Healthy food choice: Survey results from Iranian consumers toward antibiotic‐free chicken

Rahnama, Hassan; Fadaei, Mehdi; Baghersalimi, Saeed

doi:10.1111/joss.12248

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“…In the communalities analysis, if the value is less than 0.3, it would suggest a weak relationship between the variables (Rahnama, Fadaei, & Baghersalimi, ; Sobhanifard, ). From the 16 items of the Likert scale used, 12 were important to the consumer's attitude related to the bottled mineral water (Factors 1, 2, 7–16, communalities > 0.3), which are associated to the visual appearance, labeling, refreshment, sparkling water, price, pH, sodium content, brand, quality, and safety.…”

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Exploration of gender differences in bottled mineral water consumption: A projective study of consumer's perception in Brazil

Pacheco

Kuriya

Capobiango

et al. 2018

Journal of Sensory Studies

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The bottled mineral water sector is strategic to countries like Brazil and understanding the factors that guides the purchase and consumption by men and women becomes vital to the product's commercial success. In this context, projective techniques are important tools to comprehend the consumers' perception and to the development of target strategies of marketing. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the gender differences about the bottled mineral water's perception through using Word Association (WA) alongside with the Partial Least Squares—Discriminant Analysis (PLS‐DA). The results demonstrated that from the 12 listed categories for the product, the most common were: “necessity,” “well‐being,” “quality,” and “appearance,” and it was possible to identify through PLS‐DA the main differences (p < .05) between genders. The bottled mineral water consumption by the female public is possibly directed to necessity and well‐being, despite practicality, while the male public made the purchase and consumption of the product associated to brand and informal places. Yet, it was realized that the product's presentation and quality parameter were highly impactful in the consumers' attitudes from both sexes. It is highlighted that the WA and PLS‐DA tools, used together in an innovative way, contribute to the deep acknowledgment about the bottled mineral water's consumption, and their application can be expanded and adopted routinely in marketing research and in the new marketing strategies. Practical applications This study brings relevant information about the factors which should be considered by consumers at the moment of purchase and consumption of bottled water, emphasizing the differences by gender, with the advantage of the results being obtained using simple sensory methodologies, as the Word association task which taken in account the consumers' perception and evaluated for multivariate approaches, as Partial Least Squares—Discrimination Analysis. These findings should be considered to bottled water industry to elaborate marketing messages to increase their sales in an effective way.

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“…In the communalities analysis, if the value is less than 0.3, it would suggest a weak relationship between the variables (Rahnama, Fadaei, & Baghersalimi, 2017;Sobhanifard, 2018 which are associated to the visual appearance, labeling, refreshment, (Matrix X) sparkling water, price, pH, sodium content, brand, quality, and safety.…”

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Exploration of gender differences in bottled mineral water consumption: A projective study of consumer's perception in Brazil

Pacheco

Kuriya

Capobiango

et al. 2018

Journal of Sensory Studies

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“…The respondents were individually interviewed face to face (Rahnama, Fadaei, & Baghersalimi, ); initially they were asked to say the three first words that came to their minds with the stimulus “food,” so that they familiarize with the activity (Martjin et al, ; Son et al, ). Once the respondents understood the dynamics of the experiment, they were asked to mention the first three words that came to mind with the stimulus “functional food.” The test lasted between 10 and 15 minutes, including the introduction, training, and the questions related to the sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents: gender, age, schooling level, and income.…”

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Exploring the perception of Mexican urban consumers toward functional foods using the Free Word Association technique

Rojas-Rivas

Espinoza‐Ortega

Martínez‐García

et al. 2018

Journal of Sensory Studies

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Demographic changes in contemporary societies has promoted sectors of consumers aware of the food they buy for health reasons, as functional foods, whose demand has grown in diverse countries as Mexico, recognized as one of the emergent market with the highest consumption of these products in Latin America. However, there is little knowledge on the attitudes of Mexican consumers toward functional foods. The objective was to explore the perception of functional foods by Mexican urban consumers using the free word association technique. A total of 610 persons were asked the three first words that came to their minds with the stimulus “functional food.” Twenty‐three categories were grouped in nine dimensions, the most important were: Health, Nutrition, and Foods and Nutrients. Differences due to age and schooling level were found in dimensions and categories. Consumers have a clear idea of “functional food” that explains growth in this market. The promotion of functional foods should take into consideration the demands that specific groups of consumers have for these products. Practical applications This work is a first approach on the study of the perception of Mexican urban consumers toward functional foods, with results that may be useful for public or private entities. As mentioned in works conducted in other areas of the world, demographic and socio‐economic characteristics are identified as significant determinants; the perception toward functional foods is positively associated with educational achievement, age and women. Taking into consideration the diabetes and overweight problems of the Mexican population, research results indicate an opportunity for producers of functional foods for an adequate development, improvement, and promotion of these products to meet specific perceptions of each target group of consumers.

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“…However, the persistent use of antibiotics in the diet of broilers can cause an increase in antimicrobial resistance of human and animal bacteria [1,2]. Hence there is strong consumer demand for farm animal diets to be free from routinely administered antibiotics [3]. This has led to attempts to use medical plants as alternatives to antibiotics and artificial growth promoters, e.g., [4].…”

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Growth, Carcass Composition, Haematology and Immunity of Broilers Supplemented with Sumac Berries (Rhus coriaria L.) and Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

Ahmadian

Seidavi

Phillips

2020

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Simple Summary: Widespread use of antibiotics is known to cause resistance in bacteria, yet they are routinely used to improve growth performance in meat chickens. We investigated two medicinal plants, thyme and sumac berries, for their ability to function as an alternative to antibiotics in the diet of broilers. The actual plants or parts of the plants have rarely been fed before as supplements, mostly their extracted oils have been used instead. In our study, they were fed at 1-3% of the diet to investigate if the effects were dependent on the dose. We found evidence of improved immune systems with both medicinal plants when the chickens were tested for resistance to Newcastle Disease and influenza. Sumac berries, and to a lesser extent thyme, reduced the fat content of the birds' abdomen, by 62 and 41%, respectively, reflecting an observed reduction in lipids in the blood. It is concluded that these two medicinal plants offer potential to replace antibiotics in the diet of meat chickens, as well as offering benefits in reducing the fat content of the birds.Abstract: Alternatives to antibiotics as growth promoters for broilers could reduce bacterial resistance to antibiotics, while at the same time maintaining growth and improving carcass composition. We investigated the benefits of adding the medicinal plants sumac and thyme at 1, 2 or 3% of the diet for male Ross broiler chicks, with four replicates of ten birds in each treatment group and a Control. Feed intake was reduced for chickens fed the sumac supplements, and, at the two higher doses, defeathered body weight was also reduced. Abdominal fat was reduced by 41% in chickens fed thyme and 62% in those fed sumac. This reflected reduced low density lipoproteins in their blood, and in higher dose thyme treatments and all sumac treatments, reduced high density lipoproteins in blood. Apart from this, there was little effect of the supplements on carcass composition. Blood glucose was reduced in the supplemented chickens. There was evidence of higher antibody titers to Newcastle disease and influenza in supplemented chickens. It is concluded that both thyme and sumac offer potential to reduce fat content and improve disease responsiveness in broiler production systems.Animals 2020, 10, 513 2 of 14 and reduce losses. However, the persistent use of antibiotics in the diet of broilers can cause an increase in antimicrobial resistance of human and animal bacteria [1,2]. Hence there is strong consumer demand for farm animal diets to be free from routinely administered antibiotics [3]. This has led to attempts to use medical plants as alternatives to antibiotics and artificial growth promoters, e.g., [4]. Limited studies of the effects of these supplements on broiler performance have been reported in the scientific literature.While the essential oil of Thymus vulgaris (Thymol) is known to increase the production of digestive enzymes and performance in broilers [5][6][7][8][9], limited research exists evaluating the performance of commercial broilers receiving the whol...

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Healthy food choice: Survey results from Iranian consumers toward antibiotic‐free chicken

Cited by 19 publications

References 73 publications

Exploration of gender differences in bottled mineral water consumption: A projective study of consumer's perception in Brazil

Exploration of gender differences in bottled mineral water consumption: A projective study of consumer's perception in Brazil

Exploring the perception of Mexican urban consumers toward functional foods using the Free Word Association technique

Growth, Carcass Composition, Haematology and Immunity of Broilers Supplemented with Sumac Berries (Rhus coriaria L.) and Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

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