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Developing sustainable food : the role of consumer liking in optimization of pea yogurt

2016

International audience; In the development of new food consumers’ acceptability is a critical factor. This study aimed at evaluating the possibility to introduce pea proteins as new fermented food. For this purpose, mixtures of cow and pea milks with different ratios of pea (0, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 100%) were fermented with French commercial yogurt-ferment. Consumer acceptability in two European countries: France (Western Europe) and Bulgaria (Southeastern Europe) was investigated. 60 Bulgarian and 70 French panelists were asked to rate: overall acceptability, appearance, odor, taste and texture on a hedonic scales going from 1 (I do not like at all) to 7 (I like very much). The ANOVA showed …

L'alimentation, source de plaisir et de partage

2022

From sensory evaluation to food product development: how to fit a new vegetal fermented product to the consumer taste

2016

International audience; We present a series of studies showing the role of sensory evaluation in the optimization of new vegetal fermented products.The first series of studies showed that French consumers did not accept fermented products with vegetal protein ratio over 10%.Moreover, positive information on vegetal protein benefits did not lead to an increase in liking scores. So, a second series ofstudies was carried out in order to optimize the raw material and processes used to prepare the products and improve theirorganoleptic properties. In a first step, the vegetal proteins were purified permitting to obtain firmer products with less offflavors. In a second step, the effect of four fa…

Evaluating consumers' sustainable choice of wine: An on-line shop experiment

2015

Evaluating consumers' sustainable choice of wine: An on-line shop experiment. 143. EAAE / AAEA joint seminar. Consumer behavior in a changing world: food, culture, society

L'acceptabilité des produits céréaliers sources de fibres

2014

Initial dominance of salty taste increases saltiness in heterogeneous food products

2012

In the worldwide context of healthy diet, a reduction of sodium intake is recommended. However, low-salt foods are poorly appreciated by consumers due to flavour drawbacks. Among the various strategies under investigation to compensate for salt reduction at a sensory level, the combination of aroma-taste interactions and tastants heterogeneous distribution is a promising one. This study aimed at examining the effectiveness of such a strategy throughout the full eating experience. To do so, Temporal Dominance of Sensation (TDS) was used to assess the saltiness enhancement in hot model snacks specifically designed to vary in salt and aroma distribution. According to an optimized experimental …

Effect of composition information on the perception of innovative beverages mixing animal and plant ingredients by consumers

2021

We studied the reaction of consumers and non-consumers of plant-based alternatives towards beverages mixing cow milk with soy juice or oat juice. We focused on the liking of these products and on the perceived nutritional and environmental quality. We compared the results obtained by presenting the products with or without composition information, with two types of composition information (plant-based or mixed) and between consumers and non-consumers of plant-based alternatives. We found that the plant-based composition information increased the appreciation of products containing oat. Both composition information had a similar impact on the perceived nutritional quality. The mixed composit…

Using sensory evaluation to fight malnutrition in Madagascar: formulation of a snack rich in essential nutrients

2016

International audience; The aim of this study was to formulate a snack which consumption would contribute to fight against essential nutrientsdeficiencies in Malagasy children. We identified the principal characteristics that would make a food adopted by the Malagasypopulation, using focus groups and questionnaires. Based on households’ food beliefs and practices, specifications were definedto formulate products associating cassava roots and MO leaf powder that would be accepted by the consumers. Four cassavabased snacks were proposed, which varied in MO and sucrose quantities. Hedonic and choice tests were performed with children,which showed that children preferred the sweet product with …

Evaluating consumers' willingness to buy environmentally friendly wines: A store experiment

2014

poster + communication courte confidentiels; The French program Ecophyto 2018 aims at achieving a 50% reduction in pesticide use by 2018. The vine-growing sector being the second largest user of pesticides in France, there is a strong need for French vine-growers to engage in more environmentally sustainable practices. However, they will do so if they are sure that consumers are ready to buy environmentally friendly wines. Thus, the two main objectives of this study were to identify consumers' willingness to buy environmentally friendly wines and to estimate the impact of an information campaign. 220 wine consumers participated in the study. Each consumer came twice, at a 3-week interval, i…

Modeling temporal dominance of sensations data with stochastic processes

2018

National audience