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. 2023 Aug 27;82(7):892–912. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuad100

Table 1.

PICOS criteria for inclusion of studies

Parameter Criterion
Population Any human population, including infants, children, and adults
Intervention Conventionally bred biofortified crops-based food products
Comparator Control crops, either (A) a nonbiofortified (ie, control) version of the same food or food product made using nonbiofortified crops; or (B) food products industrially fortified with the same micronutrient
Outcome Sensory acceptability, as assessed using hedonic scoring (including facial hedonic scoring) and other scales such as: Just About Right (JAR); children’s food intake (amount of food consumed); Quantitative Descriptive Analysis (QDA); paired preference test
Study design We included studies wherein biofortified crop-based foods were tested empirically by consumers, panelists, and households, and did not include results based on modeling or hypothesized judgements.