Table 2

Statements belonging to the Q-set

DimensionsQ statementsFactor 1 rankFactor 2 rankFactor 3 rankFactor 4 rank
Environmental1. Environmentally sustainable3−200
2. Characterized by low emissions5−410
3. Far from nature253−2
4. That will offer renewed rural area and landscape management1−51−5
5. Which can also be produced from Indigenous and limited breeds−1151
6. Whose process requires little or no input (antibiotics, growth factors, hormones, etc.)−2−323
7. Energy-efficient4−1−1−1
8. Which requires low water consumption per unit of product3−341
9. That does not produce waste, with a view to a circular economy−1−12−3
Socio-ethical10. Characterized by high animal welfare20−2−1
11. Socially sustainable0−1−3−4
12. That can accommodate a broader group of consumers (vegans, vegetarians, different religions, etc.)413−3
13. That will change people’s lifestyles13−20
14. Ultra-processed, which encourages a chemically perfect diet−12−22
15. That will replace the farmed productions−4205
16. That will replace the plant-based productions−20−4−2
17. Safe and healthy2−111
18. That is unlikely to be embraced by the European consumer0222
19. That will make access to food more equitable−30−53
Economical20. Economically sustainable0−4−30
21. Which will lead to food monopolies140−2
22. That will solve the problems of food insecurity−1104
23. That will encourage the development of urban farming10−14
24. Of a supply chain that promotes a better redistribution of value between actors−3−21−1
25. That will steer towards safer and better-paid jobs−2−24−4
26. That will reduce the risk of health and, therefore, economic crises00−42
27. That will only be well received by the non-European market−410−1
28. Which will lead to an increase in per capita meat consumption in the future04−10
29. Which will wipe out typical geographical indication productions (PDO, PGI, BIO, etc.)−53−11

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