Poelman Astrid A M, Heffernan Jessica E, Cochet-Broch Maeva, Beelen Janne
Sensory and Consumer Science, CSIRO Agriculture and Food, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia.
CSIRO Health & Biosecurity, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia.
Foods. 2021 Dec 30;11(1):96. doi: 10.3390/foods11010096.
Children's vegetable intake is too low, and a key barrier to the inadequate intake is low acceptance. To facilitate successful development of new vegetable-based products for children, a sensory science approach to product development has been taken. A new theoretical model is proposed, the CAMPOV model: Children's Acceptance Model for Product development of Vegetables. The model is informed by scientific literature and considers biological, psychological, and situational, and intrinsic and extrinsic product factors relevant to children's acceptance of vegetables, with a focus on modifiable factors at the product level. Simultaneously, 14 new vegetable-based product concepts for children were developed and evaluated through focus groups with 5-8-year-olds ( = 36) as a proof-of-concept evaluation of the model. Children had high interest in six of the concepts. Factors identified from the literature that positively associated with the children's interest in the concepts included bright colours, bite-sized pieces, good taste, fun eating experience, and familiarity. The CAMPOV model and proof-of-concept evaluation results can guide further sensory and consumer research to increase children's acceptance of food products containing vegetables, which will in turn provide further insights into the validity of the model. The food industry can use the model as a framework for development of new products for children with high sensory appeal.
儿童的蔬菜摄入量过低，而摄入量不足的一个关键障碍是接受度低。为了推动成功开发适合儿童的新型蔬菜基产品，已采用了一种感官科学的产品开发方法。提出了一种新的理论模型，即CAMPOV模型：儿童蔬菜产品开发接受模型。该模型以科学文献为依据，考虑了与儿童对蔬菜的接受度相关的生物、心理、情境以及产品内在和外在因素，重点关注产品层面的可改变因素。同时，开发了14种适合儿童的新型蔬菜基产品概念，并通过与5至8岁儿童（n = 36）进行焦点小组讨论来进行评估，作为该模型的概念验证评估。儿童对其中六个概念表现出浓厚兴趣。从文献中确定的与儿童对这些概念的兴趣呈正相关的因素包括鲜艳的颜色、一口大小的块状、美味的口感、有趣的进食体验和熟悉度。CAMPOV模型和概念验证评估结果可以指导进一步的感官和消费者研究，以提高儿童对含蔬菜食品的接受度，这反过来又将为该模型的有效性提供进一步的见解。食品行业可以将该模型用作开发具有高感官吸引力的儿童新产品的框架。
