Table 6 Mean, standard deviation and Cronbach’s alpha when item is deleted for food neophobia items

I constantly taste new and different foods (r)

0.75

3.18

1.06

I do not trust new foods

0.78

3.33

0.99

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

0.80

2.94

1.09

I prefer food from different cultures (r)

0.76

3.35

1.08

I’m afraid to eat foods that I did not eat before (r)

0.76

3.03

1.11

If I go to a buffet, meetings or parties, I’ll eat new food

0.74

3.57

1.10

I am very particular about the food I eat

0.83

3.30

0.99

I eat whatever is good (r)

0.78

3.31

1.22

I like to try new ethnic restaurants (r)

0.75

3.52

1.17

Ethnic food looks to weird to eat

0.78

3.89

1.14