Consumer Acceptance and Willingness to Pay for Instant Cereal Products With Food-to-Food Fortification in Eldoret, Kenya.
Africa
cereals
consumers
fortified flour
instant
maize
sorghum
Journal
Food and nutrition bulletin
ISSN: 1564-8265
Titre abrégé: Food Nutr Bull
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7906418
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2020
06 2020
Historique:
pubmed:
17
3
2020
medline:
9
6
2021
entrez:
17
3
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Maize is the major food staple in East and Southern Africa, where food-processing industries are emerging fast. New low-cost extrusion cookers allow small enterprises to enter the market for processed cereals, including instant, fortified, and flavored products. Assess consumers' interest and preferences for the new products. Consumers (n = 220) in Eldoret, Kenya, were invited to evaluate 4 new cereal products: (1) sifted maize flour mixed with sorghum, (2) instant sifted mixed flour, (3) instant whole flour, and (4) instant whole flour fortified with natural ingredients and to compare them to conventional sifted maize flour, using 2 preparations: stiff porridge ( For There is a potential market for improved cereal products in Kenya, but more for
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Maize is the major food staple in East and Southern Africa, where food-processing industries are emerging fast. New low-cost extrusion cookers allow small enterprises to enter the market for processed cereals, including instant, fortified, and flavored products.
OBJECTIVE
Assess consumers' interest and preferences for the new products.
METHODS
Consumers (n = 220) in Eldoret, Kenya, were invited to evaluate 4 new cereal products: (1) sifted maize flour mixed with sorghum, (2) instant sifted mixed flour, (3) instant whole flour, and (4) instant whole flour fortified with natural ingredients and to compare them to conventional sifted maize flour, using 2 preparations: stiff porridge (
RESULTS
For
CONCLUSIONS
There is a potential market for improved cereal products in Kenya, but more for
Identifiants
pubmed: 32174149
doi: 10.1177/0379572119876848
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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