Blar i NOFIMA vitenarkiv på forfatter "Vidal, Leticia"
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Can children use temporal sensory methods to describe visual and food stimuli?
Velázquez, Ana Laura; Vidal, Leticia; Varela, Paula; Ares, Gastón (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Sensory scientists have adapted several sensory methods to fit children’s cognitive abilities according to their different developmental stages. Although children have been reported to be able to use sensory methods to ... -
Can children use the A-not a test?
Velázquez, Ana Laura; Vidal, Leticia; Varela, Paula; Ares, Gastón (Others, 2022)Sensory scientists have adapted several sensory methods to fit children's cognitive abilities. Although several discrimination methods have been reported with children, the A-not-A test has not been studied yet. The aims ... -
Can consumer segmentation in projective mapping contribute to a better understanding of consumer perception?
Vidal, Leticia; Antúnes, Lucía; Giménez, Ana; Varela, Paula; Deliza, Rosires; Ares, Gaston (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)In projective mapping tasks assessors create an overall representation of the similarities and differences among samples by relying on a process of synthesis for analyzing and processing sensory information. Individual ... -
Co-creation of a healthy dairy product with and for children
Velázquez, Ana Laura; Galler, Martina; Vidal, Leticia; Varela, Paula; Ares, Gastón (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Children's involvement in new product development may contribute to ensure that healthy alternatives meet their wants and needs. Co-creation is a potential approach to bridge the world of the child and the grown-up product ... -
Cross-modal interactions as a strategy for sugar reduction in products targeted at children: Case study with vanilla milk desserts
Velázquez, Ana; Vidal, Leticia; Varela, Paula; Ares, Gastón (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The high availability of products with high sugar content, particularly among those targeted as children, has been identified as one of the factors that contribute to the childhood obesity epidemic. For this reason, product ... -
Influence of consumers' cognitive style on results from projective mapping
Varela, Paula; Antúnez, Lucía; Berget, Ingunn; Oliveira, Denize; Christensen, Kasper; Vidal, Leticia; Næs, Tormod; Ares, Gastón (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Projective mapping (PM), one of the most holistic product profiling methods in approach, is increasingly being used to uncover consumers' perception of products and packages. Assessors rely on a process of synthesis for ... -
The influence of label information on the snacks parents choose for their children: Individual differences in a choice based conjoint test
Velázquez, Ana Laura; Alcaire, Florencia; Vidal, Leticia; Varela, Paula; Næs, Tormod; Ares, Gastón (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Labels have been reported to influence children's perception and choice of foods. However, the influence of label information on parents’ food choices for their children has not received as much attention in the literature ... -
Significant sugar-reduction in dairy products targeted at children is possible without affecting hedonic perception
Velázquez, Ana Laura; Vidal, Leticia; Alcaire, Florencia; Varela, Paula; Ares, Gastón (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The objective of the present study was to evaluate children's hedonic sensitivity to sugar reduction in three dairy products: vanilla milk desserts, chocolate-flavoured milk, and vanilla yoghurt. For each product, a regular ... -
Sugar reduction in products targeted at children: Why are we not there yet?
Velázquez, Ana Laura; Vidal, Leticia; Varela, Paula; Ares, Gastón (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Sugar intake among children has raised concern worldwide as it exceeds nutritional recommendations. Sugar contributes to the daily energy intake, without providing additional nutritional value and is associated with several ...