campus Santa Apolónia, Cep: 5300-253, Bragança, Portugal
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- Center of Agricultural Sciences, Environmental and Biological, Federal Univ. of Bahia Reconcavo, Rua Rui Barbosa, n° 710, Centro, Cep: 44.380-000, Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil
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- CIMO-Mountain Research Center, Dept. of Biology and Biotechnology, School of Agriculture, Polytechnic Inst. of Bragança., Campus Santa Apolónia, Cep: 5300-253, Bragança, Portugal
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- Dept. of Bromatological Analysis, Pharmacy Faculty, Federal Univ. of Bahia, Barão of Geremoabo Street, s/n, Ondina, Cep: 40.171-970, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- School of Nutrition, Federal Univ. of Bahia, Rua Basílio da Gama, s/n, Canela, Cep: 40.110-160, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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Haasova S, Florack A. Sugar labeling: How numerical information of sugar content influences healthiness and tastiness expectations. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0223510. [PMID: 31682613 PMCID: PMC6827896 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Overconsumption of highly sugary foods contributes to increases in obesity and diabetes in our population, and initiatives are issued worldwide to reduce sugar content in food products. However, it is unclear how the presentation of reduced sugar content on food packages affects taste expectations of consumers. Based on the learned knowledge about negative health effects of sugar and the common belief that unhealthy food tastes better than healthy food, consumers might conclude that lower sugar levels are associated with higher healthiness and lower tastiness. Addressing this concern, we examined how quantitative information about sugar content without any verbal description influences consumers’ health and taste expectations of dairy desserts. We asked participants to indicate the expected healthiness and tastiness of randomly sampled dairy desserts, while varying systematically the quantitative sugar information provided in a label presented with the desserts (numerical sugar level in grams per 100 grams of product: low vs. original vs. high). We assumed that quantitative sugar content is not equally associated with healthiness and tastiness of products and that numerical information about sugar content informs health more than taste expectations. Therefore, we predicted that consumers expect higher healthiness, but not to the same degree lower tastiness for products with reduced sugar contented compared to products with higher sugar content. The results of the present study are in line with this hypothesis. We found that consumers expected desserts with less sugar to be healthier than desserts with higher levels of sugar. The experimentally varied sugar levels did not affect the tastiness expectations. Notably, consumers did not follow the unhealthy = tasty intuition and did not devaluate the tastiness of desserts because of heightened healthiness expectations. Our findings suggest that sole numerical information about sugar content—an important nutritional value—is more diagnostic in the construction of healthiness rather than tastiness expectations of food products.
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- Simona Haasova
- Department of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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The Effect of Ingredient Item Depiction on the Packaging Frontal View on Pre- and Post-Consumption Product Evaluations. Foods 2019; 8:foods8080354. [PMID: 31434331 PMCID: PMC6723595 DOI: 10.3390/foods8080354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Revised: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The current research focused on the (in)congruity between pictorial (ingredient item depiction) and textual (ingredient list) information on food packaging, namely, an apple–mango juice. Specifically, the influence of these information sources on expected and perceived flavor intensities, mismatched perceptions, perceived deception, and intention to purchase was studied by taking into account the possible moderating role of consumers’ thinking style. Three studies were performed, the first and third at a Dutch University by means of surveys and sensory tests, and the second via an online survey. The results showed that, overall, most consumers did not perceive the incongruity between pictorial and textual information as mismatching. However, a perceived mismatch from packaging, whether originated by the design manipulations or not, did increase perceived deception and lowered willingness to purchase. This effect was robust for both mismatches, among packaging elements (pre-consumption) and from expected and perceived flavor ratios (post-consumption), but was more substantial for the post-consumption mismatch. Although the moderating effect of cognitive processing style regarding expected and perceived flavor ratios from pictorial and textual (ingredient list) information was not confirmed, the results indicated that the effect of salient textual information is substantial, independent of a particular processing style or label usage.
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Wong KM, Corradini MG, Autio W, Kinchla AJ. Sodium reduction strategies through use of meat extenders (white button mushrooms vs. textured soy) in beef patties. Food Sci Nutr 2019; 7:506-518. [PMID: 30847129 PMCID: PMC6392865 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2018] [Revised: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Lowering the sodium content in meat products, particularly in beef patties, can be challenging because sodium plays many functional roles in these products. Meat extenders can contribute to lower sodium content by imparting complementary flavors while reducing caloric and sodium content. A systematic comparison of two meat extenders, namely mushrooms and textured soy (TSP) in terms of physical and sensory characteristics, is presented herein. The physical properties of the samples suggested that the use of mushroom and TSP extender would perform statistically similar to an all-meat control depending on the level of substitution. Hedonic sensory analysis showed meat extension using mushrooms yielded liking scores more similar to the all-meat formulations than TSP in reduced sodium applications. The results of this research suggest that mushrooms have the potential to be successfully incorporated into reduced sodium meat products to provide a healthier product.
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- Kristin M. Wong
- Department of Food ScienceUniversity of MassachusettsAmherstMassachusetts
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- Department of Food ScienceUniversity of MassachusettsAmherstMassachusetts
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- Stockbridge School ofAgricultureUniversity of MassachusettsAmherstMassachusetts
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- Department of Food ScienceUniversity of MassachusettsAmherstMassachusetts
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Consumers’ categorization of food ingredients: Do consumers perceive them as ‘clean label’ producers expect? An exploration with projective mapping. Food Qual Prefer 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2018.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Nutritional warnings and product substitution or abandonment: Policy implications derived from a repeated purchase simulation. Food Qual Prefer 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2017.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Grunert KG, Hieke S, Juhl HJ. Consumer wants and use of ingredient and nutrition information for alcoholic drinks: A cross-cultural study in six EU countries. Food Qual Prefer 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2017.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Asioli D, Aschemann-Witzel J, Caputo V, Vecchio R, Annunziata A, Næs T, Varela P. Making sense of the "clean label" trends: A review of consumer food choice behavior and discussion of industry implications. Food Res Int 2017; 99:58-71. [PMID: 28784520 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2017.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 436] [Impact Index Per Article: 62.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2017] [Revised: 07/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Consumers in industrialized countries are nowadays much more interested in information about the production methods and components of the food products that they eat, than they had been 50years ago. Some production methods are perceived as less "natural" (i.e. conventional agriculture) while some food components are seen as "unhealthy" and "unfamiliar" (i.e. artificial additives). This phenomenon, often referred to as the "clean label" trend, has driven the food industry to communicate whether a certain ingredient or additive is not present or if the food has been produced using a more "natural" production method (i.e. organic agriculture). However, so far there is no common and objective definition of clean label. This review paper aims to fill the gap via three main objectives, which are to a) develop and suggest a definition that integrates various understandings of clean label into one single definition, b) identify the factors that drive consumers' choices through a review of recent studies on consumer perception of various food categories understood as clean label with the focus on organic, natural and 'free from' artificial additives/ingredients food products and c) discuss implications of the consumer demand for clean label food products for food manufacturers as well as policy makers. We suggest to define clean label, both in a broad sense, where consumers evaluate the cleanliness of product by assumption and through inference looking at the front-of-pack label and in a strict sense, where consumers evaluate the cleanliness of product by inspection and through inference looking at the back-of-pack label. Results show that while 'health' is a major consumer motive, a broad diversity of drivers influence the clean label trend with particular relevance of intrinsic or extrinsic product characteristics and socio-cultural factors. However, 'free from' artificial additives/ingredients food products tend to differ from organic and natural products. Food manufacturers should take the diversity of these drivers into account in developing new products and communication about the latter. For policy makers, it is important to work towards a more homogenous understanding and application of the term of clean label and identify a uniform definition or regulation for 'free from' artificial additives/ingredients food products, as well as work towards decreasing consumer misconceptions. Finally, multiple future research avenues are discussed.
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- Daniele Asioli
- Consumer and Sensory Science, Division of Food Science, NOFIMA AS, Ås, Norway; School of Economics and Business, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway; Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, United States.
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Resources Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, United States
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Economic and Legal Studies, University of Naples Parthenope, Naples, Italy
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- Consumer and Sensory Science, Division of Food Science, NOFIMA AS, Ås, Norway; Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Consumer and Sensory Science, Division of Food Science, NOFIMA AS, Ås, Norway
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