... at home, or how packaging influences their storage decisions. This study explores consumer practices and preferences regarding the purchase, storage and packaging of fresh fruits and vegetables. Design/methodology/approach An online survey was conducted among Dutch consumers (n = 290...

...Ireen Raaijmakers; Youri Dijkxhoorn; Harriette Snoek; Kikelomo Amoreoluwa; Adedola Adeboye; Olufolajimi Talabi; Christine Plaisir; Augustine Ehimen Okoruwa; Oluwole Toye; Coen van Wagenberg Purpose Despite its health benefits, vegetable consumption is low in urban Nigeria. Interventions have been...

...Elliot Smith; Richard Stevenson; Leah Dudley; Heather Francis Purpose Greater fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake has been linked to more positive mood. Here, the purpose of this paper is to examine if this relationship is mediated by expectancies about their benefit to health/mental health...

...Simone Holligan; Sunghwan Yi; Vinay Kanetkar; Jess Haines; Jana Dergham; Dawna Royall; Paula Brauer Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the meal selection and potential vegetable substitution preferences in a sample of university students, to inform design of planned nudge interventions...

...Chenchi Zhang; Jieqiong Wang; Biao Zhang; Junqi Ding; Zetian Fu; Lingxian Zhang Purpose The selection of marketing channels by vegetable producers directly affects the income of producers and is important for the maintenance of a stable supply of vegetables and food control. The purpose...

... for International Development-funded vegetable postharvest project implemented by the World Vegetable Center. Two Feed the Future (FtF) districts, Kapilvastu and Banke, were selected for this study based on total area, number of farmers, and the prospect of improving postharvest value chains in the FtF region...

...Biao Zhang; Zetian Fu; Jieqiong Wang; Xiaolin Tang; Yousen Zhao; Lingxian Zhang Purpose Farmers’ selection of vegetable marketing channels directly affects their income and is important to stable vegetable supply and food control. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the farmers’ selection...

...Rachel Povey; Lisa Cowap; Lucy Gratton Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore primary school children’s beliefs towards eating fruit and vegetables in a deprived area in England. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 children aged 9-11 from...

...Cristian Adasme-Berríos; Mercedes Sanchez; Marcos Mora; Berta Schnettler; German Lobos; José Díaz Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the differences in consumers’ preferences to food safety label (FSL) on vegetables in central and south central Chile in terms of sociodemographic...

... – Study was only conducted in one town and to get the real impact of the losses the research should cover a wider coverage area. Originality/value – Cabbage is one of the most widely consumed vegetables globally and this is the first research effort to quantify the magnitude of postharvest losses...

... of this paper is to evaluate the influence of the foodscape on fruit and vegetable choice by staff in a higher educational setting. Design/methodology/approach – Foodscape mapping of fruit and vegetable provision on campus was conducted to provide context. Two focus groups with staff and two interviews...

...Ting Ding; Barbara Mullan; Kristina Xavier Purpose – Adhering to the guidelines regarding the consumption of fruit and vegetables is associated with positive health outcomes. Subjective well-being has been demonstrated to have a causal influence on positive health outcomes. The aim of this paper...

... at: louise.manning@rac.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Powell and Chapman (2007) identified that since 1990 there have been over 500 outbreaks related to produce in North America and argued that fresh fruit and vegetables are one of the most significant sources, if not the most significant...

...L. Martínez‐Carrasco; M. Brugarolas; A. Martínez‐Poveda; J.J. Ruiz; S. García‐Martínez Purpose This paper aims to further progress in research on perceived quality of fresh fruit and vegetables. It seeks to develop and discuss two models for perceived quality of tomato, including the price...

... characteristics Colour kinetics Food manufacturing processes Food products Processed foods Vegetables The carrot (Daucus carota) is a root vegetable. It is a rich source of β‐carotene and contains other vitamins, like thiamine, riboflavin, vitamin B complex and minerals (Walde et al...

...Kanayo Umeh; Maxine Sharps Purpose What are the psychological requirements for increasing fruit and vegetable intake in young people? Psychological theory suggests behaviour modification is driven by ten experiential and behavioural “processes of change”. However, their role in food choice remains...

...B. Franchini; R. Poínhos; K. Klepp; M.D.V. de Almeida Purpose This paper's aim is to assess vegetable soup intake and its contribution to total vegetable intake among mothers of Portuguese schoolchildren as well as to examine the association between relative vegetable soup intake...

...Emiel F.M. Wubben; Simon Düsseldorf; Maarten H. Batterink Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discover an uncontested market space in the European fruit and vegetables industry (EFVI), and thereby assess the ex‐ante applicability of the Blue Ocean Strategy of Kim and Mauborgne...

...Stephanie Kirchhoff; Heather Smyth; Jessica Sanderson; Yasmina Sultanbawa; Katrina Gething Purpose The purpose of this study is to illustrate how means‐end chain theory can inform communications that effectively convey the health messages of vegetable consumption to various publics. Design...

... be contacted at: baljeet.y@rediffmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Starches Cooking Storage Vegetables Convection India The low temperature/high baking time condition was observed to be more effective in generating RS (Table III). The bread baked at 120° C for 20 h...