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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of the Food Neophilia Scale (FNS)

From: Consumer interest towards tropical fruit: factors affecting avocado fruit consumption in Italy

 

Average

Std. dev.

Min

Max

I am constantly sampling new and different foods

4.86

1.39

1

7

I don’t trust new foods

1.93

1.51

1

7

If I don’t know what is in a food, I won’t eat it

1.48

0.98

1

7

I like foods from different countries

4.59

1.21

1

7

Tropical fruits look too weird to eat

2.16

2.06

1

7

I am afraid to eat things I have never had before

2.27

1.81

1

7

I am very particular about the foods I will eat

3.11

1.92

1

7

I will eat almost anything

4.89

1.85

1

7

At dinner parties I will try a new food

4.29

1.93

1

7

I like to try new ethnic restaurants

3.56

1.34

1

7

Cronbach’s alpha 0.74

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