Familial aggregation and socio-demographic correlates of taste preferences in European children

BMC Nutrition

Table 1 Foods and drinks representing four taste modalities

	Boys <12 years	Girls <12 years	Boys ≥12 years	Girls ≥12 years	Fathers	Mothers
Sweet
Milk chocolate	X	X	X	X	X	X
Chocolate bar	X	X	X	X	X	X
Lemonade	X	X		X	X	X
Coke	X	X	X	X	X	X
Diet coke	X		X	X	X	X
Donut	X		X	X	X	X
Jam	X	X	X	X		X
Honey	X	X	X	X	X	X
Plain croissant		X	X	X	X	X
Chocolate croissant	X	X		X	X	X
Cornflakes	X	X	X	X	X	X
Chocolate crispies		X	X	X	X	X
Chocolate spread	X	X	X	X	X	X
Banana	X	X		X	X
Fruit yoghurt	X	X	X	X	X	X
Yoghurt	X		X	X	X	X
Fruit juice	X	X	X	X	X	X
Chocolate pudding		X	X
Gateau			X		X	X
Ice tea					X
Ice cream					X	X
Water					X
Wholemeal bread					X
Salty
Salt			X
Salted nuts	X	X	X	X	X	X
Salted pistachios	X	X	X	X	X	X
Savoury biscuits	X	X	X	X	X	X
Salty sticks	X	x	X	X	X	X
Olives					X
Feta					X
Fatty
Hamburger	X	X	X	X	X	X
Hot Dog	X	X	X	X	X	X
Fried chicken	X		X	X	X	X
Steak	X			X	X
French fries	X	X	X	X		X
Chips	X	X	X	X		X
Sausage	X	X	X	X	X	X
Salami	X			X	X	X
Butter	X	X	X	X	X	X
Mayonnaise	X		X	X	X	X
Milk		X		X	X
Cream			X	X	X	X
Mashed potatoes			X
Kebab				X	X	X
Nachos				X		X
Chili sauce				X		X
Bitter
Broccoli	X	X	X	X	X	X
Spinach	X	X	X	X	X	X
Lettuce	X		X
Olives	X		X			X
Lasagne			X
Red cabbage					X	X
Sprouts					X	X
Asparagus					X	X
Grapefruit						X
Steak						X

Foods that did not load on any factor: For boys <12 years: whole meal bread, lasagne, cream, whole milk skimmed milk, mashed potatoes, sausage, broth, salt, nachos, choco crispies, wine gum, dark chocolate, water, donut, ice cream, ice tea, plain croissant, cream gateau. For girls <12years: whole meal bread, lasagne, lettuce, cream, mayonnaise, mashed potatoes, fried chicken, steak, broth, olives, salami, salt, nachos, wine gum, dark chocolate, yoghurt, water, donut, ice cream, ice tea. For older boys ≥12 years: whole meal bread, chili, grape fruit, whole milk skimmed milk, steak, broth, salami, kebab, nachos, banana, lemonade, wine gum, dark chocolate, water. For older girls ≥12 years: whole meal bread, lasagne, lettuce, grape fruit, skimmed milk, mashed potatoes, broth, olives, salt, wine gum, dark chocolate water, chocolate pudding, ice cream, ice tea, cream gateau. For fathers: whole meal bread, coffee, lasagne, chili, lettuce, beet, grape fruit, skimmed milk, mashed potatoes, avocado, broth, french fries, Crisps, nachos, wine gum, dark chocolate, chocolate pudding, jam. For mothers: whole meal bread, coffee, lasagne, lettuce, beer, whole milk, skimmed milk, avocado, broth, feta, salt, banana, wine gum, dark chocolate, water, chocolate pudding, ice tea.

ISSN: 2055-0928