The Peception of "Naturalness" - Dr Peter Williams
1. How is “naturalness” in food perceived by consumers, used by manufacturers, and regulated by food authorities? A descriptive pilot study. Veronique Chachay, Julijana Markoska, Peter Williams, Anne McMahon, Sara Grafenauer Funding: Smart Foods Centre
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13. Results: regulations Regulations & definitions of "natural" in Australia and overseas Country/ Region Natural definition - guideline Natural definition – legally enforceable Misleading & deceptive representation regulation Australia/NZ Yes No Yes Canada Yes No Yes UK Yes No Yes USA No Yes – specific products only Yes European Union Yes – partial No Yes Codex No No No
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15. Results: product survey (n=353) Figure 1: Uses of the term "natural" on foods products Legend Natural ingredients Natural style Natural source (nutrients/goodness) Natural flavours/colours Brand and product names Miscellaneous
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17. Percentage of participants who indicated that the listed ingredients would be suitable for inclusion in a product labeled ‘natural’ Results: questionnaire Ingredients Frequency (%) Yes No Not Sure whole meal flour vitamin C pear puree yeast canola oil sugar natural flavour apple juice concentrate glucose syrup gluten malt extract guarana extract whey powder wheat starch gelatine soy lecithin food acid citric non-fat milk solids vegetable gum honey powder maltodextrin hydrolysed vegetable protein inulin colour caramel colour 129 (allura red) 80 73 67 63 62 58 45 44 41 39 37 34 31 29 28 28 26 25 18 16 15 11 10 8 2 11 12 16 22 22 31 30 36 42 34 35 33 33 35 23 46 42 38 35 51 30 48 20 72 76 7 13 15 15 16 10 23 16 15 26 26 31 35 30 47 24 29 35 45 30 53 40 68 20 22