British Food Journal: Volume 113 Issue 6

The gender gap in food choice motives as determinants of consumers' attitudes toward GM foods in Taiwan

Mei‐Fang Chen

In addition to having an understanding of consumers' food choice motives which influence their attitudes toward GM foods in Taiwan, the aim of this study is to ascertain whether…

Effect of frying, baking and storage conditions on resistant starch content of foods

Baljeet Singh Yadav

The present study aims to understand the effect of baking, frying and storage conditions on resistant starch (RS) content of commonly used poor man's foods like potato, sweet…

Fast food and fast games: An ethnographic exploration of food consumption complexity among the videogames subculture

James M. Cronin, Mary B. McCarthy

The purpose of this paper is to understand how food is used to create identity and community for gamers during core rituals. These meanings are to be explored within the broader…

Determination and comparison of the total polyphenol contents of fresh and commercial fruit juices

Reza Mahdavi, Zeinab Nikniaz, Maryam Rafraf, Abolghasem Jouyban

This paper aims to study the importance of polyphenols in human health and, based on recommendations on the replacement of carbonated drinks with nutritious beverages, like fruit…

Impact of nutrition knowledge on behaviour towards health claims on foodstuffs

Fiona Lalor, Jean Kennedy, Patrick G. Wall

This study aims to investigate whether nutrition knowledge impacts on the credibility and purchase behaviour of foodstuffs that make health claims.

Identification of critical points during domestic food preparation: an observational study

Jean Kennedy, Sarah Gibney, Aisling Nolan, Stephen O'Brien, M. Ann S. McMahon, David McDowell, Seamus Fanning, Patrick G. Wall

The International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene's (IFH) approach to infectious disease prevention is “targeted hygiene”, which means identifying the routes of transmission of…

Increasing the frequency of breakfast consumption

Emily J. Kothe, Barbara Mullan

A number of interventions aimed at increasing breakfast consumption have been designed and implemented in recent years. This paper seeks to review the current research in this…

Organic food consumption in families with juvenile children

Angelika Riefer, Ulrich Hamm

This paper aims to provide insight into why organic food consumption in families decreases when children become adolescent. Further, it seeks to derive practical implications for…