Consumer knowledge, preference, and perceived quality of dried tomato products in Ghana

dc.contributor.authorOwureku-Asare, M.
dc.contributor.authorAmbrose, R.P.K.
dc.contributor.authorOduro, I.
dc.contributor.authorTortoe, C.
dc.contributor.authorSaalia, F.K.
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-07T12:37:25Z
dc.date.available2019-02-07T12:37:25Z
dc.date.issued2017-05
dc.description.abstractPostharvest losses (PHL) are incurred in the tomato value chain in Ghana and solar drying of tomato is a promising technology for reducing the loss. However, there are concerns on the usage, functionality and sensory appeal of the dried products to consumers, compounded with the lack of information and research on dried tomato processing in Ghana. A survey was carried out by administering semistructured questionnaires to 395 randomly selected and willing respondents in the Accra Metropolis. Information was obtained on the socioeconomic profile, consumption pattern, knowledge, and acceptance of tomato processing technologies and assessment of quality attributes important to consumers. Most consumers (74%) preferred tomato powder that is conveniently packaged to retain the characteristic intense taste and the flavor using Friedman's rank mean procedure. The study indicated that consumers were more concerned about good manufacturing practices during the production of solar-dried tomato (48.8%) rather than the quality attributes (8.6%). These findings indicate the need for safe solar drying procedures in order to increase consumer acceptability of solar-dried tomato products in Ghana. © 2016 The Authors. Food Science & Nutrition published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.en_US
dc.identifier.otherVolume 5, Issue 3, Pages 617-624
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.439
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/27346
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFood Science and Nutritionen_US
dc.subjectConsumer perceptionsen_US
dc.subjectQualityen_US
dc.subjectSolar dryingen_US
dc.subjectTomatoen_US
dc.titleConsumer knowledge, preference, and perceived quality of dried tomato products in Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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