# Quality Assessment of Natural Juices and Consumer Preferences in the Range of Citrus Fruit Juices
## 3 Results and Discussion
### Analysis of Respondents' Answers
The percentage of respondents answering the question \"Considering appearance and texture, which citrus juices do you prefer the most?\" was not statistically significantly dependent on place of residence ([PERSON] = 0.092, \(chi^{2}\) = 22.014, df = 15, \(p\) = 0.107, p Monte Carlo = 0.103). Respondents characterised by higher education were more likely to reach for naturally cloudy juices. In contrast, for those characterised by lower education, this choice was not significant. Figure 5: Preferences for choosing the type of citrus juices due to the form of production. The coefficient of correlation is statistically significant and shows insignificant strength of association ([PERSON] = 0.095, \(chi^{2}\) = 23.175, df = 9, \(p\) = 0.006, p Monte Carlo = 0.006). A large proportion of respondents did not pay attention to the form of juice preparation. For 44% of respondents, it does not matter whether the juice is pastewised or unpasteurised. Of the respondents, 36.8% chose unpasteurised juices, and 19.3% chose pasteurised juices (see Figure 7). Unpasteurised juices were more often chosen by men, while for women, to a greater extent, the choice of the type of juice did not matter. On the result of the responses obtained regarding this issue, the coefficient of correlation is statistically significant and characterised by a weak strength of the relationship ([PERSON] = 0.137, \(chi^{2}\) = 16.075, df = 2, \(p\) = 0.000, p Monte Carlo = 0.000). Older respondents were more likely to choose unpasteurised juices, while for younger respondents to a greater extent it was irrelevant. The correlation coefficient is statistically significant and characterised by insignificant strength of association ([PERSON] = 0.193, \(chi^{2}\) = 64.329, df = 12, \(p\) = 0.000, p Monte Carlo = 0.000). The choice of the type of citrus fruit juice was not statistically significant taking into account the place of residence ([PERSON] = 0.096, \(chi^{2}\) = 15.856, df = 10, \(p\) = 0.104, p Monte Carlo = 0.101). Respondents with at least basic vocational education were more likely to choose unpasteurised juices, while for those with lower education to a greater extent the choice of citrus juice was not significant. The relationship between the variables is statistically significant and shows insignificant strength of association ([PERSON] = 0.116, \(chi^{2}\) = 23.070, df = 6, \(p\) = 0.001, p Monte Carlo = 0.001). In the work presented, respondents were also asked to what extent the factors influencing their decisions to purchase citrus fruit juices. The most important issue that was mentioned by respondents was the type of fruit from which the juice was made. The sum of responses indicated as \"very important and important\" was 80%, for 13.2% it was  
Figure 6: Respondents’ preferences for choosing citrus juices due to texture. Figure 7: Selection of citrus juices due to the form of preparation (fixation) of the juice. \"unimportant\", and \"not important and definitely not important\" for 6.7% of respondents. Sensory sensations \"are very important and important\" for 66.7% of respondents, for 24% \"it is not important\", and \"not important and definitely not important\" for 9.3%. An important aspect with which respondents associated the consumption of juices was the nutritional value and, more specifically, the vitamin content of these drinks. \"Very important and important\" for 77.9% of respondents, it was \"unimportant\" for 14.7%, and \"not important and definitely not important\" for 7.4%. A much lower result was obtained by [PERSON] and [PERSON] in their study [31], where only 46% of respondents indicated the addition of vitamins or minerals as a factor influencing the purchase of juices. The third factor influencing the purchase of juice was economic--the price of the product, which was \"very important and important\" to 71.4% of respondents, 19.3% did not pay attention to it, and 9.4% of respondents did not care about the price.