CONSUMER RESPONSES AND SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS OF LOW-FAT AND FULL-FAT SOFT MARGARINES AND MIXED SPREADS

Low-fat and full-fat soft margarines and mixed spreads were rated for the degree of liking in two consecutive years (1995 and 1996) by 104 and 101 consumers, respectively; internal preference map was prepared. Questionnaires concerning the consumption frequency and degree of liking by brand name were also used. Parallelly, the sensory characteristics (pro- filing tests) of the same spreads was carried out and attribute means were projected onto preference map. There was no significant difference in consumer preferences between full-fat (70-80%) and low-fat (45-60%) margarines and mixed spreads. Both lower hedonic ratings. Key attributes for hedonic discrimination were the intensities of buttery odour and flavour (positive) and hydrogenated-fat and oily odour and flavour (negative). The ratio between them clearly affected the pleasantness of spreads in consumer opinion.

Submit your paper

News

Instructions for Authors

Archive

Send by email

Nutritional Value and Consumer Acceptance of New Cereal Bars Offered to Children

Analysis of Consumerˊs Preferences at Organic Food Purchase in Romania.

Indexes

Keywords index

Topics index

Authors index

eISSN:	2083-6007
ISSN:	1230-0322

W latach 2022-2024 kwartalnik naukowy Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences realizuje projekt nr RCN/SP/0520/2021/1 finansowany ze środków budżetu państwa – Ministerstwo Edukacji i Nauki w ramach programu „Rozwój czasopism naukowych”. Dofinansowanie wynosi 120 000 zł. W ramach projektu podejmowane są działania zmierzające do podniesienia poziomu praktyk wydawniczych i edytorskich, zwiększenia wpływu czasopism na rozwój nauki oraz utrzymania się czasopism w międzynarodowym obiegu naukowym.

In the years 2022-2024, the scientific quarterly Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences accomplishes a project no. RCN/SP/0520/2021/1 financed from the state budged – Ministry of Education and Science Republic of Poland in the framework of a program “Development of scientific journals”. The financing amounts to 120,000 PLN. The program aims at improving the level of publishing and editing practices, increasing the impact of scientific journals on science development, and extending the international range of scientific journals.