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. 2020 Nov 15;9(11):1669. doi: 10.3390/foods9111669

Table A11.

Significant differences between participant groups in distribution of responses regarding 3D-printed food. Means or mean ranks are presented. Significantly different respondent groups are marked with different letters. Significance level was minimum 0.05.

Respondent Group N I Could Eat or Cook I Am Interested in Trying Credible Nutrient-Rich Ecological Natural Trendy Healthy Appearance Aroma and Flavor Feel
Gender
Female 151 ns ns ns 2.41b 4.10b 123.63b ns ns ns 2.66b 2.70b
Male 112 ns ns ns 2.79a 4.64a 143.29a ns ns ns 3.08a 3.10a
Age
18–34 57 ns ns ns ns ns 130.91ab ns ns ns ns ns
35–49 73 ns ns ns ns ns 111.62b ns ns ns ns ns
50–64 81 ns ns ns ns ns 133.91ab ns ns ns ns ns
65–80 52 ns ns ns ns ns 158.84a ns ns ns ns ns
Education
basic 21 ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
intermediate 128 ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
higher level 114 ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
Neighborhood
center of a large city 51 ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
housing estate 74 ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
center of a smaller city or municipality 88 ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
rural area 50 ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
Diet
mixed diet 210 ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
plant-oriented mixed diet 28 ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
Growing or picking ingredients
grow 84 ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
do not grow 179 ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
pick 173 ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
do not pick 190 ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
Food neophobia group
food neophilics 59 145.41a 148.97a ns ns ns ns ns ns 3.69a ns ns
median group 130 136.17ab 132.62ab ns ns ns ns ns ns 3.18ab ns ns
food neophobics 74 113.98b 117.39b ns ns ns ns ns ns 3.03b ns ns

ns no significant difference.