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Edible insects: A survey about perceptions regarding possible beneficial health effects and safety concerns among adult citizens from Portugal and Romania

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dc.contributor.authorGuiné, Raquel P. F.
dc.contributor.authorFlorença, Sofia G.
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Cristina A.
dc.contributor.authorCorreia, Paula M.R.
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Manuela
dc.contributor.authorCardoso, Ana Paula
dc.contributor.authorCampos, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorAnjos, Ofélia
dc.contributor.authorBacarea, Vladimir
dc.contributor.authorBacarea, Anca
dc.contributor.authorBuicu, Gabriela
dc.contributor.authorSzasz, Simona
dc.contributor.authorMartin-Hadmas, Roxana
dc.contributor.authorTarcea, Monica
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-12T10:46:20Z
dc.date.available2024-09-12T10:46:20Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionThis work was supported by the FCT – Foundation for Science and Technology (Portugal). Furthermore, we would like to thank the Research Centres CERNAS (Ref: UIDB/00681/2020, DOI: 10.54499/UIDB/00681/2020), CIDEI (UIDB/05507/2020, DOI: 10.54499/UIDB/05507/2020), UCISA:E (UIDB/007421/2020, DOI: 10.54499/UIDB/007421/2020), and the Polytechnic University of Viseu for their financial support. This work was funded by the CERNAS-IPV Research Centre and the Polytechnic University of Viseu, Portugal, in the ambit of the project EISuFood (Ref. CERNAS-IPV/2020/003).pt_PT
dc.description.abstractAlthough edible insects (EI) have been consumed for ages in many countries around the world, in most European countries, this is not a traditional practice. Still, it has been encouraged as a sustainable source of animal protein besides other nutrients. The Food and Agricultural Organization and the United Nations, recommend consuming EI as a way to contribute to the sustainable development goals. Hence, this research investigated how participants from Portugal and Romania perceive EI, and how these can be useful as a source of nutrients and other benefits for human health, as well as possible risks. For that, it was undertaken a questionnaire survey, with data collected online in the two countries. For the analysis of data, basis statistics and chi-square tests were used. Results showed significant differences between Portuguese and Romanian participants in six out of ten questions, namely regarding safety (p < 0.001), use in traditional medicine (p < 0.001), possible infection with parasites (p = 0.021), of pesticides (p = 0.031), their usage as therapeutics (p = 0.001) and being potential sources of allergens (p < 0.001) and aflatoxins (p < 0.001). Also, differences were tested for other sociodemographic variables. The results showed significant differences according to age for only three questions, gender for only two questions, and Education for most of the questions, i.e., six out of the ten. These results highlighted the greater influence of variables like country of origin and education in the perception of the effects of EI in human health.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was funded by the FCT – Foundation for Science and Technology (Portugal) through the Research Centres CERNAS (UIDB/00681/2020), CIDEI (UIDB/05507/2020), UCISA:E (UIDB/007421/2020), and the Polytechnic University of Viseu (CERNAS-IPV/2020/003).pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationGUINÉ, Raquel P.F. (2024) - Edible insects: A survey about perceptions regarding possible beneficial health effects and safety concerns among adult citizens from Portugal and Romania. Open Agriculture. Vol.9, n.º 1. DOI: 10.1515/opag-2022-0326pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1515/opag-2022-0326pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/9152
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectConsumer perceptionpt_PT
dc.subjectHealth benefitspt_PT
dc.subjectSafety riskspt_PT
dc.subjectCountry differencespt_PT
dc.titleEdible insects: A survey about perceptions regarding possible beneficial health effects and safety concerns among adult citizens from Portugal and Romaniapt_PT
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