ArticleNutrients2020
The Effect of Labelling and Visual Properties on the Acceptance of Foods Containing Insects.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Acceptance of Insect-Based Food Products in Western Societies: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Pooled it
- Alternative Proteins on the Polish Plate: Consumer Acceptance, Current Challenges, and Future Perspectives.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Insects as an Alternative Protein Source: A Sustainable Approach to Future Food Security.Insects · 2026Review
- The Relationship Between Searching for Information on Dairy Products, Their Consumption, and Attitudes Towards New Dairy Products.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Feasibility of UsingFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Edible Insects as Future Proteins: Nutritional Value, Functional Properties, Bioactivities, and Safety Perspectives.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Investigating Consumers' Perceptions and Motivations Behind Edible Insects in Greece: A Grounded Theory Approach.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Biotechnological Advances in Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Fermentation for Edible Insects: Functionality, Acceptability and Safety.Current pharmaceutical biotechnology · 2025Review
- The Commercial Application of Insect Protein in Food Products: A Product Audit Based on Online Resources.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Consumer Response to Novel Foods: A Review of Behavioral Barriers and Drivers.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Determinants of Consumers' Acceptance and Adoption of Novel Food in View of More Resilient and Sustainable Food Systems in the EU: A Systematic Literature Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Attitudes and purchase intentions of polish university students towards food made from insects-A modelling approach.PloS one · 2024Article
- Insects as Food: Consumers' Acceptance and Marketing.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The Potential Future of Insects in the European Food System: A Systematic Review Based on the Consumer Point of View.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Consumer Attitudes and Acceptability of Wheat Pancakes with the Addition of Edible Insects: Mealworm (Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Consumers' Acceptability and Perception of Edible Insects as an Emerging Protein Source.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Effect of Labelling and Information on Consumer Perception of Foods Presented as 3D Printed.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Relationship between Acceptance of Insects as an Alternative to Meat and Willingness to Consume Insect-Based Food-A Study on a Representative Sample of the Polish Population.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Food Neophobia among Adults: Differences in Dietary Patterns, Food Choice Motives, and Food Labels Reading in Poles.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Food Labeling: Analysis, Understanding, and Perception.Nutrients · 2021Article
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Abstract
Introducing insects as a source of nutrients (e.g., protein) plays a key role in many countries' environmental policies. However, westerners generally reject insects as an ingredient of food products and meals. The aim of our study was to assess if explicitly labelling food as containing insects and/or implying it by manipulating the appearance of food influences the participants' perception of food products or their behavioral reaction to such products. Participants were asked to try a range of foods, none of which contained ingredients derived from insects. However, the experimental conditions varied with regard to food labelling (insect content) and appearance (traces of insect-like ingredients). We observed the participants' non-verbal behavioral reactions to the foods. Next, the respondents filled in a questionnaire evaluating the food's properties. Additionally, we asked the participants to fill in a set of questionnaires measuring other variables (food neophobia, disgust, variety seeking, etc.) The results showed that products labelled as containing insects are consumed with reluctance and in lower quantities despite their appearance. In addition, people with lower general neophobia and a higher tendency to seek variety tried the insect-labelled samples sooner than people from the other groups. Recommendations for marketing strategies are provided.
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