Table 2.
Higher affinity for vegetables | Lower affinity for vegetables | |||||||
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Total | (n 250) | (n 250) | ||||||
Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | F value | P value | |
Vegetables make the meal | 6·84 | 1·99 | 7·09 | 2·05 | 6·69 | 1·95 | 4·63* | 0·032 |
Vegetables make the meal more complete | 8·30 | 1·32 | 8·45 | 1·17 | 8·21 | 1·39 | 4·05* | 0·045 |
A vegetable makes the meal seem more special | 6·72 | 2·07 | 6·95 | 2·26 | 6·58 | 1·94 | 3·80 | 0·052 |
A vegetable makes the meal healthier | 8·43 | 1·19 | 8·52 | 1·12 | 8·37 | 1·23 | 1·91 | 0·167 |
A vegetable makes beef taste better | 6·37 | 2·21 | 6·63 | 2·27 | 6·21 | 2·16 | 4·28* | 0·039 |
A vegetable makes chicken taste better | 6·51 | 2·17 | 6·82 | 2·13 | 6·32 | 2·17 | 6·18* | 0·013 |
A vegetable makes pork taste better | 6·07 | 2·29 | 6·38 | 2·38 | 5·89 | 2·21 | 5·49* | 0·020 |
A vegetable makes fish taste better | 6·06 | 2·43 | 6·49 | 2·40 | 5·82 | 2·42 | 9·01** | 0·003 |
A vegetable makes the meal feel more ‘family-like’ | 7·19 | 1·95 | 7·34 | 2·09 | 7·10 | 1·86 | 1·77 | 0·184 |
P < 0·05, **P < 0·01.
Ratings on a 9-point scale, from 1 = ‘strongly disagree’ to 9 = ‘strongly agree’, assessing the impact of the addition of a vegetable on hedonic taste perceptions of a meal among 500 American mothers, with at least two children under the age of 18 years living at home, who participated in an online survey, September 2011. A median split on the mother's general attitude towards vegetables was used to determine whether she had a lower or higher affinity for vegetables.