dc.contributor.author Goffe, L en dc.contributor.author Wrieden, W en dc.contributor.author Penn, L en dc.contributor.author Hillier-Brown, F en dc.contributor.author Lake, AA en dc.contributor.author Araujo-Soares, V en dc.contributor.author Summerbell, C en dc.contributor.author White, Martin en dc.contributor.author Adamson, AJ en dc.contributor.author Adams, Jean en dc.date.accessioned 2016-11-17T13:04:49Z dc.date.available 2016-11-17T13:04:49Z dc.date.issued 2016-09-26 en dc.identifier.issn 1932-6203 dc.identifier.uri https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/261188 dc.description.abstract $\textbf{Objectives:}$ To determine if the amount of salt delivered by standard salt shakers commonly used in English independent takeaways varies between those with five and 17 holes; and to determine if any differences are robust to variations in: the amount of salt in the shaker, the length of time spent shaking, and the person serving. $\textbf{Design:}$ Four laboratory experiments comparing the amount of salt delivered by shakers. Independent variables considered were: type of shaker used (five or 17 holes), amount of salt in the shaker before shaking commences (shaker full, half full or nearly empty), time spent shaking (3s, 5s or 10s), and individual serving. $\textbf{Setting:}$ Controlled, laboratory, conditions. $\textbf{Participants:}$ A quota-based convenience sample of 10 participants (five women) aged 18-59 years. $\textbf{Main Outcome Measures:}$ Amount of salt delivered by salt shakers. $\textbf{Results:}$ Across all trials, the 17 holed shaker delivered a mean (SD) of 7.86g (4.54) per trial, whilst the five holed shaker delivered 2.65g (1.22). The five holed shaker delivered a mean of 33.7% of the salt of the 17 holed shaker. There was a significant difference in salt delivered between the five and 17 holed salt shakers when time spent shaking, amount of salt in the shaker and participant were all kept constant (p<0.001). This difference was robust to variations in the starting weight of shakers, time spent shaking and participant shaking (ps
﻿

### This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Except where otherwise noted, this item's licence is described as Attribution 4.0 International