Women's and children's acceptance of biofortified quality protein maize for complementary feeding in rural Ethiopia.
J Sci Food Agric
; 96(10): 3439-45, 2016 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
For impact of nutritionally improved biofortified crops, consumer acceptance specifically by women and children is necessary when the target beneficiaries are young children. The objective was to assess women's and children's acceptance of a biofortified crop, quality protein maize (QPM), for complementary feeding in rural Ethiopia.RESULTS:
Randomly sampled mothers (n = 61) of young children (6-24 months) evaluated flours from a QPM and a conventional maize variety for five sensory characteristics and overall acceptance by mother and child in a home use test with a double-blind, randomized controlled cross-over design. Women distinguished the varieties when used to prepare porridge, and QPM scored more favorably for texture in hand and mouth (both P < 0.05). The varieties did not differ in overall acceptance, which was, however, affected by order of presentation, mothers' number of children, and enumerators who collected data (all P < 0.05). Aroma and taste were key in mothers' acceptance, and appearance was further important for children. Women were more than twice as likely to prefer QPM over conventional maize.CONCLUSION:
Consumer acceptance is unlikely to impede uptake and impact of QPM on young children's nutritional status. Home use testing proved feasible for assessing acceptance in rural areas with food insecurity and limited education. © 2015 Society of Chemical Industry.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Proteínas de Plantas
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Proteínas Alimentares
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Comportamento do Consumidor
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Zea mays
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Biofortificação
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Fenômenos Fisiológicos da Nutrição do Lactente
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Adult
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article