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. 2021 Jan 10;10(1):133. doi: 10.3390/foods10010133

Table 2.

Characteristic of participants (n = 56).

Characteristic Percent of Consumers (%)
Gender Woman 88.4
Man 11.6
Age <25 80.3
25–40 12.5
41–56 7.2
Food Neophobia Level * The most neophilic (10.0–18.3) 20.5
The most neutral (18.4–33.8) 65.2
The most neophobic (33.9–70.0) 14.3
Domain-Specific Innovativeness level ** Adapters (6–23) 27.7
Neutrals (24–28) 37.5
Innovators (29–42) 34.8
Familiarity with the molecular cuisine term Yes 90.2
No 9.8
Possibility of earlier tasting of molecular cuisine Yes 33.9
No 66.1
Familiarity with the Note by Note cuisine term Yes 26.8
No 72.4
Application of ingredients based on synthetic substances at home (e.g., vanillin, bouillon cube) Yes 84.8
No 15.2

* Adapted Food Neophobia Scale (10–70 c.u.) [34]; ** Domain-Specific Innovativeness Scale (6–42 c.u.) (Goldsmith and Hofacker [55] with modifications of Huotilainen et al. [56]).