10.1016/j.idairyj.2020.104937
https://zenodo.org/records/4321250
oai:zenodo.org:4321250
Velázquez, Ana Laura
Ana Laura
Velázquez
Sensometrics & Consumer Science, Instituto Polo Tecnológico de Pando, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República
Vidal, Leticia
Leticia
Vidal
Sensometrics & Consumer Science, Instituto Polo Tecnológico de Pando, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República
Alcaire, Florencia
Florencia
Alcaire
Sensometrics & Consumer Science, Instituto Polo Tecnológico de Pando, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República
Varela, Paula
Paula
Varela
Nofima AS
Ares, Gastón
Gastón
Ares
Sensometrics & Consumer Science, Instituto Polo Tecnológico de Pando, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República
Significant sugar-reduction in dairy products targeted at children is possible without affecting hedonic perception
Zenodo
2020
sugar reduction
dairy products
children
reformulation
Edulia
2020-11-27
https://zenodo.org/communities/eu
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
The objective of the present study was to evaluate children's hedonic sensitivity to sugar reduction in three dairy products: vanilla milk desserts, chocolate-flavoured milk, and vanilla yoghurt. For each product, a regular sample and five samples with different reduction in added-sugar content were formulated. The regular sample contained the sugar content of commercial products available in the marketplace. The reduction in added-sugar content ranged between 10.0 and 41.0%. A total of 126 children (8–13 years old) participated in the study. An A-not A test was used to evaluate children's hedonic sensitivity to sugar reduction. Sugar reductions up to 27% in chocolate flavoured milk and vanilla yoghurt, and up to 19% in vanilla milk desserts, did not cause significant changes in children's hedonic reaction. These results confirm that sugar-reduction strategies can be easily implemented in the dairy industry without significant risk of affecting sample appreciation and market share.
The study was conducted as part of the project "Edulia - Bringing down barriers to children's healthy eating" (see https://edulia.eu/).
European Commission
10.13039/501100000780
764985
BRINGING DOWN BARRIERS TO CHILDREN’S HEALTHY EATING