Velázquez, Ana Laura
Vidal, Leticia
Alcaire, Florencia
Varela, Paula
Ares, Gastón
2020-11-27
<p>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.</p>
The study was conducted as part of the project "Edulia - Bringing down barriers to children's healthy eating" (see https://edulia.eu/).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idairyj.2020.104937
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International Dairy Journal, 114, (2020-11-27)
sugar reduction
dairy products
children
reformulation
Edulia
Significant sugar-reduction in dairy products targeted at children is possible without affecting hedonic perception
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