European consumers' readiness to adopt insects as food. A review

Food Research International

Volumn 122, Issue , 2019, Pages 661-678

  Mancini, Simone ^a   Moruzzo, Roberta ^a   Riccioli, Francesco ^a   Paci, Gisella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Disgust; Edible insect; Entomophagy; Food neophobia; Willingness to eat

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;

ACCEPTABILITY; DISGUST; EDIBLE INSECT; ENTOMOPHAGY; WILLINGNESS TO EAT;

DIGITAL STORAGE;

ANIMAL; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DISGUST; EUROPE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; INSECT;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANT RESTRICTIVE FOOD INTAKE DISORDER; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISGUST; EDIBLE INSECTS; EUROPE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; FOOD SAFETY; HUMANS; INSECTA;

EID: 85060290310     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: 18737145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2019.01.041     Document Type: Review

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