Journal article
Influence of demographic factors on sheepmeat sensory scores of American, Australian and Chinese consumers
Foods, Vol.9(4), Article 529
2020
Abstract
Along with animal production factors, it is important to understand whether demographic factors influence untrained consumer perceptions of eating quality. This study examined the impact of demographic factors and sheepmeat consumption preferences on eating quality scores of American, Australian and Chinese untrained consumers. M. longissimus lumborum (LL) and m. semimembranosus (SM) were grilled according to sheep Meat Standards Australia protocols and evaluated by 2160 consumers for tenderness, juiciness, flavour and overall liking. Linear mixed effects models were used to analyse the impact of demographic factors and sheepmeat consumption habits on eating quality scores. Consumer age, gender, number of adults in a household and income had the strongest effect on sensory scores (P ≤ 0.05), although, the impact was often different across countries. Frequency of lamb consumption had an impact on sensory scores of American, Australian and Chinese consumers but larger sample sizes in some underrepresented subclasses for Australian and Chinese consumers are needed. Results suggest it is important to balance sensory panels for demographic factors of age, gender, number of adults and income to ensure sensory preferences are accurately represented for these particular populations.
Details
- Title
- Influence of demographic factors on sheepmeat sensory scores of American, Australian and Chinese consumers
- Authors/Creators
- R.A. O'Reilly (Author/Creator) - Cooperative Research CentreL. Pannier (Author/Creator) - Cooperative Research CentreG.E. Gardner (Author/Creator) - Cooperative Research CentreA.J. Garmyn (Author/Creator) - Texas Tech UniversityH. Luo (Author/Creator) - China Agricultural UniversityQ. Meng (Author/Creator) - China Agricultural UniversityM.F. Miller (Author/Creator) - Texas Tech UniversityD.W. Pethick (Author/Creator) - Cooperative Research Centre
- Publication Details
- Foods, Vol.9(4), Article 529
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Identifiers
- 991005543256707891
- Copyright
- © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Citation topics
- 3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology
- 3.51 Dairy & Animal Sciences
- 3.51.206 Meat Quality
- Web Of Science research areas
- Food Science & Technology
- ESI research areas
- Agricultural Sciences