COMPARISON OF ACCEPTANCE OF SNACK CHIPS CONTAINING CORNMEAL, WHEAT-FLOUR AND COWPEA MEAL BY US AND WEST-AFRICAN CONSUMERS

US consumers (n = 59) and West Africans (n = 29) evaluated six snack c hip prototypes containing cowpea flour, cornmeal, wheat flour and corn starch. West African consumers found the snack chips to be much more a cceptable than did US consumers. Mean overall acceptance ratings by US consumers for all samples ranged from 2.5 to 4.4 (dislike very much t o dislike slightly) whereas West African ratings ranged from 6.0 to 7. 0 (like slightly to like very much). West African consumers rated samp les with the highest percentage of cowpea flour, 11 and 22.5%, and whe at flour content ranging from 5.5 to 7.5% highest in overall acceptanc e among all samples. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserve d