2019
DOI: 10.1590/0103-8478cr20180960
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Abstract: It is estimated that by 2050 the world population will be 9 billion people; and therefore, the need for alternative sources of protein is inevitable, since conventional sources, such as beef, pork and poultry, will not be sufficient to meet the demand of population growth. Food that includes alternative sources of protein, such as insects, is a reality in countries of Latin America, Asia, Australia, Europe and Africa. This research presents the results of an exploratory study that analysed the food profile of … Show more

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“…Verbeke et al [29] also observed that feeding animals with insects was more acceptable for men than for women; however, it was independent of age. In another study [44], gender and education level did not affect the willingness to accept using insects in the feed of poultry, pigs, fish, or cattle, while older people accepted this feed for fish less. Popoff et al [41] did not find any differences among the different social groups.…”
Section: Secondary School Higher Education P-valuementioning
confidence: 85%
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“…Verbeke et al [29] also observed that feeding animals with insects was more acceptable for men than for women; however, it was independent of age. In another study [44], gender and education level did not affect the willingness to accept using insects in the feed of poultry, pigs, fish, or cattle, while older people accepted this feed for fish less. Popoff et al [41] did not find any differences among the different social groups.…”
Section: Secondary School Higher Education P-valuementioning
confidence: 85%
“…The scores for the opinion of the respondents about using insects in the feed of animals were generally near to 3, on a 1-5 scale, with the highest values for fish and the lowest ones for cattle. Surprisingly, the lowest acceptance results have been published in Brazil, where some people still consume insects [44].…”
Section: Willingness To Consume Animal Products That Originated From mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Preference was given to whole insects, although insect flour was liked by 40% of all consumers. Generally, insects were considered safe for consumption by educated consumers familiar with entomophagy [ 189 ]. Perception of entomophagy by residents of Korea and Ethiopia assessed through structured questionnaires revealed a positive note [ 190 ].…”
Section: Impact Of Insect Quality On Consumers’ Preference and Acceptabilitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Therefore, a preventive action could be taken regarding the issues concerning the object. This is of relevance because Lensvelt and Steenbekkers (2014) concluded that providing consumers with information and education (Schardong et al , 2019) about insects as well as with exposure to taste it (Woolf, 2019) helped to influence their attitude toward it.…”
Section: Review Of the Literaturementioning
confidence: 99%
“…[FIGURE 1 near here] Little has been investigated about the topic in developing countries (Graça et al, 2015;Sabaté and Soret, 2014;de Boer et al, 2014;Schosler et al 2012). The most recent publication by (Schardong et al, 2019) brings to light some aspects of entomophagy in Brazil. According to Tilman and Clark (2014) in emerging economies where incomes WFPM-2020-0005.…”
Section: Converged Modelmentioning
confidence: 99%