Impact of Chip Thickness and Size on Eating Responses

PepsiCo

Status: Completed

Conditions: Consumer Preference; Consumer Satisfaction; Consumer Behavior

Treatments: Other: Tortilla corn chips 4-5 pieces, eat one piece at time; Other: Tortilla corn chips 90 grams; Other: Extruded corn chips 4-5 pieces, eat one piece at time; Other: Extruded corn chips 90 grams

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT06691958

PEP-2409

Details and patient eligibility

About

To analyze prototypes developed with the base and seasonings of products that exhibit variations in chip thickness and size. The information obtained from this analysis will serve as the basis for subsequent research to explore different prototype options with increased satiation properties.

Full description

There are two study components, a sensory study and an ad libitum study. Eighty-eight participants will test tortilla chips and eighty-eight will test extruded chips in the sensory study. On a first-come first-served basis, forty-four of the eighty-eight chip participants from the sensory testing phase will test tortilla chips, and forty-four of the eighty-eight extruded chip participants will test extruded chips in the ad libitum study.

Enrollment: 178 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Report eating tortilla and/or extruded chips regularly, non-rejector of cheese flavor chips
• Provide informed consent
• Speak and understand English without difficulty
• Willing to eat similar food the day prior and on the day of each visit to the testing facility for ad libitum sessions
• Describe yourself as generally healthy

Exclusion criteria

• Those who are on restricted diet due to a weight loss or maintenance purpose
• Participants with class III occlusions for ad libitum sessions
• Have abnormal taste, chewing and smell ability
• Smoke or vape
• Being pregnant or breastfeeding
• Allergic or intolerance to any of the product ingredients (section 6), especially milk and wheat
• Participation in a sensory clinical trial within past 7 days (we do not expect carryover issue from the taste testing)
• Participation in any PepsiCo trial within past 6 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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178 participants in 10 patient groups

Standard tortilla chip for Sensory Study

Active Comparator group

Description:

Snack comparable to marketed version

Treatment:

Other: Tortilla corn chips 4-5 pieces, eat one piece at time

Thicker than standard tortilla chip with same amount of seasoning per 100g for Sensory Study

Experimental group

Description:

Snack

Treatment:

Other: Tortilla corn chips 4-5 pieces, eat one piece at time

Standard extruded chip for Sensory Study

Active Comparator group

Description:

Snack comparable to marketed version

Treatment:

Other: Extruded corn chips 4-5 pieces, eat one piece at time

Bigger extruded chip with same seasoning per 100g for Sensory Study

Experimental group

Description:

Snack

Treatment:

Other: Extruded corn chips 4-5 pieces, eat one piece at time

Bigger extruded chip with same concentration of seasoning on surface per 100g for Sensory Study

Experimental group

Description:

Snack

Treatment:

Other: Extruded corn chips 4-5 pieces, eat one piece at time

Standard tortilla chip for Ad libitum Study

Active Comparator group

Description:

Snack comparable to marketed version

Treatment:

Other: Tortilla corn chips 90 grams

Thicker than standard tortilla chip with same seasoning per 100g for Ad libitum Study

Experimental group

Description:

Snack

Treatment:

Other: Tortilla corn chips 90 grams

Standard extruded chip for Ad libitum Study

Active Comparator group

Description:

Snack comparable to marketed version

Treatment:

Other: Extruded corn chips 90 grams

Bigger extruded chip with same seasoning per 100g for Ad libitum Study

Experimental group

Description:

Snack

Treatment:

Other: Extruded corn chips 90 grams

Bigger extruded chip with same concentration of seasoning on surface per 100g for Ad libitum Study

Experimental group

Description:

Snack

Treatment:

Other: Extruded corn chips 90 grams