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老年人的抵抗与老年人的抵抗. 年轻人接受:跨年龄组对昆虫消费的研究
María José Castro-Alija1,2, Ghazal Zolfaghari1, Carla Gutierrez Fernandez2
1Multidisciplinary Assessment and Intervention in Health Care and Sustainable Lifestyles, Recognized Research Group, University of Valladolid, 47003 Valladolid, Spain.
Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
|August 29, 2024
概括
昆虫提供可持续的蛋白质来源,但接受程度因年龄而异. 年长的成年人比年轻人更不愿意对食虫 (食用昆虫),这凸显了对量身定制策略的需求.
科学领域:
- 食品科学 食品科学 食品科学
- 可持续农业 可持续农业
- 消费者行为 消费者行为
背景情况:
- 由于昆虫的营养益处和较低的环境影响,昆虫被认为是传统畜牧业的可持续蛋白质替代品.
- 全球人口和蛋白质需求的不断增长,迫使人们探索昆虫等替代食物来源.
- 区域研究对于了解当地对食昆虫的接受度至关重要,尤其是在面临资源短缺的不同欧洲环境中.
研究的目的:
- 在西班牙的卡斯蒂利亚和莱昂 (Castilla y León) 调查不同年龄组对食用昆虫的接受程度.
- 确定影响对食虫的态度的因素,特别关注老年人.
- 为促进基于昆虫的饮食和可持续食品实践的战略提供信息.
主要方法:
- 采用了一项调查,收集关于消费者对食用昆虫的态度,偏好和动机的数据.
- 使用统计分析来确定人口趋势和接受水平的重要关联.
- 该研究的重点是西班牙卡斯蒂利亚和莱昂的区域数据.
主要成果:
- 老年参与者对食用昆虫表现出明显的不情愿,尽管在生存环境中愿意增加.
- 年轻人口群体更倾向于尝试基于昆虫的食物,受教育和先前接触的影响.
- 年龄成为一个关键的人口因素,影响了对食昆虫的接受.
结论:
- 人口结构的变化,特别是年龄,显著影响了对食昆虫的接受.
- 需要有针对性的策略,例如谨慎地将食物纳入熟悉的食物中,并强调营养价值,以增加犹群体,特别是老年人之间的接受度.
- 研究人员和利益相关者之间的协作努力对于推动昆虫作为可行的和可持续的蛋白质来源至关重要.
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