Can Sustainable Food from Edible Insects Become the Food of the Future? Exploring Poland’s Generation Z

This study addresses a research gap by examining the attitudes and interest of young Polish consumers in new foods containing insects. The results of the survey, which are presented in this article, were obtained as part of an inter-university project conducted at five Polish higher education instit...

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Published in:Sustainability 2024-12, Vol.16 (23), p.10198
Main Authors: Mikulec, Anna, Platta, Anna, Radzymińska, Monika, Garbowska, Bożena, Suwała, Grzegorz, Ruszkowska, Millena, Kowalczewski, Przemysław Łukasz, Kowalski, Stanisław
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural production
Agriculture
Animals
Biodiversity
Cattle
Consumer behavior
Domestication
Education parks
Emission standards
Emissions
Environmental impact
Farming
Feeds
Food safety
Food security
Greenhouse gases
Harvest
Hogs
Insects
Insects as food
Marketing research
Regulation
School facilities
Surveys
Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable development
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Summary:This study addresses a research gap by examining the attitudes and interest of young Polish consumers in new foods containing insects. The results of the survey, which are presented in this article, were obtained as part of an inter-university project conducted at five Polish higher education institutions (N = 1063). The survey was conducted using the indirect interview method via an online platform (CAWI). This study aimed to assess attitudes, behaviours and intentions to purchasing insect foods, as well as factors influencing the selection of new foods containing insects and product preferences for such foods. The analysis revealed no statistically significant differentiation in consumer behaviour and declared intentions towards insect foods based on gender or place of residence (p > 0.001). Our results revealed correlations between the level of neophobia and negative attitudes among young consumers towards insect products, albeit weak in nature. The exploratory factor analysis suggested that the assessment of factors influencing the purchase of insect products may be based on a small number of dimensions, which were not found to be correlated, as follows: “Health and Environmental Concern”, “Organoleptic Attributes” and “Circumstantial Influences”.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su162310198