ABSTRACT The objective of the present study was to evaluate children's hedonic sensitivity to sugar reduction in three dairy products: vanilla milk desserts, chocolate-flavoured milk, and vanilla yoghurt. For each product, a regular sample and five samples with different reduction in added-sugar content were formulated. The regular sample contained the sugar content of commercial products available in the marketplace. The reduction in added-sugar content ranged between 10.0 and 41.0%. A total of 126 children (8 to 13 years old) participated in the study. An A-not A test was used to evaluate children's hedonic sensitivity to sugar reduction. Sugar reductions up to 27% in chocolate flavoured milk and vanilla yoghurt, and up to 19% in vanilla milk desserts, did not cause significant changes in children's hedonic reaction. These results confirm that sugar-reduction strategies can be easily implemented in the dairy industry without significant risk of affecting sample appreciation and market share.

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在不影响快感感知的情况下，针对儿童的乳制品可以显着减少糖分

摘要 本研究的目的是评估儿童对三种乳制品中糖减少的快感敏感性：香草牛奶甜点、巧克力味牛奶和香草酸奶。对于每种产品，配制了一个常规样品和五个不同添加糖含量降低的样品。常规样品包含市场上可用的商业产品的糖含量。添加糖含量的减少范围在 10.0% 和 41.0% 之间。共有 126 名儿童（8 至 13 岁）参与了这项研究。A-not A 测试用于评估儿童对减少糖分的快感敏感性。巧克力味牛奶和香草酸奶的糖含量减少高达 27%，香草牛奶甜点的糖含量减少高达 19%，并没有导致儿童的快感反应发生显着变化。