Consumer Avoidance of Insect Containing Foods: Primary Emotions, Perceptions and Sensory Characteristics Driving Consumers Considerations
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participant Profile
2.2. Survey
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Psychological/Sensory Reasons for Not Eating Insects Consumers Who Are Unwilling to Eat Insect Powder—Based Products
3.2. Consumers Who Are Willing to Eat Insect Based Products
3.3. Regression Analysis—Reasons
3.4. Specific Reasons for Not Eating Insect-Based Foods
3.4.1. No Insect Pieces in My Food—All Consumers Considered
3.4.2. The Idea Is Disgusting—All Consumers Considered
3.4.3. Insects Are Not Safe—All Consumers Considered
3.4.4. Insects Are Dirty/Filthy—All Consumers Considered
3.4.5. Taste Not Good—All Consumers Considered
3.4.6. Color Would Not Be Good—All Consumers Considered
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Reasons for not Eating Insect-Based Products Scale (7-Point Likert Type) |
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1. The idea is disgusting |
2. I do not think it would taste good |
3. Insects are not safe to eat |
4. The texture would be bad |
5. Just the thought makes me sick |
6. Insects are dirty/filthy |
7. Color would not be good |
8. I do not want insect pieces in my foods |
Country | Not Willing, n | Willing, n | Not Sure, n |
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Russia | 399 | 203 | 28 |
Japan | 390 | 131 | 109 |
India | 364 | 205 | 61 |
Spain | 356 | 205 | 69 |
USA | 324 | 218 | 88 |
South Africa | 311 | 248 | 71 |
England | 307 | 227 | 96 |
Australia | 294 | 216 | 120 |
Brazil | 278 | 282 | 70 |
China | 216 | 278 | 136 |
Peru | 203 | 363 | 64 |
Thailand | 186 | 353 | 91 |
Mexico | 131 | 450 | 49 |
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Castro, M.; Chambers, E. Consumer Avoidance of Insect Containing Foods: Primary Emotions, Perceptions and Sensory Characteristics Driving Consumers Considerations. Foods 2019, 8, 351. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods8080351
Castro M, Chambers E. Consumer Avoidance of Insect Containing Foods: Primary Emotions, Perceptions and Sensory Characteristics Driving Consumers Considerations. Foods. 2019; 8(8):351. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods8080351
Chicago/Turabian StyleCastro, Mauricio, and Edgar Chambers. 2019. "Consumer Avoidance of Insect Containing Foods: Primary Emotions, Perceptions and Sensory Characteristics Driving Consumers Considerations" Foods 8, no. 8: 351. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods8080351