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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 Nov 5;135:107381. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2023.107381

Table 3.

Subjective Snack and Buffet Meal Food Palatability and Texture Ratings

Food Group Item Overall Acceptability Cohesiveness Hardness
UPF Snack food items (EAH) 6.9 6.3 5.5
Non-UPF Snack items (EAH) 7.5 4.4 5.4
UPF Buffet items 6.9 4.8 3.3
Non-UPF Buffet items 6.8 4.0 4.0

UPF: Ultra-processed food; EAH: Eating in the absence of hunger.