Table 3.
Comparison of children’s reported likings of fruit and vegetables by Hedonic Facial Scale.a
| Median |
Median |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OF |
TF |
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| Pre | Post | Wilcoxon test, Z | Pre | Post | Wilcoxon test, Z | |
| Fruits | ||||||
| Banana | 2 | 1 | −1.260 | 3 | 2 | −2.796** |
| Apple | 3 | 1 | −2.026* | 2 | 2 | −0.226 |
| Orange | 2 | 1 | −1.309 | 3 | 1 | −3.001** |
| Mango | 1 | 1 | −0.669 | 1 | 1 | −0.106 |
| Blueberry | 4 | 3 | −1.912 | 3 | 3 | −0.106 |
| Vegetables | ||||||
| Sweet potato | 5 | 4 | −0.889 | 4.5 | 4 | −0.665 |
| Pumpkin | 6 | 5 | −2.745** | 5 | 4.5 | −1.507 |
| Spinach | 4 | 3 | −0.670 | 3.5 | 3 | −0.924 |
| Carrot | 5 | 5 | −1.075 | 5 | 5 | −0.032 |
| Eggplant | 6 | 5 | −1.131 | 5 | 5 | −0.160 |
OF: original food; TF: transformed food.
a
Hedonic Facial Scale: 1 indicating the most liking and 7 indicating the least liking.
*
p < 0.05; **p < 0.01.