Brennan, Charles S and Kuri, Victor (2002) Relationship between sensory attributes, hidden attributes and price in influencing consumer perception of organic foods. In: Powell, Jane and et al. (Eds.) Proceedings of the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference, Organic Centre Wales, Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales Aberystwyth, pp. 65-68.
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This report was presented at the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference. Consumer attitudes to foods are mainly influenced by quality attributes. Ethical factors are important in some cases, but they may be overstated. The relationships between consumers' awareness of organic food, price and perceived quality of food were investigated by tests involving series of consumer panels and sensory evaluation. Sensory responses were also matched to instrumental analysis data. Results indicated that overall there was no relation between panellist’s views about organic foods and their sensory perceptions. Eighty percent of the panellists felt that organic products were too expensive, but would buy them if they were cheaper. However the study showed that most of the people would not be likely to change their preference once they had made a product choice based upon sensory attributes. This has important implications, indicating that not only price, but also sensory quality of organic food must be considered in order to maintain repeated purchases by most consumers.
EPrint Type: | Conference paper, poster, etc. |
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Type of presentation: | Paper |
Keywords: | Colloquium of Organic Researchers; COR; organic food, consumer attitudes, sensory,tests purchase, price |
Subjects: | Food systems > Food security, food quality and human health Values, standards and certification > Evaluation of inputs Values, standards and certification > Consumer issues |
Research affiliation: | UK > Univ. Plymouth UK UK > Colloquium of Organic Researchers (COR) > COR 2002 |
Deposited By: | Powell, Ms Jane |
ID Code: | 8364 |
Deposited On: | 23 Oct 2006 |
Last Modified: | 12 Apr 2010 07:33 |
Document Language: | English |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Not peer-reviewed |
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