PREFERENCE AND CONSUMPTION OF VEGETABLES AND FRUIT AMONG SCHOOLCHILDREN

Food preference and assessed food frequency were investigated for vegetables and fruits among 50 girls and 50 boys from elementary schools. The degree of liking was estimated with the 5-point hedonic scale, and assessed food frequency with 3-point frequency scale. The mostly preferred and consumed vegetables included carrots, cucumbers, radishes and tomatoes. Significant correlation was found between degree of liking and eating frequency of vegetables. Among fruit strawberries, tangerines, oranges and blueberries were mostly desired, and apples, tangerines, bananas and oranges mainly consumed. No significant correlation between preference and consumption of fruit was noticed. No effects of gender on neither preference nor food frequency of analysed items were observed. No differences between preference rankings of schoolchildren and university students was observed for both vegetables and fruit.

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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.