Add to ORKGAs the overall demand for food increases, there is an urgent need of sustainable proteins. To what extent European consumers are willing to accept innovative ingredients in their diet is the main research question we address. Interviews are conducted on a sample of 45 Italian consumers and results are analysed through the laddering method with the aim to understand how consumers express their personal values. The paper intends to contribute to the ongoing debate on global food security addressing potential drivers of, and barriers to, Western consumer acceptance of insects-based ingredients in the food supply chain. Results show that a combination of socio-cultural barriers and fear is assumed to contribute to the lower acceptability of ins...
RIASSUNTO Negli ulti mi anni l’interesse negli insetti edibili come fonte di proteine è aumentato, s...
Doctor of PhilosophyDepartment of Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and HealthEdgar Chambers IVInsects are ...
Introduction: The world´s population is increasing and thus the pressure on the earth´s resources. T...
As the overall demand for food increases, there is an urgent need of sustainable proteins. To what e...
The aim of the study was to investigate the willingness of Italian consumers to adopt insects, suita...
<p>The production of proteins from insects is the next big challenge for Western countries. Although...
In Western societies, the unfamiliarity with insect-based food is a hindrance for consumption and ma...
Many traditional societies have used or still use insects as a protein source, while westernized so...
Background and aim of the work: the consumption of insects by humans, entomophagy, is a food practic...
The main objective of this research paper is to understand consumer knowledge and perception of inse...
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the main factors that may affect Italian consum...
International audienceInsects as an alternative protein source has gained traction for its advantage...
Insect-based food is not common in Europe, because most people do not consider insects to be edible,...
Edible insects seem one of the more probable responses to the increased quantity of food proteins ne...
The practice of eating insects, known as entomophagy, is part of a regular diet for millions of peop...
RIASSUNTO Negli ulti mi anni l’interesse negli insetti edibili come fonte di proteine è aumentato, s...
Doctor of PhilosophyDepartment of Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and HealthEdgar Chambers IVInsects are ...
Introduction: The world´s population is increasing and thus the pressure on the earth´s resources. T...
As the overall demand for food increases, there is an urgent need of sustainable proteins. To what e...
The aim of the study was to investigate the willingness of Italian consumers to adopt insects, suita...
<p>The production of proteins from insects is the next big challenge for Western countries. Although...
In Western societies, the unfamiliarity with insect-based food is a hindrance for consumption and ma...
Many traditional societies have used or still use insects as a protein source, while westernized so...
Background and aim of the work: the consumption of insects by humans, entomophagy, is a food practic...
The main objective of this research paper is to understand consumer knowledge and perception of inse...
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the main factors that may affect Italian consum...
International audienceInsects as an alternative protein source has gained traction for its advantage...
Insect-based food is not common in Europe, because most people do not consider insects to be edible,...
Edible insects seem one of the more probable responses to the increased quantity of food proteins ne...
The practice of eating insects, known as entomophagy, is part of a regular diet for millions of peop...
RIASSUNTO Negli ulti mi anni l’interesse negli insetti edibili come fonte di proteine è aumentato, s...
Doctor of PhilosophyDepartment of Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and HealthEdgar Chambers IVInsects are ...
Introduction: The world´s population is increasing and thus the pressure on the earth´s resources. T...