Sensory studies of an energy dense drink for elderly people
The average length of life is increasing in the western world, hence the older population is growing. A common health problem among the elderly is malnutrition. Malnutrition causes decreased body strength and is associated with an amplified risk of infections, depression, fractures and increased mo...
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| author | Langborger, Rebecka |
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| description | The average length of life is increasing in the western world, hence the older population is growing. A common health problem among the elderly is malnutrition.
Malnutrition causes decreased body strength and is associated with an amplified risk of infections, depression, fractures and increased mortality. The health
care system is therefore faced with the challenge to prevent malnutrition among the growing population of elderly. This could be done by providing nutritious
foods developed to meet the specific needs of elderly. The overall objective of this project was to test a healthy energy dense drink based on oats targeted for the elderly
consumers as a strategy to prevent malnutrition among elderly. The aim was further to test the energy dense drink on young active people, for comparison. The consumers’ attitude was investigated through a sensory consumer field test and the opinions of the personnel in the health care system were assessed through semistructured interviews and a test market. The young preferred the Raspberry/
blueberry product (52%) and the elderly favoured the Strawberry product (51%). The majority of the elderly could consume the product daily (61%) and thought that the new energy dense drink was needed on the market (68%). The
personnel thought that the product was a good contribution to the market, but that it would benefit from a better package design and a less viscous texture. In conclusion,
the energy dense drink was appreciated both by the elderly and the young consumers as well as by the personnel. |
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| institution | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
| language | Inglés swe |
| publishDate | 2015 |
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| spelling | RepoSLU81102015-06-25T13:24:22Z Sensory studies of an energy dense drink for elderly people Langborger, Rebecka sensory analysis consumer field test energy dense drink malnutrition sensorisk analys konsumenttest energität dryck malnutrition The average length of life is increasing in the western world, hence the older population is growing. A common health problem among the elderly is malnutrition. Malnutrition causes decreased body strength and is associated with an amplified risk of infections, depression, fractures and increased mortality. The health care system is therefore faced with the challenge to prevent malnutrition among the growing population of elderly. This could be done by providing nutritious foods developed to meet the specific needs of elderly. The overall objective of this project was to test a healthy energy dense drink based on oats targeted for the elderly consumers as a strategy to prevent malnutrition among elderly. The aim was further to test the energy dense drink on young active people, for comparison. The consumers’ attitude was investigated through a sensory consumer field test and the opinions of the personnel in the health care system were assessed through semistructured interviews and a test market. The young preferred the Raspberry/ blueberry product (52%) and the elderly favoured the Strawberry product (51%). The majority of the elderly could consume the product daily (61%) and thought that the new energy dense drink was needed on the market (68%). The personnel thought that the product was a good contribution to the market, but that it would benefit from a better package design and a less viscous texture. In conclusion, the energy dense drink was appreciated both by the elderly and the young consumers as well as by the personnel. Medellivslängden i västvärlden har ökat, vilket lett till att den äldre populationen växer. Ett vanligt hälsoproblem bland äldre är malnutrition, vilket i sin tur ökar risken för infektioner, frakturer och depressioner samt bidrar till ökad dödlighet. Därför står hälsovårdssystemet inför utmaningen att förebygga malnutrition bland den ökande äldre befolkningen. Detta genom att tillgodose näringsrika livsmedel speciellt utvecklade att matcha äldres behov. Syften med projektet var att testa en hälsosam energität dryck baserad på havre riktad mot äldre konsumenter som en strategi att förebygga malnutrition bland äldre. Vidare var syftet att för jämförelse testa den energitäta drycken på unga aktiva personer. Konsumenternas attityd undersöktes genom ett sensoriskt konsumenttest och åsikter från personal i hälsovårdssystemet samlades in genom semistrukturerade intervjuer och en test marknad. De unga aktiva föredrog Hallon/blåbär produkten (52%), medan de äldre gillade Jordgubbs produkten (51%) mest. Majoriteten av de äldre kunde tänka sig en daglig konsumtion av produkten (61%), och tyckte samtidigt att produkten behövdes på marknaden (68%). Personalen tyckte att produkten var ett bra komplement till marknaden, men att den kunde förbättras genom en bättre designad förpackning tillsammans med en lösare konsistens. Sammanfattningsvis var den energitäta drycken uppskattad av både unga och äldre konsumenter samt personal i hälsovårdssystemet. SLU/Dept. of Food Science 2015 H2 eng swe https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/8110/ |
| spellingShingle | sensory analysis consumer field test energy dense drink malnutrition sensorisk analys konsumenttest energität dryck malnutrition Langborger, Rebecka Sensory studies of an energy dense drink for elderly people |
| title | Sensory studies of an energy dense drink for elderly people |
| title_full | Sensory studies of an energy dense drink for elderly people |
| title_fullStr | Sensory studies of an energy dense drink for elderly people |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sensory studies of an energy dense drink for elderly people |
| title_short | Sensory studies of an energy dense drink for elderly people |
| title_sort | sensory studies of an energy dense drink for elderly people |
| topic | sensory analysis consumer field test energy dense drink malnutrition sensorisk analys konsumenttest energität dryck malnutrition |