Consumer approach to insects as food: barriers and potential for consumption in Italy

British Food Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 2271-2286

  Cicatiello, Clara ^a   De Rosa, Beatrice ^a   Franco, Silvio ^a   Lacetera, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Entomophagy; Food consumption; Insect consumption; Logistic regression

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DIET; EATING; EDUCATION; FEAR; FEMALE; FOOD SECURITY; GENDER; HUMAN; INSECT; ITALY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING; SHOPPING;

EID: 84983334921     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/BFJ-01-2016-0015     Document Type: Article

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