You eat what you are: Modern health worries and the acceptance of natural and synthetic additives in functional foods

Devcich, Daniel A.; Pedersen, Irene K.; Petrie, Keith J.

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2006.09.014

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“…Besides, 57.3% of the participants agreed with the statement that functional foods were worth the extra cost, indicating their trust in these pro-health foods, although a number of studies have suggested that only affluent consumers perceived these foods as affordable and thus the high prices have been viewed as obstacles for purchasing these food [29,30] Concerns were also expressed by the respondents regarding the health risks due to regular consumption of functional foods as the latter were perceived to contain high amounts of chemical additives. This finding corroborates with [31] who reported that interest in naturalness of foods have increased due to debates regarding foods additives as well as the techniques used to produce these food, in addition to consumers trusting the link between naturalness and healthiness [30]. This, therefore, correlates with the findings of this study whereby the majority of respondents (n=214) claimed their preference for natural foods over functional foods.…”

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An Insight of the Mauritian Consumers′Awareness, Perceptions and Expectations of Functional Foods

Bholah¹,

Neergheen-Bhujun

2013

IJNFS

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Abstract:During the past few decades, consumers have switched from an emphasis on satisfying hunger to an emphasis on the promising use of foods to promote well-being and to help reduce the risk of disease. This is particularly the case for the island of Mauritius where a variety of functional food products with different health claims have been observed in major supermarkets around the country. Since acceptance of functional foods depends largely on the awareness and perceptions of Mauritians regarding these foods, consumer research on functional foods remains vital. This study investigated the level of awareness and knowledge of Mauritian adults concerning functional foods and their purported health benefits. In addition, the perceptions of respondents towards health-enhancing foods and their willingness to try functional foods were also studied. Information pertaining to knowledge, awareness, perceptions and interest regarding functional foods as well as socio-demographic characteristics were collected from a representative random sample of 384 Mauritian adults aged above 18 years. The survey was conducted in 8 supermarkets and shopping centres of Mauritius. The data indicated that though 85.5% of participants were aware of foods which may help in preventing certain diseases, only 13.8% of the sample population was familiar with the term 'functional foods'. Pearson Chi-Square test indicated that awareness of functional foods was dependent on gender (p<0.05), age (p<0.01), level of education (p<0.01), monthly household income (p<0.01) and health status of respondent (p<0.01). Besides, perceptions of respondents towards health-enhancing foods were relatively positive and 84.6% of them were willing to try functional foods in the future. The results indicated a relatively low level of awareness and knowledge concerning functional foods in Mauritius but also noted an interest of the consumers for these products.

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An Insight of the Mauritian Consumers′Awareness, Perceptions and Expectations of Functional Foods

Bholah¹,

Neergheen-Bhujun

2013

IJNFS

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“…On the other hand, the views concerning benefits from consuming functional food comprise an important factor determining its acceptance [Verbeke, 2005;Devcich et al, 2007].…”

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Consumers’ Interests in Sweets with Health-Promoting Properties and Their Selected Determinants

Jeżewska-Zychowicz

Jeznach²,

Kosicka-Gębska³

2013

Pol. J. Food Nutr. Sci.

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“…One study about functional food found that people with "modern health worries" more often consume organic food than those without such health worries [48]. In line with the findings about personal norms and values (s. above), another study, which compared ecological/animal welfare, and political and religious beliefs with respect to food, found that ecological motives form the strongest predictor of a positive attitude towards organic food [20].…”

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Differences between Occasional Organic and Regular Organic Food Consumers in Germany

Krömker¹,

Matthies²

2014

FNS

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It was the aim of this study to understand the differences between occasional organic consumers (OOC) and regular organic food consumers (ROC). A total of 571 consumers, interviewed directly after grocery shopping, were classified as conventional, occasional organic or regular organic consumers depending on the number of organically produced items bought. In order to gain encompassing insights on the differences between the ROC and OOC consumer groups, a large set of psychological and socio-demographic factors was studied. They differ with respect to general food choice motives with OOC placing significantly less importance on animal welfare, food security, environmental protection and more importance on caloric content, convenience and price compared to ROC; with respect to beliefs about the consequences of organic food consumption OOC expect greater expense, less choice, no increase in vitamins and no improvement in taste compared to ROC, and finally OOC show a less positive attitude, weaker social norms and lower intentions of buying organic food regularly in the future and give a lower importance in their lives to protection of the environment. OOC finally prefer different grocery stores and use a larger variety of stores than ROC.

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You eat what you are: Modern health worries and the acceptance of natural and synthetic additives in functional foods

Cited by 170 publications

References 19 publications

An Insight of the Mauritian Consumers′Awareness, Perceptions and Expectations of Functional Foods

An Insight of the Mauritian Consumers′Awareness, Perceptions and Expectations of Functional Foods

Consumers’ Interests in Sweets with Health-Promoting Properties and Their Selected Determinants

Differences between Occasional Organic and Regular Organic Food Consumers in Germany

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