Evaluation of the Marketing Potential of Functional Food in the Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections in Brazil

IF 1.6 3区农林科学 Q3 FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Journal of Sensory Studies Pub Date : 2026-02-17 DOI:10.1111/joss.70106

Karina de Fátima Bimbatti, Carmen S. Favaro-Trindade, Ramon da Silva Rocha, Giovana Fumes Ghantous, Letícia Noelle Corbo, Rosana Aparecida Spadoti Dantas, Fabiana Faleiros

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Abstract

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) can be considered a global health problem. This study aims to evaluate the interest of the Brazilian population in a functional product with the potential to prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs). An online questionnaire was used to collect information on sociodemographic profile, frequency of UTIs, frequency of consumption of dairy products, and willingness to pay for a product with functional potential in a sample of 687 participants. Most of the participants (79.9%) were female and had a monthly income above eight times the minimum wage. Around 45% of the participants had already had a UTI. The analysis revealed a significant association between sex and UTI, confirming the greater propensity of women to infection. In addition, it was observed that both younger and older participants were more willing to pay for a functional product. Among the participants, 45.7% demonstrated a willingness to pay more for a product with functional properties. Moreover, taste and health benefits were the key factors for choosing a product. These results suggest interest among the population for a functional dairy product to be consumed daily for UTI prevention.

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功能性食品在巴西预防尿路感染的市场潜力评价

尿路感染被认为是一个全球性的健康问题。本研究旨在评估巴西人群对具有预防尿路感染（uti）潜力的功能性产品的兴趣。一份在线调查问卷用于收集687名参与者的社会人口统计资料、尿路感染频率、乳制品消费频率以及购买具有功能潜力产品的意愿等信息。大多数参与者（79.9%）是女性，月收入超过最低工资的8倍。大约45%的参与者已经有过尿路感染。分析揭示了性行为与尿路感染之间的显著关联，证实了女性更容易受到感染。此外，研究还发现，年轻和年长的参与者都更愿意为功能性产品付费。在参与者中，45.7%的人表示愿意为具有功能特性的产品支付更多的钱。此外，口味和健康益处是选择产品的关键因素。这些结果表明，人们对每天食用功能性乳制品以预防尿路感染感兴趣。

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Journal of Sensory Studies 工程技术-食品科技

CiteScore

3.80

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20.00%

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审稿时长

18-36 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Sensory Studies publishes original research and review articles, as well as expository and tutorial papers focusing on observational and experimental studies that lead to development and application of sensory and consumer (including behavior) methods to products such as food and beverage, medical, agricultural, biological, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, or other materials; information such as marketing and consumer information; or improvement of services based on sensory methods. All papers should show some advancement of sensory science in terms of methods. The journal does NOT publish papers that focus primarily on the application of standard sensory techniques to experimental variations in products unless the authors can show a unique application of sensory in an unusual way or in a new product category where sensory methods usually have not been applied.