Tolerance and taste perception of goat milk-based original complementary food products: results of a multicenter clinical study

Abstract

The formation of taste preferences and diversity of a child’s diet, as well as the prevention of neophobia, are relevant and discussed issues in clinical practice and scientific literature. A group of authors from St. Petersburg and Kazan conducted a multicenter clinical study to study both food tolerance and taste perception of two complementary feeding products based on goat milk (vegetable and vegetable-grain). We studied eating behavior using a questionnaire and physical development in 92 healthy children aged 8 to 11 months. Statistical processing of the material was carried out using the IBM Stata 12 application package. The assessment of food tolerance showed good results for all products studied. The physical development of children in both regions met the standards both at the beginning of testing and at the end. At the same time, taste perception had regional characteristics, depended on the place of residence of the children and, probably, on the mother’s food preferences during pregnancy for a variety of vegetable and vegetable-grain components of dishes. It should be taken into account when expanding the infant’s diet.