Beta-glucan, Product Claims and Satiety

General Mills130 enrolled

Overview

This is a digital clinical trial to investigate satiety and consumer preference in responses to three test breakfast bars with varying level of dietary fiber, beta-glucan, and product packages (with or without product claims) in healthy adults.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

130

Conditions

Healthy

Interventions

Foods with beta-glucan from oats and barleyOTHER

Breakfast bars made with varying levels of total dietary fiber and beta-glucan, with or without claims on package image

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 70 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy adults 18-70 years. * Habitual snack bar consumers (consume bars at least 3 times a week). * Body mass index 20-29.9 kg/m² (based on self-reported weight and height). * Understand the study procedures. * Willing to maintain habitual diet, physical activity pattern, and body weight throughout the trial. * Willing to follow study procedures on test days. * Willing to abstain from strenuous exercise, consuming alcoholic drinks 24 hours before the test day. * Willing to provide informed consent to participate in the study. * Willing to maintain confidentiality of the study and test products. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or lactating women, or women who are planning to become pregnant during the study * Known food allergies, sensitivity, or intolerance to any food or food ingredients * Participating in another clinical trial for food, investigational drug, nutritional supplement, or lifestyle modification * Taking medications that affect appetite, metabolism, or blood pressure * Taking supplements with dietary fiber * Presence of acute diseases or infection * Presence or history of chronic diseases * Diagnosed with eating disorders * Restraint eaters * Lost or gained 5 pounds or more in the past 3 months

Locations (1)

No physical visit to a research facility is required.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Hunger

Hunger as measured by visual analog scales in mm using appetite questionnaires

Time frame: 30 minutes after consumption

Hunger

Hunger as measured by visual analog scales in mm using appetite questionnaires

Time frame: 60 minutes after consumption

Hunger

Hunger as measured by visual analog scales in mm using appetite questionnaires

Time frame: 90 minutes after consumption

Hunger

Hunger as measured by visual analog scales in mm using appetite questionnaires

Time frame: 120 minutes after consumption

Hunger

Hunger as measured by visual analog scales in mm using appetite questionnaires

Time frame: 180 minutes after consumption

Fullness

Fullness as measured by visual analog scales in mm using appetite questionnaires

Time frame: 30 minutes after consumption

Fullness

Fullness as measured by visual analog scales in mm using appetite questionnaires

Time frame: 60 minutes after consumption

Fullness

Fullness as measured by visual analog scales in mm using appetite questionnaires

Time frame: 90 minutes after consumption

Fullness

Fullness as measured by visual analog scales in mm using appetite questionnaires

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Time frame: 120 minutes after consumption

Fullness

Fullness as measured by visual analog scales in mm using appetite questionnaires

Time frame: 180 minutes after consumption

Desire to eat

Desire to eat as measured by visual analog scales in mm using appetite questionnaires

Time frame: 30 minutes after test meal consumption

Desire to eat

Desire to eat as measured by visual analog scales in mm using appetite questionnaires

Time frame: 60 minutes after test meal consumption

Desire to eat

Desire to eat as measured by visual analog scales in mm using appetite questionnaires

Time frame: 90 minutes after test meal consumption

Desire to eat

Desire to eat as measured by visual analog scales in mm using appetite questionnaires

Time frame: 120 minutes after test meal consumption

Desire to eat

Desire to eat as measured by visual analog scales in mm using appetite questionnaires

Time frame: 180 minutes after test meal consumption

Prospective consumption

Prospective consumption as measured by visual analog scales in mm using appetite questionnaires

Time frame: 30 minutes after test meal consumption

Prospective consumption

Prospective consumption as measured by visual analog scales in mm using appetite questionnaires

Time frame: 60 minutes after test meal consumption

Prospective consumption

Prospective consumption as measured by visual analog scales in mm using appetite questionnaires

Time frame: 90 minutes after test meal consumption

Prospective consumption

Prospective consumption as measured by visual analog scales in mm using appetite questionnaires

Time frame: 120 minutes after test meal consumption

Prospective consumption

Prospective consumption as measured by visual analog scales in mm using appetite questionnaires

Time frame: 180 minutes after test meal consumption

Secondary Outcomes

Flavor rating

Subjective ratings on liking of the product flavor using Likert scales

Time frame: 30 minutes after test meal consumption

Sweetness rating

Subjective ratings on sweetness of the product using Likert scales

Time frame: 30 minutes after test meal consumption

Texture rating

Subjective ratings on liking of the product texture using Likert scales

Time frame: 30 minutes after test meal consumption

Overall product liking

Subjective ratings on overall liking of the product using Likert scales

Time frame: 30 minutes after test meal consumption

Purchase intent

Likelihood of buying the product using Likert scales

Time frame: 180 minutes after test meal consumption