The relationship between children’s and mothers’ vegetable liking in Chile, China and the United States

•Chilean mothers liked a smaller variety of vegetables than their children.•Children’s vegetable preferences were characterized by extreme likes and dislikes.•The variety of a child’s diet differentiated among the preference segments we uncovered. This study analyzed children’s (n = 384), 5 to 12 ye...

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Published in:Food quality and preference 2020-12, Vol.86, p.104000, Article 104000
Main Authors: Estay, Karinna, Pan, Shuliang, Zhong, Fang, Guinard, Jean-Xavier
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cross-cultural study
Food variety
Hedonic scale
Vegetable liking
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Summary:•Chilean mothers liked a smaller variety of vegetables than their children.•Children’s vegetable preferences were characterized by extreme likes and dislikes.•The variety of a child’s diet differentiated among the preference segments we uncovered. This study analyzed children’s (n = 384), 5 to 12 years old, and their mothers’ (n = 321) vegetable liking in three countries (Chile, China and the USA). Liking measures were collected using tasting sessions in which fourteen different vegetables were tasted. Three factors were tested: country (Chile, China, USA), status (mother/child) and products (vegetables). The results showed that mothers gave higher liking vegetable scores than their children when all the participants were analyzed together (p 
ISSN:0950-3293
1873-6343
DOI:10.1016/j.foodqual.2020.104000