Effects on Consumers' Subjective Understanding and Liking of Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labels: A Study on Slovenian and Dutch Consumers

In the context of the ongoing debate on front-of-pack labels (FOPL), extant research highlights a lack of clear indications on which label is most effective in increasing consumers' knowledge of food nutritional quality, and in favoring informed food choices. In this study, we have compared the...

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Published in:Foods 2021-12, Vol.10 (12), p.2958
Main Authors: Baccelloni, Angelo, Giambarresi, Andrea, Mazzù, Marco Francesco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Consumers
COVID-19
Decision making
Food
Food quality
Food science
front-of-pack nutritional label
Labels
liking
Nutri-Score
Nutrients
NutrInform Battery
Nutrition
Nutritive value
Obesity
overweight
subjective understanding
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Summary:In the context of the ongoing debate on front-of-pack labels (FOPL), extant research highlights a lack of clear indications on which label is most effective in increasing consumers' knowledge of food nutritional quality, and in favoring informed food choices. In this study, we have compared the effects of two different labels, one nutrient-specific label (i.e., NutrInform Battery) and one summary label (i.e., Nutri-Score), in terms of consumers' "subjective understanding" and "liking". Our work advances prior research on FOPL performance by focusing on two different countries-which have different socio-political contexts and which, from previous studies, present limited evidence on the topic-Slovenia, currently utilizing the Protective Food logo, and the Netherlands, who has recently adopted the Nutri-Score. The study also confirms, in line with previous research, a higher effectiveness of the nutrient-specific label, NutrInform Battery, on all analyzed dimensions in tested countries, when compared to the summary label, Nutri-Score.
ISSN:2304-8158
2304-8158
DOI:10.3390/foods10122958