Willingness to consume insect-containing foods: A survey in the United States
By E. Woolf, Yaozhou Zhu, K. Emory, Changqi Liu. LWT, 2019
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Abstract Entomophagy, consuming insect as food, is a rising topic in western societies due to its positive attributes on the environment, food security, and nutrition. However, this practice has not established popularity in the United States (US). The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that affect willingness to consume insect-containing foods (ICF) in the US. A questionnaire consisting of 26 questions regarding demographics, exposure, knowledge, and willingness to consume ICF was developed and administered to Survey Monkey (n = 397). ANOVA and independent t-test were performed using SPSS. Results suggested that participants were more willing to consume ICF if they were familiar with the concept, were aware of the benefits of entomophagy, or had tried ICF prior to this study (p
Subfields: Insect Science, Marketing, Social Psychology
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- A Systematic Review on Consumer Acceptance of Alternative Proteins: Pulses, Algae, Insects, Plant-based Meat Alternatives, and Cultured Meat. (2020, background): “Third, the role of familiarity seems esp cially relevant to insect-based alternative 604 proteins (e.g., Schlup & Brunner, 2018; Verbeke, 2015; Woolf et al., 2019.”
- Factors influencing consumer perception and acceptability of insect-based foods (2021, background): “Increased awareness and knowledge of the benefits of entomophagy have been shown to have a positive impact on the acceptance of insect-based food [7 ,35,56].”