Tri-City Consumers Attitudes towards Eating Edible Insect as an Alternative Source of Food
Tri-City Consumers Attitudes towards Eating Edible Insect as an Alternative Source of Food

Summary/Abstract: Entomophagy as diet has been known since the dawn of humanity, while the European market is a novelty. The aim of the study was to analyse consumer attitudes of the Tri-City inhabitants towards the new source of nutrients which are edible insects. The survey was carried out in 2015 on a sample of 788 people from the Tri-City. The method used in the survey was a proprietary questionnaire. There were evaluated the attitudes towards entomophagy and the factors determining the intention to eat insects. As independent variables there were selected gender and age. In the study group, one third of respondents reported willingness to try the products of edible insects, which shows great openness to new foods. Consumers have shown a positive attitude towards entomophagy. The age group willing to change was a group of 21-40 years of age. The article is of the research nature. The results can be used to develop marketing strategies for new products generated with the share of raw material of the insect’s origin, enriching them in protein and other nutrients.

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