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Acceptance of Alternative Meats in a Multiethnic Asian Cohort: A Comparison of Plant-Based Meat Alternatives, Cultured Meat, and Insect-Based Products

Proceedings, 2023
Background: Research on the consumer acceptance of alternative meats will aid our understanding of how to increase their consumption and demand. There are limited data on this in the Asian context, particularly comparing various alternative meat products
Airu Chia, Yiyun Shou, Nicole Wong, David Cameron-Smith, Xueling Sim, Rob Van Dam, Mary F.-F. Chong   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

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 [PDF]

Foods, 2021
Despite their nutritional and ecological potential, insect-based food is rarely accepted by consumers. There may be a discrepancy between the consumers’ understanding of the need to reduce meat consumption and their personal food preferences.
Klaudia Modlińska, Dominika Adamczyk, Dominika Maison   +2 more
exaly   +5 more sources

Drivers and Inhibitors in the Acceptance of Meat Alternatives: The Case of Plant and Insect-Based Proteins [PDF]

Foods, 2020
Insects as an alternative protein source has gained traction for its advantageous environmental impact. Despite being part of many traditional food cultures, insects remain a novelty in Western cultures and a challenging concept for many.
Wim de Koning, David Dean, Frank Vriesekoop, Luis Kluwe Aguiar, Martin Anderson, Philippe Mongondry, Mark Oppong-Gyamfi, Beatriz Urbano, Cristino Alberto Gómez Luciano, Bin Jiang, Wendy Hao, Emma Eastwick, Zheng (Virgil) Jiang, Anouk Boereboom   +13 more
doaj   +7 more sources

Consumers’ perception of poultry meat from insect-fed chickens: University students focus study

Cogent Food and Agriculture, 2022
Feeding insects as raw or processed is becoming widespread among poultry farmers due to the high cost of animal feed ingredients. Various factors such as cultural beliefs, level of education, geographical location, gender, and exposure could affect the ...
Mvuselelo Mtolo, Olusegun Oyebade Ikusika, Thando Conference Mpendulo, Clyde Haruzivi   +3 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Italian consumers standing at the crossroads of alternative protein sources: Cultivated meat, insect-based and novel plant-based foods

Meat Science, 2022
The present paper is a review of the empirical studies on consumer acceptance of novel protein sources in Italy. The authors uncovered the most recent scientific contributions regarding novel plant-based products, and insect-based foodstuffs as well as cultivated meat, in the attempt of framing the main socio-economic drivers and challenges for each ...
Maria Cecilia Mancini, Federico Antonioli   +1 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Beyond the buzz: insect-based foods are unlikely to significantly reduce meat consumption

npj Sustainable Agriculture
The substantial environmental footprint of meat production means that dietary shifts are needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Insects may offer one alternative, but must first be widely accepted and consumed by the general public.
Corentin Biteau, Tom Bry-Chevalier, Dustin Crummett, Ren Ryba, Michael St. Jules   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Unravelling the nutritional and health benefits of wheat bread enriched with meat powder from laying hen fed diet with insect (Hermetia illucens) meal

Heliyon, 2023
Wheat bread is among stable foods that are nutritionally imbalanced, thus enrichment is crucial. We evaluated the nutritional impact of high-valued wheat bread enriched with varying levels of meat powder from hen fed diet with insect (Hermetia illucens ...
Sevgan Subramanian, Brian O Ochieng, Sunday Ekesi   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Insect-based dinner products for meat substitution in ordinary diets: Developing the quality criteria and experimental products for consumer interventions [PDF]

Journal of Insects as Food and Feed
Abstract The growing environmental impact of livestock farming has emphasised the need for more sustainable diets with lower meat consumption, identifying insects as a potential alternative protein source. The Sustainable Insect Chain (SUSINCHAIN) project aimed to incorporate six new insect protein products into regular dinner meals ...
C. Maya, R. Flore, Y. Sun, A.I.A. Costa, L.M. Cunha, C. Rocha, M.J.P. Monteiro, A. Osimani, L. Aquilanti, M. Van Der Borght, D. Vandeweyer, I.E. Chiriac, M. Peters, J. Rukov, N. Roos   +14 more
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Perceived environmental impact of meat alternatives: Effects of a sustainability label and product type [PDF]

Current Research in Food Science
Growing environmental awareness and interest in sustainable, nutritious diets fueled the rapid expansion of meat alternatives. However, consumer acceptance remains uneven, and responses to sustainability labels are ambiguous, particularly for novel ...
Dacinia Crina Petrescu, Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag, Melis Aras, Marius Bota, Alexandru Sut   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Safety of Alternative Proteins: Technological, Environmental and Regulatory Aspects of Cultured Meat, Plant-Based Meat, Insect Protein and Single-Cell Protein

Foods, 2021
Food security and environmental issues have become global crises that need transformative solutions. As livestock production is becoming less sustainable, alternative sources of proteins are urgently required.
Joshua Hadi, Gale Brightwell, Brightwell Gale   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources