Factors motivating upcycled food choices
| Description1 | Items2,3 | |
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| Factor 1: Natural content | Deals with interest in unprocessed food and the use of additives |
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| Factor 2: Ethical concern | Relates to political correctness and environmental impact |
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| Factor 3: Healthiness | Deals with nutritional aspects, health benefits and attitudes that encourage good health |
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| Factor 4: Familiarity | Concerns the previous experience of dealing with food and habitual patterns |
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| Factor 5: Sensory appeal | Relates to the pleasure of eating through smell, vision, feel and taste |
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| Factor 6: Price | Deals with the economic factors |
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| Factor 7: Impression | Concerns the impression on friends, family and relatives |
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| Description1 | Items2,3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Factor 1: Natural content | Deals with interest in unprocessed food and the use of additives | - Contains no additives - Contains natural ingredients - Is as unprocessed/minimally processed as possible - Is free from genetically modified ingredients - Is prepared in a way that preserves its natural goodness - Is certified free of chemical and hormone residues |
| Factor 2: Ethical concern | Relates to political correctness and environmental impact | - Is prepared in an environmentally friendly way - Is packaged in an environmentally friendly way - Helps the environment by reducing food waste - Has been produced in a way that animals' rights have been respected - Comes from a country in which human rights are respected - Is produced locally - Has the country of origin clearly marked |
| Factor 3: Healthiness | Deals with nutritional aspects, health benefits and attitudes that encourage good health | - Is high in fibre and roughage - Is low in fat - Is low in calories - Is high in protein - Contains a lot of vitamins and minerals - Is nutritious |
| Factor 4: Familiarity | Concerns the previous experience of dealing with food and habitual patterns | - Is familiar - Is similar to what I usually eat - Is not a food that I have never eaten before - Is made from ingredients that I know - Is from a well-known brand |
| Factor 5: Sensory appeal | Relates to the pleasure of eating through smell, vision, feel and taste | - Has a pleasant texture - Smells nice - Tastes good - Looks nice |
| Factor 6: Price | Deals with the economic factors | - Is not expensive - Is cheap - Is good value for money |
| Factor 7: Impression | Concerns the impression on friends, family and relatives | - Helps me to appear “trendy” to my friends - Would give people the right impression about me - Would meet relatives' approval |
Note(s): 1Descriptions of all factors except factor 7 were adapted from Asraf Mohd-Any et al. (2014)
2The response began with a statement (It is important to me that the upcycled food I eat …) followed by the food choice items
3Question items were adapted from previous questionnaires and literature (Steptoe et al., 1995; Lockie et al., 2002; Abdul Rahman et al., 2013, The Upcycled Foods Definition Task Force, 2020; Chen, 2007; Ares and Gámbaro, 2008; Lea et al., 2006; Evans and Cox, 2006)
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