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Article

Analysis of the Quality of Selected Vegetarian Products Available on the Polish Market Compared to Their Homemade Equivalents

by
Agata Kiciak
1,*,
Natalia Kuczka
1,
Renata Barczyńska
2,
Wiktoria Staśkiewicz-Bartecka
1,
Agnieszka Białek-Dratwa
3,
Anna-Maria Sapała
2,
Oskar Kowalski
3 and
Marek Kardas
1
1
Department of Food Technology and Quality Assessment, School of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, ul. Jordana 19, 41-808 Zabrze, Poland
2
Department of Dietetics and Food Science, Faculty of Science, Natural and Technical Sciences, Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa, Aleja Armii Krajowej 13/15, 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland
3
Department Human Nutrition, Department of Dietetics, School of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, ul. Jordana 19, 41-808 Zabrze, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Foods 2025, 14(5), 891; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14050891
Submission received: 31 January 2025 / Revised: 26 February 2025 / Accepted: 4 March 2025 / Published: 5 March 2025
(This article belongs to the Section Plant Foods)
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Abstract

Plant-based products are gaining increasing popularity, making a vegetarian diet a fundamental part of nutrition among many social groups. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of selected vegetarian products available on the Polish market and their homemade counterparts. Additionally, consumer preferences and dietary behaviors regarding vegetarian diets and products available on the Polish market were analyzed. The consumer evaluation of the intensity of selected sensory attributes using the five-point scale method showed that, among the hummus samples, the natural hummus received the highest rating among all the tested products. In the falafel group, the homemade falafel received the highest scores. The consumer preference assessment using the ranking method, which considered the taste of the products, indicated that traditional hummus received the highest scores. In the falafel group, the highest number of points was awarded to the homemade falafel and the chickpea–spelt falafel. The majority of respondents declared that the taste of the tested products was a very important quality determinant. The choice of plant-based products made by consumers primarily depends on individual dietary preferences. The key determinant influencing consumers when selecting plant-based products is taste, which plays a crucial role in their decision to repurchase.
Keywords: plant-based products; plant-based analogs; vegetarian diet plant-based products; plant-based analogs; vegetarian diet

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Kiciak, A.; Kuczka, N.; Barczyńska, R.; Staśkiewicz-Bartecka, W.; Białek-Dratwa, A.; Sapała, A.-M.; Kowalski, O.; Kardas, M. Analysis of the Quality of Selected Vegetarian Products Available on the Polish Market Compared to Their Homemade Equivalents. Foods 2025, 14, 891. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14050891

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Kiciak A, Kuczka N, Barczyńska R, Staśkiewicz-Bartecka W, Białek-Dratwa A, Sapała A-M, Kowalski O, Kardas M. Analysis of the Quality of Selected Vegetarian Products Available on the Polish Market Compared to Their Homemade Equivalents. Foods. 2025; 14(5):891. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14050891

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Kiciak, Agata, Natalia Kuczka, Renata Barczyńska, Wiktoria Staśkiewicz-Bartecka, Agnieszka Białek-Dratwa, Anna-Maria Sapała, Oskar Kowalski, and Marek Kardas. 2025. "Analysis of the Quality of Selected Vegetarian Products Available on the Polish Market Compared to Their Homemade Equivalents" Foods 14, no. 5: 891. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14050891

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Kiciak, A., Kuczka, N., Barczyńska, R., Staśkiewicz-Bartecka, W., Białek-Dratwa, A., Sapała, A.-M., Kowalski, O., & Kardas, M. (2025). Analysis of the Quality of Selected Vegetarian Products Available on the Polish Market Compared to Their Homemade Equivalents. Foods, 14(5), 891. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14050891

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