본 연구는 우리나라 대표적인 전통식품중의 하나인 유과를 미국 현지인들에게 수출하고자 포장, 디자인 등을 개선하여 미국인 262명에게 2002년 8-9월 중 기호도 조사를 실시한 것으로써 조사대상자의 성별분포는 남자 45.8%, 여자 54.2%, 연령분포는 10대 41.6%, 20대 58.4%, 인종분포는 백인이 84.0%, 흑인은 8.8%, 히스페닉인은 7.1%이었다. 유과의 포장상태는 전체 응답자중 82.7%는 만족하였으며 포장디자인은 22.0
This study was to investigate the preference test of among 10’s and 20’s in New York, Atlanta, Chicago and Sanfrancisco in USA. Preference of packaging, design, printing, flavor, texture and overall preference surveyed. About thirty percent of the respondents showed high score in packaging among the items. The design and color of Yukwa was 22.0% and 24.1% in “excellent”. American did not prefer the texture due to stickiness of Yukwa. However, 92.7% of the respondents showed high score in overall acceptability of Yukwa. On the basis of this result Yukwa would he developed for residential people’s preference. It is possible to export successfully the Korean traditional snack, Yukwa.