User preferences and consumer acceptability of boiled plantain in rural and urban localities in Cameroon

Ngoh Newilah Gérard, Kendine Vepowo Cédric, Nya Nzimi Cendy Raymonde, Kuate Kengne Cédric, Takam Ngouno Annie, Nana Claudin Karim, Meli Meli Vivien, Gouado Inocent, Dufour Dominique, Mbéguié-A-Mbéguié Didier. 2023. User preferences and consumer acceptability of boiled plantain in rural and urban localities in Cameroon. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 13 p.

Résumé : BACKGROUND: An understanding of the preferences of different stakeholders in the plantain value chain in rural and urban segments in Cameroon is important for the selection and adoption of new plantain cultivars. Boiled plantain is one of the most commonly consumed food products from this crop in Cameroon. Gendered food mapping and consumer testing with two plantain landraces (Batard and Big Ebanga) and a plantain-like hybrid (CARBAP K74) was carried out in rural and urban areas in the West and Littoral regions of Cameroon. RESULTS: Plantain users in these two regions were categorized into producers, traders, processors, and consumers. Preferences indicated that raw plantain should bear long and large fruits, with heavy bunches, and an orange pulp color, whereas boiled plantain should present with a yellow color and a soft and mealy pulp, with a good plantain aroma. Batard and Big Ebanga were liked moderately by consumers, whereas CARBAP K74 was liked slightly. CARBAP K74 was on par with Batard and Big Ebanga for some attributes, except for color and sweetness. CONCLUSION: More emphasis should be given to attributes such as color, firmness, and taste for the development of new plantain clones to be adopted by end users consuming boiled green plantain.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : banane plantain, Musa (plantains), comportement du consommateur, Musa, propriété organoleptique, acceptabilité, zone urbaine, enquête auprès des consommateurs, données ventilées par sexe, consommateur

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Cameroun

Mots-clés libres : Stakeholder, Selection criteria, Plantain value-chain, Efficient breeding

Classification Agris : S01 - Nutrition humaine - Considérations générales
Q04 - Composition des produits alimentaires

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 3 (2019-) - Systèmes alimentaires

Agences de financement hors UE : Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Projets sur financement : (FRA) Breeding RTB Products for End User Preferences

Auteurs et affiliations

• Ngoh Newilah Gérard, CARBAP (CMR) - auteur correspondant
• Kendine Vepowo Cédric, CARBAP (CMR)
• Nya Nzimi Cendy Raymonde, Université de Dschang (CMR)
• Kuate Kengne Cédric, Université de Dschang (CMR)
• Takam Ngouno Annie, Université de Dschang (CMR)
• Nana Claudin Karim, Université de Dschang (CMR)
• Meli Meli Vivien, Université de Dschang (CMR)
• Gouado Inocent, Université de Douala (CMR)
• Dufour Dominique, CIRAD-PERSYST-UMR Qualisud (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0002-7794-8671
• Mbéguié-A-Mbéguié Didier, CIRAD-PERSYST-UMR Qualisud (CIV) ORCID: 0000-0002-9256-3999

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/607433/)

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