Short communication, Note

Acceptability of sweet potato dishes in preschool children

Antonija Perl Pirički ; Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Prehrambeno-tehnološki fakultet Osijek, Osijek, Hrvatska
Katica Boban ; Ministarstvo zdravstva i socijalne skrbi, Uprava za sanitarnu inspekciju, Odsjek Virovitičko-podravska županija, Slatina, Hrvatska
Ljiljana Primorac ; Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Prehrambeno-tehnološki fakultet Osijek, Osijek, Hrvatska
Ines Banjari ; Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Prehrambeno-tehnološki fakultet Osijek, Osijek, Hrvatska

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate acceptability of sweet potato dishes (dumplings and cakes) of preschool children at the area of Virovitica-Podravina County. Sweet potatoes are relatively new vegetable available on market, and for now don't have some significant meaning in the nutrition of people from these regions. One hundred and fifty-eight preschool children participated in our study (75 girls and 83 boys), 2 to 6 years of age. Acceptability of offered sweet potato dishes was tested by facial hedonic 7-point scale (from 1 – dislike extremely to 7 – like extremely). The results had shown that the children of that age hardly accept new meals with a specific taste. So, the cake was accepted by only 25 % of the participating children, while 75 % of them had positive approach towards sweet potato dumplings. Sweet potato cake has a very specific taste, completely new to children, so they grade it as dislike slightly (3.0 ± 1.9), while sweet potato dumplings are very similar to potato dumplings and were accepted much better, therefore graded as liked moderately (5.5 ± 2.1). The results had shown that in the process of introduction a new vegetable to children and including it in their daily nutrition, preparation should be especially taken care of, because served meal shouldn’t differ much from the meals children of that age usually consume.

Keywords

sweet potato; preschool children; food acceptability

Hrčak ID:

53242

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/53242

Publication date:

8.7.2009.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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