确定老年人的富含乳制品的早餐和甜点中可取的属性
Bryan Michael L Pepito1, Carolyn F Ross1
1School of Food Science, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.
Journal of food science
|June 26, 2024
概括
年长的成年人希望富含乳制品的早餐,包括蛋和素食选择,以及巧克力或香草甜点. 许多人对新的食品加工技术开放,以获得营养密集的食物.
科学领域:
- 老年学和营养科学 医学
- 食品科学与技术 食品科学与技术
- 消费者行为研究 消费者行为研究
背景情况:
- 美国人口老龄化正在增长,增加了对预防疾病的饮食策略的需求.
- 营养丰富的食物,特别是乳制品,以及新的加工方法对于健康的衰老至关重要.
- 了解老年人对即食餐的偏好是产品开发的关键.
研究的目的:
- 为65岁及以上的成年人确定富含乳制品,即食早餐和甜点选项中的理想属性.
- 根据人口老龄化群体的偏好,为新食品的开发提供信息.
- 探索新型食品加工技术在老年人保留营养素方面的潜力.
主要方法:
- 两项基于选择的在线联合分析调查对早餐 (n=211) 和甜点 (n=300) 的偏好进行了调查.
- 参与者根据蛋白质来源,味道,甜味剂和健康声明等属性评估了概念.
- 消费者细分被用来识别老年成人人口中不同的偏好群体.
主要成果:
- 对于早餐,理想的属性包括"没有肉",蛋,奶酪和高纤维含量,确定了两个不同的消费者群体 (支持肉类和素食者).
- 对于甜点",巧克力风味",糖,水果含量和"心脏健康"的说法是最喜欢的,偏好分为含糖的巧克力和含蜂蜜的香草.
- 显著多数 (86%) 表示愿意消费使用新技术加工的食品,其中有一部分人更喜欢甜点中更光滑的纹理.
结论:
- 感官属性和健康主张显著影响老年人对即食餐的选择.
- 产品开发应该考虑素食早餐选择,并满足巧克力和香草甜点的偏好.
- 新型食品加工有望在为老年人设计的餐饮中增强营养供应.
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