Sensory Complexity: From Sensory Measurement to Consumption Behavior
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Publication date
2022-12-21ISSN
2304-8158
Abstract
Sensory analysis is a multidisciplinary field that includes the measurement, interpretation,
and understanding of human responses to the sensory properties of products and
it is essential to explore consumer behavior. Understanding consumer preferences is key
to the development of the food industry, but consumer behavior is complex because of
the diversity of factors influencing food choice. The attitude of the consumer results from
the multiple attributes perceived of a product and depends on the importance assigned to
each of them. This perception has the following three dimensions: a cognitive (knowledge),
an affective (attitude, feelings) and a conative (behavior, purchase intention, and actual
purchase) dimension. As a consequence, external cues such as the availability of resources,
nutritional value, sensory quality or socio-environmental impact of the production, as well
as internal cues, such as age, gender, educational level, incomes or cultural background,
will affect both consumers’ behavior.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
663/664 - Food and nutrition. Enology. Oils. Fat
Pages
4
Publisher
MDPI
Is part of
Foods
Citation
Panea, Begoña, Francisco Javier Mesías, and Luis Guerrero. 2022. "Sensory Complexity: From Sensory Measurement To Consumption Behavior". Foods 12 (1): 29. doi:10.3390/foods12010029.
Program
Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària
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