Consumer acceptability of chips from assorted vegetable peels under blind and informed conditions
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Date
2023
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Novelyn Mae M. Eugenio, Renemae D. Fernando, Will Austin O. Lleno & Angelica G. Ruar
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Fruits and vegetables are inherently perishable hence they are considered as one of the most wasted categories of food One of the contributors of food waste are vegetable peels/skin. Vegetable peels are responsible for about 22% of food losses and wastes along the supply chain (not including the retail level). The development of chips using Assorted vegetable peels will help to reduce the food waste in the field of Food Industry and Agricultural Sector and would help people/consumer to adapt Sustainability. The study will utilize an experimental research design that includes a Questionnaire, data analysis, and interpretation following the method of Schouteten et al (2016). participants will be asked to evaluate three different vegetable peels (potato, carrots & squash) and express their overall liking and perceived quality. Consumers' decisions on whether to accept chips made from various vegetable peels include Sensory analysis with blind and informed conditions.
The mean of potato peel chip is significantly higher than that of carrot and squash peel chips. No statistically significant differences was found between the means of carrot and squash peel chips. Both samples were perceived by the respondents as "like slightly". All attributes (appearance, color, aroma, taste, texture and aftertaste) of the potato chips were found to be at their optimum level. majority of the respondents (>60%) found that the carrot peel chips have optimum level of texture while squash peel chips were found to have optimum level of appearance, color and texture.
The overall findings confirmed that vegetable chips from assorted vegetable peels are accepted by the respondents who took sensory evaluation survey from blind and informed conditions. It can serve as cheap, natural, safe and environment friendly products that can be served in the market.