Labeling Terms and Production Claims Influence Consumers’ Palatability Perceptions of Ground Beef

Country-of-Origin Labeling of Beef Products: U.S. Consumers’ Perceptions

In 2002, consumers in Chicago and Denver were surveyed and participated in an experimental auction to elicit their willingness-to-pay for country-of-origin labeling (COOL) of beef. Survey results indicate that the majority of consumers (73%) were willing to pay an 11% and 24% premium for COOL of steak and hamburger, respectively. In the auction, consumers were willing to pay a 19% premium for s...

Influence of production and postmortem technologies on composition and palatability of USDA Select grade beef.

Improvement of USDA Select grade beef is essential for consumer acceptance of leaner beef. Seventy-two large- and medium-framed steer calves of mixed breeding were used in two experiments to evaluate feedlot performance, carcass composition, and beef palatability. Interactions of dietary energy level (corn concentrate or corn silage), breed type (Angus or Simmental), carcass electrical stimulat...

Does Knowing Brand or USDA Grade of Beef Strip Steaks Affect Palatability for Consumers?

In consumers’ eyes, not all beef is considered equal. In addition to USDA quality grades, close to 150 branded beef programs are approved for the segregation and marketing of beef products (USDA, 2015). This large number of product categories allows consumers to have a choice in the products they purchase. Blind sensory panel testing of beef, where consumers are not shown the brand or informati...

Marker Assisted Selection for Beef Palatability Characteristics

Swedish consumers' cognitive approaches to nutrition claims and health claims

INTRODUCTION AND AIM Studies show frequent use of nutrition claims and health claims in consumers' choice of food products. The aim of the present study was to investigate how consumers' thoughts about these claims and food products are affected by various types of food-related experiences. MATERIAL AND METHODS The data collection comprised 30 individual interviews among Swedish consumers age...