Eating insects – from acceptable to desirable consumer products
Open Access
- 19 October 2021
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Brill in Journal of Insects as Food and Feed
- Vol. 7 (7), 1061-1063
- https://doi.org/10.3920/jiff2021.x008
Abstract
There is a considerable amount of research into consumer acceptance of insects as food in high-income countries. Most of this research has focussed on identifying the reasons why consumers either resist or are enticed into trying eating insects. In this paper I argue that consumers trying insects is an insufficient, albeit necessary first, step towards creating a relevant market for insects as food. I advocate that the creation of such a market requires an increase in research into what makes insect products desirable rather than merely acceptable.Keywords
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