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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Velázquez, Ana Laura
• Vidal, Leticia
• Alcaire, Florencia
• Varela, Paula
• Ares, Gastón

Titel

Significant sugar-reduction in dairy products targeted at children is possible without affecting hedonic perception

Ist Teil von

• International dairy journal, 2021-03, Vol.114, p.104937, Article 104937

Ort / Verlag

Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

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Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• 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.