Tomlins, Keith, Bechoff, Aurelie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448 and Monteiro, Maria João P. (2024) Chapter 17. Consumer perception and acceptance of foods in Africa. In: de Almeida Costa, Ana Isabel, Monteiro, Maria João P. and Lamy, Elsa, (eds.) Sensory Evaluation and Consumer Acceptance of New Food Products: Principles and Applications. Food Chemistry, Function and Analysis, 43 . Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 375-390. ISBN 978-1839161544; 978-1839166655; 978-1839166662 (doi:10.1039/BK9781839166655-00375)

Tomlins, Keith, Parmar, Aditya ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2662-1900, Omohimi, Celestina, Sanni, Lateef Oladimeji, Adegoke, Adekola, Adebowale, Abdul-Rasaq Adesola and Bennett, Ben (2021) Enhancing the shelf-life of fresh cassava roots: A field evaluation of simple storage bags. Processes, 9 (4):577. ISSN 2227-9717 (Online) (doi:10.3390/pr9040577)

Bechoff, Aurelie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Forsythe, Lora ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9931-4453, Tomlins, Keith and Martin, Adrienne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9305-7302 (2020) Women eat more rice and banana: the influence of gender and migration on staple food choice in East Africa. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 59 (5). pp. 506-524. ISSN 0367-0244 (Print), 1543-5237 (Online) (doi:10.1080/03670244.2020.1755278)

Parmar, Aditya ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2662-1900, Tomlins, Keith, Sanni, Lateef, Omohimi, Celestina, Thomas, Funmi and Tran, Thierry (2019) Exposure to air pollutants and heat stress among resource-poor women entrepreneurs in small-scale cassava processing. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 191 (11):693. ISSN 0167-6369 (Print), 1573-2959 (Online) (doi:10.1007/s10661-019-7811-7)

Bechoff, Aurélie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Mayanja, Sarah, Mvumi, Brighton, Nyanga, Loveness, Ngwenyama, Patrick, Stathers, Tanya ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7767-6186, Shee, Apurba ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1836-9637, Ferruzzi, Mario, Debelo, Hawi, De Bruyn, Julia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5222-6464, Arnold, Sarah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7345-0529, Rumney, Corinne and Tomlins, Keith (2019) The NUTRI-P-LOSS (NUTRItional Postharvest Loss) methodology: a guide for researchers and practitioners. Manual. Natural Resources Institute.

Forsythe, Lora ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9931-4453, Njau, Maria, Martin, Adrienne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9305-7302, Bechoff, Aurelie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448 and Tomlins, Keith (2017) Staple food cultures: a case study of cassava ugali preferences in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. [Working Paper]

P. Monteiro, Maria João, A. Costa, Ana Isabel, Franco, Maria Isabel, Bechoff, Aurelie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Cisse, Mady, Geneviève, Fliedel, Tomlins, Keith and E. Pintado, Maria Manuela (2017) Cross-cultural development of hibiscus tea sensory lexicons for trained and untrained panelists. Journal of Sensory Studies, 32 (5):e12297. ISSN 0887-8250 (Print), 1745-459X (Online) (doi:10.1111/joss.12297)

Ogunmuyiwa, O. H., Adebowale, A. A., Sobukola, O. P., Onabanjo, O. O., Obadina, A. O., Adegunwa, M. O., Kajihausa, O. E., Sanni, L. O. and Tomlins, Keith (2017) Production and quality evaluation of extruded snack from blends of bambara groundnut flour, cassava starch, and corn bran flour. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation. ISSN 0145-8892 (Print), 1745-4549 (Online) (doi:10.1111/jfpp.13183)

Monteiro, Maria João P., Costa, Ana Isabel A, Fliedel, Geneviève, Cissé, Mady, Bechoff, Aurélie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Pallet, Dominique, Tomlins, Keith and Pintado, Maria Manuela E. (2016) Chemical-sensory properties and consumer preference of hibiscus beverages produced by improved industrial processes. Food Chemistry, 225. pp. 202-212. ISSN 0308-8146 (doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.11.127)

Ekunseitan, Oluwakemi F., Obadina, Adewale O., Sobukola, Olajide P., Omemu, Adebukunola M., Adegunwa, Mojisola O., Kajihausa, Olatundun E., Adebowale, Abdul-Rasaq A., Sanni, Silifat A., Sanni, Lateef O. and Tomlins, Keith (2016) Nutritional composition, functional and pasting properties of wheat, mushroom, and high quality cassava composite flour. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 41 (5):e13150. ISSN 0145-8892 (Print), 1745-4549 (Online) (doi:10.1111/jfpp.13150)

Tomlins, Keith, Bennett, Ben, Stathers, Tanya ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7767-6186, Linton, John, Onumah, Gideon, Coote, Hilary, Kleih, Ulrich, Priebe, Jan and Bechoff, Aurelie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448 (2016) Reducing postharvest losses in the OIC member countries. COMCEC Agricultural Working Group. pp. 1-194.

Coker, Oluwafemi Jeremiah, Sobukola, Olajide Philip, Sanni, Lateef Oladimeji, Bakare, Hakeem Adegoke, Kajihausa, Olatundun Esther, Adebowale, Abdul-Razaq Adesola and Tomlins, Keith (2016) Quality attributes of cassava-fish crackers enriched with different flours: An optimization study by a simplex centroid mixture design. Journal of Food Process Engineering, 40 (3):e12484. ISSN 0145-8876 (Print), 1745-4530 (Online) (doi:10.1111/jfpe.12484)

Bechoff, Aurélie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Tomlins, Keith, Fliedel, Geneviève, Lopez-Lavalle, Luis Augusto Becerra, Westby, Andrew, Hershey, Clair and Dufour, Dominique (2016) Cassava traits and end-user preference: relating traits to consumer liking, sensory perception, and genetics. Critical reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 58 (4). pp. 547-567. ISSN 1040-8398 (Print), 1549-7852 (Online) (doi:10.1080/10408398.2016.1202888)

Olatunde, Ganiyat O., Henshaw, Folake O., Idowu, Michael A. and Tomlins, Keith (2016) Quality attributes of sweet potato flour as influenced by variety, pretreatment and drying method. Food Science & Nutrition, 4 (4). pp. 623-635. ISSN 2048-7177 (Online) (doi:10.1002/fsn3.325)

Silva, Ana Patricia, Franco, Maria Isabel, Mady, Cissé, Pallet, Dominique, Tomlins, Keith, Bennett, Ben, Pintado, Manuela and Sottomayor, Miguel (2016) Drivers of acceptance of a new beverage in Europe. Beverages, 2 (2):12. pp. 1-14. ISSN 2306-5710 (Online) (doi:10.3390/beverages2020012)

Otti, Gerald, Bouvaine, Sophie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0788-3243, Kimata, Bernadetha, Mkamillo, Geoffrey, Kumar, Lava, Tomlins, Keith and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8060-866X (2016) High throughput multiplex real time PCR assay for the simultaneous quantification of DNA and RNA viruses infecting cassava plants. Journal Of Applied Microbiology (Online first), 120 (5). pp. 1346-1356. ISSN 1364-5072 (Print), 1365-2672 (Online) (doi:10.1111/jam.13043)

Oyedeji, A. B., Sobukola, O. P., Henshaw, F. O., Adegunwa, M. O., Sanni, L. O. and Tomlins, Keith (2016) Kinetics of mass transfer during deep fat frying of yellow fleshed cassava root slices. Heat and Mass Transfer, 52 (5). pp. 1061-1070. ISSN 0947-7411 (Print), 1432-1181 (Online) (doi:10.1007/s00231-015-1625-0)

Zhang, Peng, An, Feifei, Chen, Ting, Stéphanie, Djabou Mouafi Astride, Li, Kaimian, Li, Qing X., Carvalho, Luiz J. C. B., Tomlins, Keith, Li, Jun, Gu, Bi and Chen, Songbi (2016) Domestication syndrome is investigated by proteomic analysis between cultivated cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and its wild relatives. PLoS ONE, 11 (3). e0152154. ISSN 1932-6203 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0152154)

Wahab, Bashirat A., Adebowale, Abdul-Rasaq A., Sanni, Silifat A., Sobukola, Olajide P., Obadina, Adewale O., Kajihausa, Olatundun E., Adegunwa, Mojisola O., Sanni, Lateef O. and Tomlins, Keith (2016) Effect of species, pretreatments, and drying methods on the functional and pasting properties of high-quality yam flour. Food Science & Nutrition, 4 (1). pp. 50-58. ISSN 2048-7177 (doi:10.1002/fsn3.260)

Omidiran, Adebukola T., Sobukola, Olajide P., Sanni, Ajoke, Adebowale, Abdul-Rasaq A., Obadina, Olusegun A., Sanni, Lateef O., Tomlins, Keith and Wolfgang, Tosch (2016) Optimization of some processing parameters and quality attributes of fried snacks from blends of wheat flour and brewers' spent cassava flour. Food Science & Nutrition, 4 (1). pp. 80-88. ISSN 2048-7177 (doi:10.1002/fsn3.255)

Pintado, Ana I.E., Monteiro, Maria J.P., Talon, Régine, Leroy, Sabine, Scislowski, Valérie, Fliedel, Geneviève, Rakoto, Danielle, Maraval, Isabelle, Costa, Ana I.A., Silva, Ana P., Pallet, Dominique, Tomlins, Keith and Pintado, Manuela M.E. (2015) Consumer acceptance and sensory profiling of reengineered kitoza products. Food Chemistry, 198. pp. 75-84. ISSN 0308-8146 (doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.08.128)

Ferraro, Vincenza, Piccirillo, Clara, Tomlins, Keith and Pintado, Manuela E. (2015) Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and Yam (Dioscorea spp.) Crops and their derived foodstuffs: Safety, security and nutritional value. Critical reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 56 (16). pp. 2714-2727. ISSN 1040-8398 (Print), 1549-7852 (Online) (doi:10.1080/10408398.2014.922045)

Birol, Ekin, Meenakshi, J. V., Oparinde, Adewale, Perez, Salomon and Tomlins, Keith (2015) Developing country consumers’ acceptance of biofortified foods: a synthesis. Food Security, 7 (3). pp. 555-568. ISSN 1876-4517 (Print), 1876-4525 (Online) (doi:10.1007/s12571-015-0464-7)

Birol, Ekin, Meenakshi, J. V., Oparinde, Adewale, Perez, Salomon and Tomlins, Keith (2015) Developing country consumers’ acceptance of biofortified foods: a synthesis. Food Security, 7 (3). pp. 555-568. ISSN 1876-4517 (Print), 1876-4525 (Online) (doi:10.1007/s12571-015-0464-7)

Ajayi, Oluwakemi, Obadina, Adewale, Idowu, Micheal, Adegunwa, Mojisola, Kajihausa, Olatundun, Sanni, Lateef, Asagbra, Yemisi, Ashiru, Bolanle and Tomlins, Keith (2015) Effect of packaging materials on the chemical composition and microbiological quality of edible mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) grown on cassava peels. Food Science & Nutrition, 3 (4). pp. 284-291. ISSN 2048-7177 (Online) (doi:10.1002/fsn3.216)

Ifeoluwa O., Olotu, Adewale O., Obadina, Olajide P., Sobukola, Mojisola, Adegunwa, Abdulrasaq A., Adebowale, Esther, Kajihausa, Lateef Oladimeji, Sanni, Yemisi, Asagbra, Bolanle, Ashiru and Tomlins, Keith (2015) Effect of chemical preservatives on shelf life of mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) cultivated on cassava peels. International Journal of Food Science & Technology, 50 (6). pp. 1477-1483. ISSN 0950-5423 (Print), 1365-2621 (Online) (doi:10.1111/ijfs.12770)

Fetuga, Ganiyat, Tomlins, Keith, Henshaw, Folake and Idowu, Michael (2014) Effect of variety and processing method on functional properties of traditional sweet potato flour (“elubo”) and sensory acceptability of cooked paste (“amala”). Food Science & Nutrition, 2 (6). pp. 682-691. ISSN 2048-7177 (doi:10.1002/fsn3.161)

De Groote, Hugo, Gunaratna, Nilupa S., Okuro, James O., Wondimu, Asrat, Chege, Christine K. and Tomlins, Keith (2014) Consumer acceptance of quality protein maize (QPM) in East Africa. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 94 (15). pp. 3201-3212. ISSN 0022-5142 (Print), 1097-0010 (Online) (doi:10.1002/jsfa.6672)

De Groote, Hugo, Chege, Christine Kiria, Tomlins, Keith and Gunaratna, Nilupa S. (2014) Combining experimental auctions with a modified home-use test to assess rural consumers' acceptance of quality protein maize, a biofortified crop. Food Quality and Preference, 38. pp. 1-13. ISSN 0950-3293 (doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2014.04.014)

Bechoff, Aurélie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Cissé, Mady, Fliedel, Geneviève, Declemy, Anne-Laure, Ayessou, Nicolas, Akissoe, Noel, Touré, Cheikh, Bennett, Ben, Pintado, Manuela, Pallet, Dominique and Tomlins, Keith (2013) Relationships between anthocyanins and other compounds and sensory acceptability of Hibiscus drinks. Food Chemistry, 140 (1). ISSN 0308-8146 (doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.09.132)

Banerji, A., Chowdhury, Shyamal, De Groote, Hugo, Meenakshi, J.V., Tomlins, Keith, Haleegoah, Joyce and Ewool, Manfred (2013) Using elicitation mechanisms to estimate the demand for nutritious maize: evidence from experiments in rural Ghana (HarvestPlus Working Paper No. 10). [Working Paper]

Fetuga, Ganiyat O., Tomlins, Keith, Bechoff, Aurelie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Henshaw, Folake O., Idowu, Michael A. and Westby, Andrew (2013) A survey of traditional processing of sweet potato flour for amala, consumption pattern of sweet potato amala and awareness of orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) in South West Nigeria. Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment, 11 (3 & 4). pp. 67-71. ISSN 1459-0255 (Print), 1459-0263 (Online)

Meenakshi, J.V., Banerji, A., Manyong, Victor, Tomlins, Keith, Mittala, Nitya and Hamukwala, Priscilla (2012) Using a discrete choice experiment to elicit the demand for a nutritious food: Willingness-to-pay for orange maize in rural Zambia. Journal of Health Economics, 31 (1). pp. 62-71. ISSN 0167-6296 (doi:10.1016/j.jhealeco.2012.01.002)

Rees, Debbie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3541-0424, Westby, Andrew, Tomlins, Keith, Van Oirschot, Quirien, Cheema, Muhammad U.A., Cornelius, Eric and Amjad, Mohammad (2012) Tropical root crops. In: Rees, Debbie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3541-0424, Farrell, Graham and Orchard, John, (eds.) Crop Post-harvest: Science and Technology, Perishables. Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, UK, pp. 392-413. ISBN 9780632057252

Tomlins, Keith, Owori, Constance, Bechoff, Aurelie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Menya, Geoffrey and Westby, Andrew (2011) Relationship among the carotenoid content, dry matter content and sensory attributes of sweet potato. Food Chemistry, 131 (1). pp. 14-21. ISSN 0308-8146 (doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.07.072)

Bechoff, Aurelie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Tomlins, Keith, Dhuique-Mayer, Claudie, Dove, Richard and Westby, Andrew (2010) On-farm evaluation of the impact of drying and storage on the carotenoid content of orange-fleshed sweet potato (Ipomea batata Lam.). International Journal of Food Science & Technology, 46 (1). pp. 52-60. ISSN 0950-5423 (Print), 1365-2621 (Online) (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2621.2010.02450.x)

Arimond, Mary, Ball, Anna‐Marie, Bechoff, Aurelie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Bosch, Diane, Brauw, Alan, Coote, Claire, Dove, Richard, Eozenou, Patrick, Gilligan, Dan, Hotz, Christine, Kumar, Neha, Labarta, Ricardo, Loechl, Cornelia, Low, Jan, Magezi, Sylvia, Massingue, Jaquelino, Meenakshi, J.V., Moursi, Mourad, Musoke, Charles, Namanda, Sam, Nsubuga, Harriet, Okwadi, Juliues, Tomlins, Keith, Wamaniala, Martin and Westby, Andrew (2010) Reaching and engaging end users (REU): orange fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) in East and Southern Africa. Project Report. HarvestPlus / Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), Washington, DC, USA.

Meenakshi, J.V., Banerji, A., Manyong, Victor, Tomlins, Keith, Hamukwala, Priscilla, Zulu, Rodah and Mungoma, Catherine (2010) Consumer acceptance of provitamin A orange maize in rural Zambia (HarvestPlus Working Paper No.4). [Working Paper]

Bechoff, Aurélie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Westby, Andrew, Owori, Constance, Menya, Geoffrey, Dhuique-Mayer, Claudie, Dufour, Dominique and Tomlins, Keith (2009) Effect of drying and storage on the degradation of total carotenoids in orange-fleshed sweetpotato cultivars. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 90 (4). pp. 622-629. ISSN 0022-5142 (Print), 1097-0010 (Online) (doi:10.1002/jsfa.3859)

Tomlins, Keith (2009) Factors influencing the post-harvest quality and consumer preference of sweet potato and other products in sub-Saharan Africa. PhD thesis, University of Greenwich.

Tomlins, Keith, Ndunguru, Gabriel, Kimenya, F., Ngendello, Theresia, Rwiza, Elizabeth, Amour, Rahila, van Oirschot, Quirien E.A. and Westby, Andrew (2007) On-farm evaluation of methods for storing fresh sweet potato roots in East Africa. Tropical Science, 47 (4). pp. 197-210. ISSN 0041-3291 (doi:10.1002/ts.214)

Tomlins, Keith, Sanni, Lateef, Oyewole, Olusola B., Dipeolu, Adewale, Ayinde, Idris, Adebayo, Kolawole and Westby, Andrew (2007) Consumer acceptability and sensory evaluation of a fermented cassava product (Nigerian fufu). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 87 (10). pp. 1949-1956. ISSN 0022-5142 (doi:10.1002/jsfa.2941)

Bechoff, Aurélie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Westby, Andrew, Dufour, Dominique, Dhuique-Mayer, Claudie, Marouzé, C., Owori, Constance, Menya, Geoffrey and Tomlins, Keith (2007) Effect of drying and storage on the content of provitamin A of orange fleshed sweet potato (Ipomoa batatas): direct sun radiations do not have significant impact. In: 10th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops - African Branch (ISTRC-AB), 8-12 Oct 2007, Maputo, Mozambique. (Unpublished)

Tomlins, Keith, Rukuni, Tunga, Mutungamiri, Angeline, Mandeya, Sheila and Swetman, Anthony (2007) Effect of roasting time and storage time on sensory attributes and consumer acceptability of peanut butters in southern Africa. Tropical Science, 47 (4). pp. 165-182. ISSN 0041-3291 (doi:10.1002/ts.210)

Tomlins, Keith, Ndunguru, Gabriel, Stambul, Kimboka, Joshua, Neema, Ngendello, Theresia, Rwiza, Elizabeth, Amour, Rahila, Ramadhani, Bundala, Kapande, Asia and Westby, Andrew (2007) Sensory evaluation and consumer acceptability of pale-fleshed and orange-fleshed sweetpotato by school children and mothers with preschool children. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 87 (13). pp. 2436-2446. ISSN 0022-5142 (doi:10.1002/jsfa.2931)

Tomlins, Keith, Manful, John, Gayin, Joseph, Kudjawu, Bernice and Tamakloe, Iris (2007) Study of sensory evaluation, consumer acceptability, affordability and market price of rice. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 87 (8). pp. 1564-1575. ISSN 0022-5142 (doi:10.1002/jsfa.2889)

Moreno-Leguizamon, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4294-3387 and Tomlins, Keith (2006) Empowerment and impact through informal or street food vending: a crop post-harvest project in Africa and South Asia. Tropical Agriculture Association Newsletter, 26 (2). pp. 8-10.

Carter, R.M., Yan, Y. and Tomlins, Keith (2006) Digital imaging based classification and authentication of granular food products. Measurement Science and Technology, 17 (2). pp. 235-240. ISSN 0957-0233 (doi:10.1088/0957-0233/17/2/002)