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Edible insects: A survey about perceptions regarding possible beneficial health effects and safety concerns among adult citizens from Portugal and Romania

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dc.contributor.authorGuiné, Raquel
dc.contributor.authorFlorença, Sofia De Guiné E
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Cristina Amaro Da
dc.contributor.authorCorreia, Paula
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Manuela
dc.contributor.authorCardoso, Ana Paula
dc.contributor.authorCampos, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorAnjos, Ofélia
dc.contributor.authorBacarea, Vladimir
dc.contributor.authorBacarea, Anca
dc.contributor.authorBuicu, Gabriela
dc.contributor.authorSzasz, Simona
dc.contributor.authorMartin-Hadmaș, Roxana
dc.contributor.authorTarcea, Monica
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-09T08:34:57Z
dc.date.available2024-09-09T08:34:57Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractAlthough edible insects (EI) have been consumed for ages in many countries around the world, in most European countries, this is not a traditional practice. Still, it has been encouraged as a sustainable source of animal protein besides other nutrients. The Food and Agricultural Organization and the United Nations, recommend consuming EI as a way to contribute to the sustainable development goals. Hence, this research investigated how participants from Portugal and Romania perceive EI, and how these can be useful as a source of nutrients and other benefits for human health, as well as possible risks. For that, it was undertaken a questionnaire survey, with data collected online in the two countries. For the analysis of data, basis statistics and chi-square tests were used. Results showed significant differences between Portuguese and Romanian participants in six out of ten questions, namely regarding safety (p < 0.001), use in traditional medicine (p < 0.001), possible infection with parasites (p = 0.021), of pesticides (p = 0.031), their usage as therapeutics (p = 0.001) and being potential sources of allergens (p < 0.001) and aflatoxins (p < 0.001). Also, differences were tested for other sociodemographic variables. The results showed significant differences according to age for only three questions, gender for only two questions, and Education for most of the questions, i.e., six out of the ten. These results highlighted the greater influence of variables like country of origin and education in the perception of the effects of EI in human health.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.doi10.1515/opag-2022-0326pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/8492
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.subjectconsumer perceptionpt_PT
dc.subjectcountry differencespt_PT
dc.subjecthealth benefitspt_PT
dc.subjectsafety riskspt_PT
dc.titleEdible insects: A survey about perceptions regarding possible beneficial health effects and safety concerns among adult citizens from Portugal and Romaniapt_PT
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oaire.citation.startPagee20220326pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleOpen Agriculturept_PT
oaire.citation.volume9pt_PT
person.familyNamede Pinho Ferreira Guiné
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person.familyNameAmaro da Costa
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person.familyNamePaula Pereira de Oliveira Cardoso
person.familyNameMargarida Campos
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person.givenNameRaquel
person.givenNameSofia de Guiné e
person.givenNameCristina Isabel
person.givenNamePaula
person.givenNameManuela
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person.givenNameSofia
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