Food neophobia among the Finns and related responses to familiar and unfamiliar foods
Abstract
A representative sample of the Finns (n = 1083) rated the familiarity of 20 foods designated to be "familiar" or "unfamiliar" and willingness to try them. Subjects also filled in a 10-item questionnaire measuring their individual food neophobia. Food neophobia scores decreased with increasing education and with the degree of urbanization. Men were more neophobic than women, and the elderly (66-80 years) were more neophobic than the other age groups. Subjects with high food neophobia were less likely to have tasted or eaten the rated foods than were those with low food neophobia. Food neophobia significantly predicted the willingness to try "unfamiliar", and also some "familiar" foods. In factor analysis, the items of the food neophobia scale loaded on two factors but the variance was mainly explained by the first factor related to the interest in new foods. The second factor may reflect a general concern about trying unknown foods. Overall, the translated food neophobia scale appeared to be a valid instrument for the characterization of consumer responses to unfamiliar foods.
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- Authors
- Tuorila, H., Lähteenmäki, L., Pohjalainen, L., & Lotti, L.
- Affiliations
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Corresponding author
- Tuorila, Hely
- Venue
- Food Quality and Preference
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2001-01
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 29-37
- ISSN
- 0950-3293 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2043067122
- Cited by
- 603
- References
- 19
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 10.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Food Quality and Preference (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Keywords
- food neophobia, willingness to try new foods, food familiarity, Food Neophobia Scale, scale validation, educational attainment, urbanization, gender differences, age differences, Finnish consumers
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