Platta Anna, Mikulec Anna, Radzymińska Monika, Kowalski Stanisław, Skotnicka Magdalena
Faculty of Management and Quality Science, Gdynia Maritime University, 81-87 Morska Street, 81-225 Gdynia, Poland.
Faculty of Engineering Sciences, University of Applied Science in Nowy Sącz, 1a Zamenhofa Street, 33-300 Nowy Sącz, Poland.
Foods. 2024 Jul 12;13(14):2202. doi: 10.3390/foods13142202.
The consumption of insects (entomophagy) is attracting attention for economic, environmental and health reasons. The wide range of edible insect species, rich in protein, fat, minerals, vitamins and fibre, can play an important role in addressing global food insecurity. However, consumer acceptance remains a major barrier to the adoption of insects as a food source in many countries, including Europe. The aim of this study was to determine whether health and environmental concerns, attitudes and intentions towards purchasing edible insects and foods containing edible insects are associated with willingness to consume edible insects and foods containing edible insects among young consumers (Generation Z) in Poland. An empirical study was carried out in 2023, using a questionnaire with an indirect interview method via an online platform. On the basis of surveys conducted among Generation Z in Poland, it can be concluded that health and environmental concerns determine the willingness to consume selected products containing edible insects. At the same time, it should be noted that the more positive the respondents' attitudes towards health and environmental concerns are, the greater their willingness to consume foods containing edible insects is. Attitudes and intentions towards purchasing foods containing edible insects were positively correlated with willingness to purchase and consume this type of food. The results obtained can contribute to efforts to promote the legitimacy of the production of new foods with edible insects in their composition.
出于经济、环境和健康方面的原因，食用昆虫（昆虫ophagy）正受到关注。种类繁多的可食用昆虫富含蛋白质、脂肪、矿物质、维生素和纤维，在解决全球粮食不安全问题方面可发挥重要作用。然而，在包括欧洲在内的许多国家，消费者的接受度仍是将昆虫作为食物来源的主要障碍。本研究的目的是确定波兰年轻消费者（Z世代）对健康和环境的担忧、对购买食用昆虫及含有食用昆虫的食品的态度和意愿，是否与食用食用昆虫及含有食用昆虫的食品的意愿相关。2023年进行了一项实证研究，通过在线平台采用间接访谈法使用问卷。基于在波兰Z世代中进行的调查，可以得出结论，对健康和环境的担忧决定了食用选定的含有食用昆虫的产品的意愿。同时，应该注意的是，受访者对健康和环境问题的态度越积极，他们食用含有食用昆虫的食品的意愿就越大。对购买含有食用昆虫的食品的态度和意愿与购买和消费这类食品的意愿呈正相关。所获得的结果有助于推动将含有食用昆虫成分的新食品生产合法化的努力。
