Foods,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
11(3), P. 337 - 337
Published: Jan. 25, 2022
Sustainable
and
nutritious
alternatives
are
needed
to
feed
the
ever-increasing
world
population.
The
successful
incorporation
of
edible-cricket
protein
(ECP)
into
foods
needs
deeper
consumer
insights.
Treatments
(plain,
Italian,
Cajun
pita
chips
containing
6.9%
w/w
ECP)
were
evaluated
by
subjects
for
overall
liking
(OL),
emotions,
purchase
intent
(PI)
in
three
different
moments:
(1)
before
tasting,
(2)
after
tasting/before
ECP
statement,
(3)
tasting/after
statement.
Attributes'
scores
only
Liking
(mixed-effects
ANOVA),
PI
across
moments
within
treatments/across
treatments
evaluated.
Emotion-based
penalty-lift
analyses
OL
assessed
using
two-sample
t-tests
(p
<
0.05).
Random
forest
model
analyzed
after-tasting
informed
variables'
importance.
Although
formulations'
similar
moments,
plain
Italian
had
higher
(before
statement)
than
chips.
Moments
indirectly
affected
via
emotions
elicitation.
Valence
activation/arousal
discriminated
treatment
whereas
valence
mostly
terms
treatments,
respectively.
For
either
formulation
or
moment,
"interested"
"adventurous"
positively
OL.
Before
attribute
liking,
"satisfied,"
"enthusiastic"
critical
predicting
PI.
Food Quality and Preference,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
110, P. 104927 - 104927
Published: June 30, 2023
The
idea
of
insects
as
human
food
in
the
Western
world
has
only
been
around
for
a
few
decades.
Insect
products
can
be
substitute
conventional
meat
because:
1)
their
nutritional
value
is
similar
and
there
may
health
benefits;
2)
environmental
impact
lower;
3)
safety
guaranteed.
Nevertheless,
it
seems
that
consumers
are
reluctant
to
consume
because
of:
disgust
–
product
goes
beyond
internalised
norm
what
is;
neophobia
hesitance
unfamiliar
food;
lack
information;
4)
experience
never
having
consumed
before;
5)
disinterest
indifference.
Differences
attitude
towards
insect
consumption
worldwide
explained
by
cultural
backgrounds
traditional
eating
patterns.
It
about
quarter
population
most
countries
willing
try
insect-based
products.
Strategies
convince
include:
emphasising
nutritionally
adequate;
incorporating
them
unrecognisable
form
familiar
products;
making
delicious;
giving
people
taste
experience;
marketing
taste;
6)
providing
detailed
information
product,
taking
into
consideration
sustainability
not
convincing
factor;
7)
using
celebrities
promote
product;
8)
targeting
specific
groups
such
sensation-seekers
or
children;
devising
market
strategies,
stylistic
images
choosing
supermarkets
retailing.
main
objective
find
combination
these
strategies
appropriate
certain
type
consumer
depending
on
socio-cultural
background.
Food Quality and Preference,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
104, P. 104764 - 104764
Published: Nov. 12, 2022
Past
tasting
experience
with
edible
insects
could
influence
food
neophobia
(FN)
and
disgust,
consequently,
it
increase
the
intention
to
engage
entomophagy
by
influencing
our
disgust.
Thus,
this
study
aims
measure
effect
of
insect
disgust
on
willingness
in
(WTE)
explore
differences
between
consumers
who
had
previous
eating
those
did
not.
An
online
cross-sectional
survey
was
distributed
five
countries
(Belgium,
China,
Italy,
Mexico,
USA)
total
sample
(n
=
3421)
divided
into
two
consumer
groups:
eaters
vs
non-insect
eaters.
A
Multigroup
structural
equation
model
implemented
analyse
relationship
FN
sub-dimension
Disgust
Entomophagy
Attitude
Questionnaire-EAQ
towards
WTE.
The
main
results
showed
that
FNS
negatively
WTE
whole
processed
insects.
In
particular,
for
sample,
EAQ-Disgust
is
a
more
powerful
predictor
explain
both
wholes
than
FNS.
However,
interestingly,
while
dimension
EAQ
influences
same
magnitude
eaters,
related
stronger
explanatory
power
overcoming
negative
attitudes
direct
entomophagy,
especially
driven
reactions
through
promoting
sessions
paramount
reducing
legitimating
as
source.
Food Quality and Preference,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
106, P. 104816 - 104816
Published: Jan. 21, 2023
Substituting
conventional
animal
protein
sources
with
insects
is
increasingly
seen
as
a
strategy
for
reducing
the
environmental
footprint
of
modern
diets.
Nonetheless,
remain
highly
contentious
and
tend
to
provoke
disgust
in
Western
populations.
Few
studies
have
explored
consumer
attitudes
towards
insect-based
foods
(IBFs)
UK.
This
paper
profiles
UK
consumers
terms
beliefs
IBFs,
explores
impact
information
has
on
valuation
IBFs.
Besides
demographic
characteristics,
influence
psychological
factors
(food
neophobia,
eco-consciousness,
perceptions
personal
agency
over
problems)
willingness
pay
IBFs
were
examined.
Participants
(N
=
248),
half
whom
received
an
informational
briefing
advantages
completed
online
survey
choice
experiment
featuring
cricket
powder
pork-based
sausages.
Exposure
treatment
resulted
consistently
higher
valuations
cricket-containing
sausages,
although
price
penalties
assigned
remained
substantial
most
cases.
Being
high
eco-consciousness
perceived
low
food
neophobia
correlated
The
results
this
study
highlight
challenges
associated
expanding
edible
insect
market
countries,
well
opportunity
education
help
promote
uptake
Foods,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
12(3), P. 646 - 646
Published: Feb. 2, 2023
Edible
insects
recently
gained
attention
as
a
potential
contributor
to
the
future
sustainability
of
food
system.
Insect
farming
has
indeed
shown
have
environmental
and
nutritional
benefits,
but
edible
are
still
an
unusual
foodstuff
in
Europe.
The
purpose
this
article
is
analyze
barriers
drivers
insect
consumption
Europe
identify
most
promising
strategies
convince
consumers
include
insect-based
products
their
diets.
To
answer
these
research
questions,
systematic
review
literature
on
consumer’s
point
view
about
was
performed.
results
show
that
main
barrier
development
market
related
psychological
rejection
induced
by
disgust
toward
entomophagy.
break
down
barriers,
it
essential
increase
general
knowledge
benefits
Furthermore,
limited
size
appears
be
structural
barrier.
Expanding
reach
consumer
familiarity
with
will
acceptability.
Finally,
some
product-related
also
highlighted.
brings
new
effectiveness
motive
convincing
try
insects.
Appetite,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
187, P. 106594 - 106594
Published: May 12, 2023
Edible
insects
could
be
a
promising
answer
to
the
question
of
how
feed
growing
human
population
with
healthier
and
more
sustainable
source
protein.
Despite
increasing
interest
in
entomophagy
food
science
industry,
however,
consumer
acceptance
for
insect-based
products
remains
low
Western
countries.
This
systematic
review
provides
comprehensive
timely
overview
studies
relevant
researchers,
practitioners
other
stakeholders
involved
marketing
these
products.
Reviewing
data
from
45
selected
studies,
we
focus
on
measures
tested
their
influence
consumers'
preference,
acceptance,
willingness
try,
eat
and/or
buy
Organising
findings
according
4Ps
mix
framework,
five
main
ways
enhancing
appeal
are
discussed:
1)
developing
product
attributes
that
align
specific
preferences
target
consumers;
2)
subtle
labelling
presence
insects;
3)
using
value-added
or
competition-based
pricing
strategies;
4)
making
consistently
available
marketplace;
5)
promoting
effectively
through
advertising,
tasting
activities,
social
influence.
The
heterogeneity
find
among
whether
due
differences
researched,
sampling
countries,
data-collection
methods,
indicates
key
research
gaps
future
address.
