Coffee Culture- Are female university students aware of the nutritional content of popular coffee drinks (mocha, cappuccino, latte, frappe etc.) and how often are they consumed? – Survey of adult female university students.

Author
Allen, Amy
Date
2018-04-01Acceptance date
2018-04-01
Type
Article
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(1.1) Background
Global research has shown that the coffee industry, including coffee shops and
franchises, has grown significantly over the last decade. Most research in this field has
been conducted amongst American populations, typically focusing on health effects of
coffee consumption. There is limited research exploring growing coffee consumption
amongst UK populations, including nutritional knowledge and factors influencing rising
consumption trends.
(1.2) Methods
A cross sectional survey of UK female university students aged between 18 and 51
years. Questionnaires were distributed to suitable participants using a snowball
sampling method to collect quantitative data.
(1.3) Results
A total of 44 participants were recruited and completed the questionnaire. The largest
portion of respondents were full time students (97.73%, n=43), with 70.45% aged 18-
24 years (n=31).
The most popular drink choice was teas and flavoured teas (n=14, 31.82%, p=0.853),
followed by hot chocolate (n=12, 27.27%) and latte (n=12, 27.27%). Factors
commonly influencing beverage choice include taste (n=32, 72.73%), time of day
(n=26, 59.09%), level of tiredness (n=26, 59.09%) and beverage cost (n=26, 59.09%).
Overall, participant (n=44) accuracy for matching calorie and sugar content to the
correct beverage was 44.33%, however participant’s accuracy was higher when
matching sugar content (47.73%) compared to calorie content (40.91%).
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(1.4) Conclusions
The results suggest female UK university students have a better awareness of coffee
based beverages sugar content compared to calorie content, however nutritional
knowledge could be further improved. The results also suggest that environmental and
personal factors influence beverage choice more so than nutritional factors.
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