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Plant-Based Beverages: Consumption Habits, Perception and Knowledge on a Sample of Portuguese Citizens
| dc.contributor.author | Anjos, Ofélia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pires, Patrícia C.P. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gonçalves, Joana | |
| dc.contributor.author | Estevinho, Letícia M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mendonça, António G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Guiné, Raquel | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-10-14T10:04:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-10-14T10:04:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | first_pagesettingsOrder Article Reprints Open AccessArticle Plant-Based Beverages: Consumption Habits, Perception and Knowledge on a Sample of Portuguese Citizens by Ofélia Anjos 1,2,3,*ORCID,Patrícia C. P. Pires 4,Joana Gonçalves 5ORCID,Letícia M. Estevinho 6,7,António G. Mendonça 4ORCID andRaquel P. F. Guiné 5,*ORCID 1 CERNAS-IPCB—Centro de Investigação em Recursos Naturais, Ambiente e Sociedade, Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, 6001-909 Castelo Branco, Portugal 2 CEF, Forest Research Centre, Associate Laboratory TERRA, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal 3 Spectroscopy and Chromatography Laboratory, CCBP-BI, Centro de Biotecnologia de Plantas da Beira Interior, 6001-909 Castelo Branco, Portugal 4 CICS–UBI–Health Sciences Research Centre and Chemistry Department, University of Beira Interior, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal 5 CERNAS-IPV Research Centre, Polytechnic University of Viseu, 3504-510 Viseu, Portugal 6 Mountain Research Center (CIMO), Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, 5301-854 Bragança, Portugal 7 Laboratorio para a Sustentabilidade e Tecnologia em Regiões de Montanha, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal * Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed. Foods 2024, 13(20), 3235; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13203235 Submission received: 31 August 2024 / Revised: 6 October 2024 / Accepted: 9 October 2024 / Published: 11 October 2024 (This article belongs to the Section Drinks and Liquid Nutrition) Downloadkeyboard_arrow_down Browse Figures Versions Notes Abstract Plant-based beverages (PBB) consumption has increased significantly worldwide due to an interest in vegetarian/vegan diets, taste preferences, health and ethical and environmental issues. Therefore, this study intends to investigate consumption habits, consumer preferences and consumers’ level of knowledge about PBB. In this study, a voluntary, anonymous questionnaire survey was applied to a sample of participants from Portugal. The sample was recruited by convenience, and therefore, the distribution among the groups was not even. Data analysis involved different statistical techniques: basic statistics, chi-square tests, factor analysis, cluster analysis and tree classification analysis. The results indicated that the most consumed PBB were almond, soy and oat beverages. The majority of consumers chose these beverages for nutritional and health reasons, while a smaller number consumed them as part of a vegetarian or vegan diet. The main motivations for consuming PBB are mainly associated with sustainability and health benefits. The results regarding the respondents’ knowledge about PBB revealed that a health-related profession was the most significant predictor. These results allowed us to conclude that the factors of nutrition, health, ethics and practice of a vegetarian/vegan diet influence the consumption of PBB. It was also concluded that being in a healthcare profession, along with age and professional status within this field, were significant factors influencing the level of knowledge about PBB. | pt_PT |
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| dc.identifier.citation | Anjos O, Pires PCP, Gonçalves J, Estevinho LM, Mendonça AG, Guiné RPF. (2024) Plant-Based Beverages: Consumption Habits, Perception and Knowledge on a Sample of Portuguese Citizens. Foods, 13(20): e3235 (19 pp.). | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/foods13203235 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/8582 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | plant-based beverages | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | oat | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | soy | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | almond | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | questionnaire survey | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Plant-Based Beverages: Consumption Habits, Perception and Knowledge on a Sample of Portuguese Citizens | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 20 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | e3235 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | Fooda | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 13 | pt_PT |
| person.familyName | Anjos | |
| person.familyName | de Pinho Ferreira Guiné | |
| person.givenName | Ofélia | |
| person.givenName | Raquel | |
| person.identifier | G-2808-2012 | |
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| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-0267-3252 | |
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| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |
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