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Atendendo a que os insetos säo consumidos desde tempos imemoriais por algumas comunidades em vários países do mundo, e que säo recomendados pela FAO como uma fonte mais sustentável de proteína animal quando comparada com outras carnes, como por exemplo, vaca, porco ou frango, tern-se vindo a observar uma tendência de aumento do consumo de insetos comestiveis (IC) mesmo em paises onde tal näo era tradiçäo. Assim, este estudo reporta-se a uma investigaçäo por questionário feita em diferentes países, e que aborda o nível de conhecimentos dos participantes sobre o valor nutricional dos IC. A recolha de dados ocorreu em três paises europeus, Portugal, Lituânia e Croácia. Os resultados mostraram diferenças entre os paises na forma como os participantes responderam às 10 questões colocadas sobre aspetos ligados à nutriçäo de IC, com diferenşas significativas para todas as questões. A associaçäo mais forte foi encontrada para a questäo relacionada com o conteúdo dos IC em fibra dietética, e a questäo em que os participantes, na globalidade, revelaram mais conhecimento foi a relacionada com o elevado conteúdo em proteína dos IC. Em suma, o trabalho desenvolvido mostrou que embora os três paises considerados sejam todos europeus, existem diferenças muito relevantes em relaçäo à forma como os cidadäos estäo informados sobre o valor nutritivo dos IC, sendo que esta informaçäo poderá ser útil para delinear estratégias de informaçäo levando os cidadäos a terem uma maior aceitaçäo dos IC como um alimento sustentável e nutritivo.
Given that insects have been consumed since time immemorial by some communities in many countries around the world, and that they are recommended by the FAO as a more sustainable source of animal protein when compared to other meats, such as beef, pork or chicken, there is a trend that has been observed to increase the consumption of edible insects (EIl even in countries where this was not a tradition. Thus, this study reports on a questionnaire investigation carried out in different countries, which addresses the participants' level of knowledge about the nutritional value of EIl Data collection took place in three European countries, Portugal, Lithuania, and Croatia. The results showed differences between countries in the way participants answered the 10 questions asked about aspects related to El nutrition, with significant differences for all questions. The strongest association was found for the question related to the dietary fibre content of EIl and the question in which participants overall revealed the most knowledge was that related to the high protein content of EI. In short, the work carried out showed that although the three countries considered are all European, there are very relevant differences in relation to the way in which citizens are informed about the nutritional value of EIl and this information could be useful to outline citizen information strategies leading to greater acceptance of EI as a sustainable and nutritious food.
Given that insects have been consumed since time immemorial by some communities in many countries around the world, and that they are recommended by the FAO as a more sustainable source of animal protein when compared to other meats, such as beef, pork or chicken, there is a trend that has been observed to increase the consumption of edible insects (EIl even in countries where this was not a tradition. Thus, this study reports on a questionnaire investigation carried out in different countries, which addresses the participants' level of knowledge about the nutritional value of EIl Data collection took place in three European countries, Portugal, Lithuania, and Croatia. The results showed differences between countries in the way participants answered the 10 questions asked about aspects related to El nutrition, with significant differences for all questions. The strongest association was found for the question related to the dietary fibre content of EIl and the question in which participants overall revealed the most knowledge was that related to the high protein content of EI. In short, the work carried out showed that although the three countries considered are all European, there are very relevant differences in relation to the way in which citizens are informed about the nutritional value of EIl and this information could be useful to outline citizen information strategies leading to greater acceptance of EI as a sustainable and nutritious food.
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Consumo de insetos valor nutritivo investigação por questionário
Citation
Florença S, Guiné R, Costa C, Correia P, Bartkiene E, Matec Saric M. (2024) Insetos comestíveis como um alimento nutritivo e sustentável, in Livro de atas do XCIA – X Congresso Internacional de Agroecologia, Viseu, pp. 720-726
Publisher
Instituto Politécnico de Viseu