Table 1.
Parameter | Criterion |
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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. |