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Hayward L, Jantzi H, Smith A, McSweeney MB. How do consumers describe cool climate wines using projective mapping and ultra-flash profile? Food Qual Prefer 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2020.104026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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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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Investigating caloric values and consumers' perceptions of Nova Scotia rosé wines. Food Res Int 2019; 127:108761. [PMID: 31882087 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2019.108761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In Nova Scotia, Canada, wine production has been increasing, yet little research has been done to identify and classify the sensory properties of Nova Scotia (NS) rosé wines. The first objective of this study was to identify the attributes consumers use to describe NS rosé wines. The second aim was to identify if presenting caloric labels on wine bottles would impact consumers' sensory perception. The first trial asked consumers (n = 85) to use projective mapping (PM) and ultra-flash profiling (UFP) to describe NS rosé wines (n = 8). In the second trial, consumers (n = 260) were asked to complete a check-all-that-apply (CATA) questionnaire, using the most frequently cited attributes from the PM and UFP trial, and to score their liking on 9-point hedonic scales (n = 4). Each wine was evaluated without a label and with each of the four fabricated caloric values, low (15 Calories), normal (100 Calories), high (180 Calories), and highest (240 Calories) per one serving. The projective mapping trial found that there were two main categories of rosé wines identified by consumers, those with fruit flavour and those lacking in fruit flavour. The penalty analysis from the consumer trial demonstrated that fruit attributes drove consumer liking of rosé wine. The consumer trial also displayed no significant difference between the caloric value and liking of rosé wines, even when the results were separated based on gender. Therefore, the findings support that the disclosure of caloric values on bottles will not influence consumers' sensory perceptions of wine. For future research, complete nutrition labels and not just calories alone should be used to determine their effect on consumers' perceptions.
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Gosine L, McSweeney MB. Consumers’ attitudes towards alternative grains: a conjoint analysis study. Int J Food Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.14126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Laura Gosine
- School of Nutrition and Dietetics Acadia University 15 University Ave Wolfville NS B4P 2R6 Canada
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- School of Nutrition and Dietetics Acadia University 15 University Ave Wolfville NS B4P 2R6 Canada
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Primrose RJ, Zaveri T, Bakke AJ, Ziegler GR, Moskowitz HR, Hayes JE. Drivers of Vaginal Drug Delivery System Acceptability from Internet-Based Conjoint Analysis. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0150896. [PMID: 26999009 PMCID: PMC4801188 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2015] [Accepted: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Vaginal microbicides potentially empower women to protect themselves from HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), especially when culture, religion, or social status may prevent them from negotiating condom use. The open literature contains minimal information on factors that drive user acceptability of women's health products or vaginal drug delivery systems. By understanding what women find to be most important with regard to sensory properties and product functionality, developers can iteratively formulate a more desirable product. Conjoint analysis is a technique widely used in market research to determine what combination of elements influence a consumer's willingness to try or use a product. We applied conjoint analysis here to better understand what sexually-active woman want in a microbicide, toward our goal of formulating a product that is highly acceptable to women. Both sensory and non-sensory attributes were tested, including shape, color, wait time, partner awareness, messiness/leakage, duration of protection, and functionality. Heterosexually active women between 18 and 35 years of age in the United States (n = 302) completed an anonymous online conjoint survey using IdeaMap software. Attributes (product elements) were systematically presented in various combinations; women rated these combinations of a 9-point willingness-to-try scale. By coupling systematic combinations and regression modeling, we can estimate the unique appeal of each element. In this population, a multifunctional product (i.e., broad spectrum STI protection, coupled with conception) is far more desirable than a microbicide targeted solely for HIV protection; we also found partner awareness and leakage are potentially strong barriers to use.
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- Rachel J. Primrose
- Sensory Evaluation Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Department of Food Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Sensory Evaluation Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Department of Food Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Sensory Evaluation Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Department of Food Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Food Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Mind Genomics Associates Inc., White Plains, New York, United States of America
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- Sensory Evaluation Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Department of Food Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Moskowitz HR, Saguy IS. Reinventing the Role of Consumer Research in Today's Open Innovation Ecosystem. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2013; 53:682-93. [DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2010.538093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Moskowitz HR. 'Mind genomics': the experimental, inductive science of the ordinary, and its application to aspects of food and feeding. Physiol Behav 2012; 107:606-13. [PMID: 22542473 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2012.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2011] [Revised: 04/05/2012] [Accepted: 04/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The paper introduces the empirical science of 'mind genomics', whose objective is to understand the dimensions of ordinary, everyday experience, identify mind-set segments of people who value different aspects of that everyday experience, and then assign a new person to a mind-set by a statistically appropriate procedure. By studying different experiences using experimental design of ideas, 'mind genomics' constructs an empirical, inductive science of perception and experience, layer by layer. The ultimate objective of 'mind genomics' is a large-scale science of experience created using induction, with the science based upon emergent commonalities across many different types of daily experience. The particular topic investigated in the paper is the experience of healthful snacks, what makes a person 'want' them, and the dollar value of different sensory aspects of the healthful snack.
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- Howard R Moskowitz
- Moskowitz Jacobs, Inc., 1025 Westchester Ave., Suite 400, White Plains, NY 10604, USA.
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MOSKOWITZ H, BECKLEY J. SEASONALITY AND THE ALGEBRA OF FOOD PREFERENCES REVEALED THROUGH PRODUCT CONCEPTS. J SENS STUD 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-459x.2008.00195.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The good life: living for health and a life without risks? On a prominent script of nutrigenomics. Br J Nutr 2008; 101:307-16. [DOI: 10.1017/s0007114508076253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Like all scientific innovations, nutrigenomics develops through a constant interplay with society. Normative assumptions, embedded in the way researchers formulate strands of nutrigenomics research, affect this interplay. These assumptions may influence norms and values on food and health in our society. To discuss the possible pros and cons of a society with nutrigenomics, we need to reflect ethically on assumptions rooted in nutrigenomics research. To begin with, we analysed a set of scientific journal articles and explicated three normative assumptions embedded in the present nutrigenomics research. First, values regarding food are exclusively explained in terms of disease prevention. Health is therefore a state preceding a sum of possible diseases. Second, it is assumed that health should be explained as an interaction between food and genes. Health is minimised to quantifiable health risks and disease prevention through food–gene interactions. The third assumption is that disease prevention by minimisation of risks is in the hands of the individual and that personal risks, revealed either through tests or belonging to a risk group, will play a large role in disease prevention. Together, these assumptions suggest that the good life (a life worth living, with the means to flourish and thrive) is equated with a healthy life. Our thesis is that these three normative assumptions of nutrigenomics may strengthen the concerns related to healthism, health anxiety, time frames and individual responsibilities for health. We reflect on these ethical issues by confronting them in a thought experiment with alternative, philosophical, views of the good life.
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Attitudes toward genetic testing and personalised nutrition in a representative sample of European consumers. Br J Nutr 2008; 101:982-9. [DOI: 10.1017/s0007114508055657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Negative consumer opinion poses a potential barrier to the application of nutrigenomic intervention. The present study has aimed to determine attitudes toward genetic testing and personalised nutrition among the European public. An omnibus opinion survey of a representative sample aged 14–55+ years (n 5967) took place in France, Italy, Great Britain, Portugal, Poland and Germany during June 2005 as part of the Lipgene project. A majority of respondents (66 %) reported that they would be willing to undergo genetic testing and 27 % to follow a personalised diet. Individuals who indicated a willingness to have a genetic test for the personalising of their diets were more likely to report a history of high blood cholesterol levels, central obesity and/or high levels of stress than those who would have a test only for general interest. Those who indicated that they would not have a genetic test were more likely to be male and less likely to report having central obesity. Individuals with a history of high blood cholesterol were less likely than those who did not to worry if intervention foods contained GM ingredients. Individuals who were aware that they had health problems associated with the metabolic syndrome appeared particularly favourable toward nutrigenomic intervention. These findings are encouraging for the future application of personalised nutrition provided that policies are put in place to address public concern about how genetic information is used and held.
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RABINO SAMUEL, MOSKOWITZ HOWARD, KATZ RACHEL, MAIER ANDREA, PAULUS KLAUS, AARTS PIETER, BECKLEY JACKIE, ASHMAN HOLLIS. CREATING DATABASES FROM CROSS-NATIONAL COMPARISONS OF FOOD MIND-SETS. J SENS STUD 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-459x.2007.00122.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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McIntyre L, Williams P, Glanville NT. Milk as Metaphor: Low-Income Lone Mothers' Characterization of their Challenges Acquiring Milk for their Families. Ecol Food Nutr 2007. [DOI: 10.1080/03670240701407640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Moskowitz HR, Reisner M, Itty B, Katz R, Krieger B. Steps towards a consumer-driven ‘concept innovation machine’ for food and drink. Food Qual Prefer 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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MOSKOWITZ HOWARDR, GOFMAN ALEX, BECKLEY JACQUELINE, ASHMAN HOLLIS. FOUNDING A NEW SCIENCE: MIND GENOMICS. J SENS STUD 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-459x.2004.00066.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Moskowitz HR, Silcher M. The applications of conjoint analysis and their possible uses in Sensometrics. Food Qual Prefer 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2005.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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MOSKOWITZ HOWARD, ITTY BARBARA, KATZ RACHEL, MAIER ANDREA, BECKLEY JACKIE, FLORES LAURENT. HISPANIC AND NON-HISPANIC RESPONSES TO CONCEPTS FOR FOUR FOODS. J SENS STUD 2004. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-459x.2004.030804.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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