Do consumers from Međimurje region recognize their autochthonous Turoš cheese?

The aim of this study was to determine whether consumers from the Međimurje region recognise and distinguish the autochthonous cheese called Turoš from similar cheeses like Prgica and Kvargl originating from regions neighbouring to Međimurje. Chemical, textural and microbiological properties of all...

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Main Authors: Kristijan Valkaj, Marija Cerjak, Samir Kalit, Ante Rako, William L. Wendorff
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Language:English
Published: Croatian Dairy Union 2013-11-01
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Online Access:http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=163743
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author Kristijan Valkaj
Marija Cerjak
Samir Kalit
Ante Rako
William L. Wendorff
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description The aim of this study was to determine whether consumers from the Međimurje region recognise and distinguish the autochthonous cheese called Turoš from similar cheeses like Prgica and Kvargl originating from regions neighbouring to Međimurje. Chemical, textural and microbiological properties of all three cheeses were given. Preference tests with 200 consumers using a face-to-face survey and a two-step procedure were performed. The blind taste test showed that 97 % of the respondents recognised differences between the tasted samples, and almost half of them preferred the Turoš cheese. Similarly, the informed test showed that a significantly higher number of the respondents preferred the Turoš cheese in comparison to Kvargl and Prgica. Statistical analyses showed no significant differences between respondents’ preferences in the blind and the informed tests.
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spelling doaj-art-2ca162113a7a40278e96ce8bcecb8ab42025-08-20T03:18:38ZengCroatian Dairy UnionMljekarstvo0026-704X1846-40252013-11-01634211219Do consumers from Međimurje region recognize their autochthonous Turoš cheese?Kristijan ValkajMarija CerjakSamir KalitAnte RakoWilliam L. WendorffThe aim of this study was to determine whether consumers from the Međimurje region recognise and distinguish the autochthonous cheese called Turoš from similar cheeses like Prgica and Kvargl originating from regions neighbouring to Međimurje. Chemical, textural and microbiological properties of all three cheeses were given. Preference tests with 200 consumers using a face-to-face survey and a two-step procedure were performed. The blind taste test showed that 97 % of the respondents recognised differences between the tasted samples, and almost half of them preferred the Turoš cheese. Similarly, the informed test showed that a significantly higher number of the respondents preferred the Turoš cheese in comparison to Kvargl and Prgica. Statistical analyses showed no significant differences between respondents’ preferences in the blind and the informed tests.http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=163743Turoš cheeseKvargl cheesePrgica cheeseconsumer blind taste testinformed taste test
spellingShingle Kristijan Valkaj
Marija Cerjak
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Do consumers from Međimurje region recognize their autochthonous Turoš cheese?
Mljekarstvo
Turoš cheese
Kvargl cheese
Prgica cheese
consumer blind taste test
informed taste test
title Do consumers from Međimurje region recognize their autochthonous Turoš cheese?
title_full Do consumers from Međimurje region recognize their autochthonous Turoš cheese?
title_fullStr Do consumers from Međimurje region recognize their autochthonous Turoš cheese?
title_full_unstemmed Do consumers from Međimurje region recognize their autochthonous Turoš cheese?
title_short Do consumers from Međimurje region recognize their autochthonous Turoš cheese?
title_sort do consumers from medimurje region recognize their autochthonous turos cheese
topic Turoš cheese
Kvargl cheese
Prgica cheese
consumer blind taste test
informed taste test
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