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Knowledge: A Factor for Acceptance of Insects as Food
| dc.contributor.author | Zugravu, Corina | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tarcea, Monica | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nedelescu, Mirela | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nuţă, Daniela | |
| dc.contributor.author | Guiné, Raquel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Constantin, Ciprian | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-16T09:28:20Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-03-16T09:28:20Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The role that insects will play in a healthier and more sustainable diet has been highlighted in the last years, at the European level. In future, due to environmental concerns and population growth, eating insects might be a solution for many problems. However, populations without the tradition of eating insects are still reluctant in accepting such a food as part of their diet. The present observational study highlights some factors that are influencing the acceptance of insects as food in Romania, in 2022. A number of 496 Romanian adults, 433 women and 63 men, with the mean age 39.3 ± 11 years, completed a validated questionnaire analyzing food behaviors, as well as attitudes and knowledge in relation to insects, including sustainability, nutrition and food safety aspects. Only 6.3% of participants had already eaten insects, while 43.8% claimed their openness to do it in future. Insect-based products were accepted more than insects that can be perceived as such. The most frequent words associated with insects were rather deleterious: disgust, odd, nausea, not to eat, or curiosity. Investigating the factors involved in insect acceptability in Romanians’ diets, we found a statistically significant correlation between openness to eat them and the knowledge about insects as being a valuable, sustainable and safe source of nutrients. Targeted education seems to be an important tool in accepting them as part of future diets. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.citation | Zugravu C, Tarcea M, Nedelescu M, Nuţă D, Guiné RPF, Constantin C. (2023) Knowledge: A Factor for Acceptance of Insects as Food. Sustainability, 15(6),4820: 1-11. | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/su15064820 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/7678 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.publisher | MDPI | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | insects | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | sustainability | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | entomophagy | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | food safety | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | consumer attitudes | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | proteins | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Knowledge: A Factor for Acceptance of Insects as Food | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 6 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 4820 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | Sustainability | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 15 | pt_PT |
| person.familyName | de Pinho Ferreira Guiné | |
| person.givenName | Raquel | |
| person.identifier | https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=abFDovIAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 8B13-5492-0F23 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-0595-6805 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 6603138390 | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |
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