Does Allulose Appeal to Consumers? Results from a Discrete Choice Experiment in Germany
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In: Nutrients, Vol. 14, No. 16, 3350, 08.2022.
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T1 - Does Allulose Appeal to Consumers? Results from a Discrete Choice Experiment in Germany
AU - Jürkenbeck, Kristin
AU - Haarhoff, Theresa
AU - Spiller, Achim
AU - Schulze, Maureen
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022 by the authors.
PY - 2022/8
Y1 - 2022/8
N2 - Reducing the sugar content in food is an important goal in many countries in order to counteract obesity and unhealthy eating. Currently, many consumers eat a number of foods with too much sugar content. However, mankind has an innate preference for sweet foods, and thus one strategy is to have food products which taste sweet but consist of a reduced calorie and sugar content. Allulose is a rare monosaccharide and is considered a safe ingredient in foods, for example in the US, Japan, Singapore, and Mexico, while in Europe, it is in the approval process as a novel food. Thus, it is relevant to find out how consumers perceive the different attributes of allulose in comparison to other sweeteners. Therefore, an online survey consisting of a choice experiment was conducted in Germany to find out consumer preferences of sweeteners. The survey data were analyzed using a mixed logit model. The results reveal that taste is the most important attribute for sweeteners, which explains about 40% of the choice. In the attribute level, a typical sugar taste is preferred. As allulose has a typical sugar taste, the likelihood that it appeals to consumers is high. The second most important attribute is the base product.
AB - Reducing the sugar content in food is an important goal in many countries in order to counteract obesity and unhealthy eating. Currently, many consumers eat a number of foods with too much sugar content. However, mankind has an innate preference for sweet foods, and thus one strategy is to have food products which taste sweet but consist of a reduced calorie and sugar content. Allulose is a rare monosaccharide and is considered a safe ingredient in foods, for example in the US, Japan, Singapore, and Mexico, while in Europe, it is in the approval process as a novel food. Thus, it is relevant to find out how consumers perceive the different attributes of allulose in comparison to other sweeteners. Therefore, an online survey consisting of a choice experiment was conducted in Germany to find out consumer preferences of sweeteners. The survey data were analyzed using a mixed logit model. The results reveal that taste is the most important attribute for sweeteners, which explains about 40% of the choice. In the attribute level, a typical sugar taste is preferred. As allulose has a typical sugar taste, the likelihood that it appeals to consumers is high. The second most important attribute is the base product.
KW - choice experiment
KW - consumer preference
KW - d-allulose
KW - novel food
KW - psicose
KW - rare sugar
KW - Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics
KW - Sustainability Governance
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85136699996&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/nu14163350
DO - 10.3390/nu14163350
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 36014857
AN - SCOPUS:85136699996
VL - 14
JO - Nutrients
JF - Nutrients
SN - 2072-6643
IS - 16
M1 - 3350
ER -