5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  Children's preferences for foods with particles increase significantly with age, peaking after age six.

• 2

  The study involved 485 children aged 5 to 12 years who completed a questionnaire and taste test.

• 3

  On average, only 28% of children selected foods with particles, significantly lower than the 50% midpoint.

• 4

  Children's ability to differentiate particle sizes improves with age, but liking of yogurt is unaffected by particle size.

• 5

  There was no significant correlation between children's perception of particle size and their liking of the yogurt samples.