Consumer preferences for fresh tomato at the European scale: a common segmentation on taste and firmness (Articolo in rivista)

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  • Consumer preferences for fresh tomato at the European scale: a common segmentation on taste and firmness (Articolo in rivista) (literal)
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  • 2010-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 (literal)
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  • 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.01841.x (literal)
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  • Causse M; Friguet C; Coiret C; Lépicier M; Navez B; Lee M; Holthuysen N; Sinesio F; Moneta E; Grandillo S (2010)
    Consumer preferences for fresh tomato at the European scale: a common segmentation on taste and firmness
    in Journal of food science
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  • Causse M; Friguet C; Coiret C; Lépicier M; Navez B; Lee M; Holthuysen N; Sinesio F; Moneta E; Grandillo S (literal)
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  • 75 (literal)
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  • Author Causse is with INRA, UR1052, Génétique et Amélioration des Fruits et Légumes, BP94, 84143 Montfavet, France. Authors Friguet, Coiret, and Lépicier are with Agrocampus Rennes, Laboratoire de Mathématiques Appliquées, CS 84215 65 rue de Saint-Brieuc, 35042 Rennes cedex, France. Author Navez is with Ctifl, Centre technique interprofessionnel des fruits et légumes, Route de Mollégès 13210 Saint Remy de Provence, France. Authors Lee and Holthuysen are with A&F WUR, P.O. Box 17 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands. Authors Sinesio and Moneta are with Natl. Research Inst. for Food and Nutrition, INRAN, Via Ardeatina, I-54600178 Rome, Italy. Author Grandillo is with CNR, Inst. of Plant Genetics, Via Università 133, Portici 80055, Italy (literal)
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  • Consumer preferences for fresh tomato at the European scale: a common segmentation on taste and firmness (literal)
Abstract
  • Although tomato flavor has not been a major goal for breeders, nowadays it becomes important as it is a subject of consumer complaint. A better knowledge of tomato consumer preferences, at the European level, should provide the basis for improvement of fruit quality and for market segmentation. In the framework of a large European project, 806 consumers from 3 countries, The Netherlands, France, and Italy, were presented with a set of 16 varieties representing the diversity of fresh tomato offer in order to evaluate their preferences. In parallel, sensory profiles were constructed by expert panels in each country. Preference maps were then constructed in each country revealing the structure of consumer preferences and allowing identification of the most important characteristics. Then a global analysis revealed that preferences were quite homogeneous across countries. This study identified the overall flavor and firmness as the most important traits for improving tomato fruit quality. It showed that consumer preferences from different European countries, with different cultures and food practices, are segmented following similar patterns when projected onto a common referential plan. Moreover, the results clearly showed that diversification of taste and texture is required to satisfy all consumers' expectations as some consumers preferred firm tomatoes, while others preferred melting ones and were more or less demanding in terms of sweetness and flavor intensity. Detailed comparisons also showed the importance of the fruit appearance in consumer preference. (literal)
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