Quality Attributes of ¿rocha¿ Pear and Consumer Behaviour: Sensory Evaluation and Willingness to Pay

Pinto, Alexandra Seabra; Barreiro, Guilherme; Fragata, António; Combris, Pierre; Giraud-Héraud, Éric

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2008.800.137

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“…Finally, in another study conducted in Portugal, consumers’ intention to buy PDO pears was investigated. It was concluded that consumers intended to pay the premium price of PDO pears being mainly motivated by food safety issues (Pinto et al ., ).…”

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Consumers’ intention to buy protected designation of origin and protected geographical indication foodstuffs: the case of Greece

Likoudis

Sdrali

Costarelli

et al. 2015

Int J Consumer Studies

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There is evidence that consumers tend to highly regard the quality, authenticity, ethical standards, country of origin and sustainable production of foodstuffs; hence, the growing number of studies on products of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indication (PGI). PDO and PGI labelling is associated with the preservation of local plant varieties, the financial reward of local people and the sustainable development of rural areas. This study was set out to investigate the factors associated with Greek consumers’ intention to buy PDO/PGI food products. A total of 615 consumers took part in the study from the municipality of Attica, Greece. The survey was conducted during the period of March 2011 to April 2013. Results indicated that approximately 50% of respondents were willing to buy PDO/PGI products whereas the willingness to buy these products constituted an important factor in purchasing them. More specifically, according to the regression analysis, factors that are significantly associated with respondents’ willingness to buy PDOs/PGIs were as follows: origin, health claims and label of a product, as well as sustainable consumer behaviour. Understanding the main factors relating to consumers’ purchasing intent towards PDO/PGI products is an important step towards promoting special labelled agri‐foodstuffs and hence contributes to the local sustainable development.

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Consumers’ intention to buy protected designation of origin and protected geographical indication foodstuffs: the case of Greece

Likoudis

Sdrali

Costarelli

et al. 2015

Int J Consumer Studies

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“…However, an increasing number of research studies combine sensory and economic evaluations to offer a more exhaustive overview of how organoleptic properties of foods affect consumers’ intention to (re)purchase them. Examples of the latter across time and different consumer populations include Jaeger et al [ 25 ], Pinto et al [ 28 ], Rivaroli et al [ 29 ], Costanigro et al [ 30 ], McCluskey et al [ 31 ], Karina Gallardo et al [ 32 ], Gracia and Cantín [ 33 ], and Boccia et al [ 34 ].…”

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Sensory Perception and Willingness to Pay for a Local Ancient Pear Variety: Evidence from In-Store Experiments in Italy

Rivaroli,

Calvia,

Spadoni

et al. 2023

Foods

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Product optimisation is one of the most crucial phases in the new product development or launch process. This work proposes applying penalty analysis to investigate the impact of not just-about-right (JAR) sensorial aspects on willingness to pay (WTP) and an overall liking for a local Italian ancient pear variety and to verify the mediating role of pleasantness in the relationship between not-JAR sensory attributes and consumers’ WTP using structural equation model (SEM). One hundred and twelve non-expert participants recruited during an in-store experiment evaluated overall liking and JAR attributes and were involved in an in-field experimental auction based on the non-hypothetical Becker–DeGroot–Marshak (BDM) mechanism. The participants’ average WTP for the sample was EUR 3.18 per kilogramme. Only juiciness and sourness significantly impact consumers’ overall liking but not on consumers’ WTP. Moreover, pleasantness did not mediate the relationship between non-balanced sensorial aspects and WTP. In conclusion, the penalty analysis for attributes not being JAR in monetary and hedonic terms is a beneficial research approach for a deep-inside evaluation of the potentiality of the product in the marketplace, providing helpful directions for product optimisation. Results show market potential for the local ancient pear variety ‘Angelica’.

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“…Visually, a typical pear shape in fruits, pink-red cheek on the yellow-green background color and the presence of some rust are wanted by consumers because of the organic perception (Gamble et al, 2006;Steyn et al, 2010). During tasting, firm, juicy, buttery and aromatic properties are sought (Pinto et al, 2007;Predieri et al, 2014). Due to the decrease in the number of individuals in families and short shelf-life of fruits, large pears are not preferred.…”

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Evaluation of Fall Pear Variety Candidates Obtained by Hybridization in Terms of Fire Blight Disease Resistance, Pomological and Commercial Values

Mertoğlu¹,

Evrenosoğlu²,

Yeşilbaş³

et al. 2020

Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi

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Objective: In this research, evaluations of F1 fall pear hybrids, that obtained from different cross combinations, were made to contribute to our country' s agriculture and gene pool.Material and Methods: 11 hybrids investigated in this research were obtained from the cross combinations that 'Magness' , 'Kiefer' , 'Williams' and 'Santa Maria' cultivars were maternal and, 'Güz' , 'Santa Maria' and 'Kiefer' cultivars were used as pollinator parents. Susceptibilities of those hybrids to fire blight disease, pomological and biochemical characteristics were determinated. Besides, sensory parameters were added to the data attained by the measurements, and promising hybrids were detected through the modified weighted ranking method.Results: Fruit width, fruit length, shape index, fruit weight, fruit firmness, soluble solid content, pH, titratable acidity, vitamin C and antioxidant activity characteristics were varied between 53.22 -84.25 mm, 52.91 -105.01 mm, 0.95 -1.62, 86.51 -317.70 g, 3.32 -8.41 kg/cm2, %8.77 -16.53, 3.52 -4.73, %0.14 -0.59, 0.53 -3.17 mg.L-1 and %26.43 -%75.09, respectively. Eight hybrids were evaluated as promising fall cultivars through the modified weighted ranking method.Conclusions: Due to the lack of a definite solution against fire blight, the chemicals used are harmful to human health and organic cultivation is becoming more widespread, the pears with high fruit quality parameters and disease resistant hybrids will come to the fore in the near future, it is thought that the hybrids (2-12-43, 2-15-93, 2-12-47, 1-17-20, 3-36-87, 2-33-32, 2-15-33 and 1-16-130) transferred to the forward observation plot will contribute to pear cultivation by registering in the following period. ÖZAmaç: Bu çalışmada, farklı melezleme kombinasyonları sonucu elde edilen güzlük F1 armut melezlerinin, ülke tarımına ve genetik havuza katkı sağlaması amaçları doğrultusunda, değerlendirmeleri yapılmıştır.

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Quality Attributes of ¿rocha¿ Pear and Consumer Behaviour: Sensory Evaluation and Willingness to Pay

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Consumers’ intention to buy protected designation of origin and protected geographical indication foodstuffs: the case of Greece

Consumers’ intention to buy protected designation of origin and protected geographical indication foodstuffs: the case of Greece

Sensory Perception and Willingness to Pay for a Local Ancient Pear Variety: Evidence from In-Store Experiments in Italy

Evaluation of Fall Pear Variety Candidates Obtained by Hybridization in Terms of Fire Blight Disease Resistance, Pomological and Commercial Values

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