Intention to consume insects as an alternative protein in food
This study aimed to know and understand the intention, by Brazilians (N = 510, ≥ 18 years old), of consuming insects as an alternative protein. An online survey was developed. It consisted of 24 questions, divided into three sections: socioeconomic data, knowledge about entomophagy, and consumption...
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| author | Sheyla Maria Barreto Amaral Matheus Calixto Saraiva Rosenildo dos Santos Silva José Danrley Moreira Elisabeth Mary Cunha da Silva |
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| description | This study aimed to know and understand the intention, by Brazilians (N = 510, ≥ 18 years old), of consuming insects as an alternative protein. An online survey was developed. It consisted of 24 questions, divided into three sections: socioeconomic data, knowledge about entomophagy, and consumption of insects in the human diet. The majority of respondents (90.78%) declared themselves omnivores and 45.88% stated that they do not intend to change their meat consumption. Moreover, several factors influence consumption, with a positive environmental perspective (N = 229) and a negative consumption habit (N = 298), since this practice is considered uncommon in the country and most respondents had never consumed insects (77.90%). The most adopted condition to consume insects was that they were not able to be seen with the naked eye (N = 252), and 32.94% of participants strongly agree that the best way to consume an insect-based food would be through the preparation of snacks. Despite these results, the majority of respondents (52.90%) indicated that they are able to purchase insect-based products if they were available in the market. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-09e78c771b294eaeabbb030b4d8e0a9c2025-08-20T03:49:17ZengInstituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do CearáConexões: Ciência e Tecnologia2176-01442025-05-011910.21439/conexoes.v19.3631Intention to consume insects as an alternative protein in foodSheyla Maria Barreto Amaral0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0041-5487Matheus Calixto Saraiva1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6434-613XRosenildo dos Santos Silva2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8728-9075José Danrley Moreira3https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4150-3448Elisabeth Mary Cunha da Silva4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3267-4267Universidade Federal do Ceará Universidade Federal do Ceará Universidade Federal do Ceará Universidade Federal do Ceará Universidade Federal do Ceará This study aimed to know and understand the intention, by Brazilians (N = 510, ≥ 18 years old), of consuming insects as an alternative protein. An online survey was developed. It consisted of 24 questions, divided into three sections: socioeconomic data, knowledge about entomophagy, and consumption of insects in the human diet. The majority of respondents (90.78%) declared themselves omnivores and 45.88% stated that they do not intend to change their meat consumption. Moreover, several factors influence consumption, with a positive environmental perspective (N = 229) and a negative consumption habit (N = 298), since this practice is considered uncommon in the country and most respondents had never consumed insects (77.90%). The most adopted condition to consume insects was that they were not able to be seen with the naked eye (N = 252), and 32.94% of participants strongly agree that the best way to consume an insect-based food would be through the preparation of snacks. Despite these results, the majority of respondents (52.90%) indicated that they are able to purchase insect-based products if they were available in the market.https://conexoes.ifce.edu.br/index.php/conexoes/article/view/3631entomophagyfood neophobianovel foodssustainability |
| spellingShingle | Sheyla Maria Barreto Amaral Matheus Calixto Saraiva Rosenildo dos Santos Silva José Danrley Moreira Elisabeth Mary Cunha da Silva Intention to consume insects as an alternative protein in food Conexões: Ciência e Tecnologia entomophagy food neophobia novel foods sustainability |
| title | Intention to consume insects as an alternative protein in food |
| title_full | Intention to consume insects as an alternative protein in food |
| title_fullStr | Intention to consume insects as an alternative protein in food |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intention to consume insects as an alternative protein in food |
| title_short | Intention to consume insects as an alternative protein in food |
| title_sort | intention to consume insects as an alternative protein in food |
| topic | entomophagy food neophobia novel foods sustainability |
| url | https://conexoes.ifce.edu.br/index.php/conexoes/article/view/3631 |
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