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Abel D Alonso

2014

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Interest In Maximisation And Value-Added Produce: A Preliminary Study From Chilton County, Alabama, Abel Alonso, M A O'Neill Aug 2014

Interest In Maximisation And Value-Added Produce: A Preliminary Study From Chilton County, Alabama, Abel Alonso, M A O'Neill

Abel D Alonso

Purpose – Contemporary studies and reports point to the potential of value-added products as an alternative income stream as well as a means of extending the product line of many agriculturalists. While there is a well documented growth of initiatives and interest in the establishment of commercial kitchen technologies to develop value-added products in many rural communities, such growth has not been accompanied by research, particularly relating to the producers' perspective on such developments. This study seeks to examine the extent to which small farm operators in one rural Alabama community are interested in becoming involved with value-adding their product …


Consumption Of Muscadine Grape By-Products: An Exploration Among Southern Us Consumers, Abel Alonso, Martin O'Neill Aug 2014

Consumption Of Muscadine Grape By-Products: An Exploration Among Southern Us Consumers, Abel Alonso, Martin O'Neill

Abel D Alonso

Purpose: Consumption of muscadine grapes and their by-products (e.g. skins, seeds, wine and juice) is often discussed in terms of their alleged health- related properties (e.g. high content of resveratrol, phenolics and antioxidants). Almost no information, however, is available from an academic perspective on consumers' association with this food, including their knowledge, actual consumption of muscadines or by-products they associate with muscadine grapes. This study seeks to add to the limited existing knowledge on muscadine grapes and their by-products exploring these areas. Design/methodology/approach: A sample of consumers from a Southern US town, where muscadine grapes are native, was chosen. A …