title: Consumer perception of boar meat as affected by labelling information, malodorous compounds and sensitivity to androstenone.
abstract: This study aimed to assess the influence of two label conditions on the acceptance of boar meat. A central location test was conducted with 145 consumers each assessing 4 pieces of pork loin. Samples varied with respect to two factors: actual meat type (boar vs. standard pork) and label information (young boar meat vs. pork). Androstenone and skatole levels in the tested boar meat ranged from 0.51 to 2.72 μg/g and 0.01 to 0.23 μg/g melted fat, respectively. Consumers' sensitivity to and appreciation of androstenone and skatole odour was determined through a smell experiment. The acceptance of taste, tenderness, juiciness, and overall liking was neither influenced by the label information nor by the meat type. Twenty-seven % of all participants were classified as insensitive to androstenone odour, whereas 52% perceived it as positive and 21% as negative. Consumers who disliked the androstenone odour indicated a higher disliking of boar meat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Sciences, University of Göttingen, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Meier-Dinkel
authors.forename: Johanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mörlein
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frieden
authors.forename: Ernst
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tholen
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Knorr
authors.forename: Ahmad Reza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Sharifi
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bücking
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wicke
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mörlein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000736:Androstenes / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009812:Odorants / Q000032:analysis*; D012862:Skatole / Q000032:analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013552:Swine; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology*; D055697:Taste Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000736:Androstenes; C000214:androst-16-en-3-one; D012862:Skatole