Figure 3
The bar graph is titled “Numbers of items by publication year with a trend line”. The horizontal axis has 12 markings labeled from left to right as follows: 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. The vertical axis has markings ranging from 0 to 35 in increments of 5 units. The data from the bars on the graph are as follows: 2014: 1. 2015: 1. 2017: 1. 2019: 1. 2020: 2. 2021: 1. 2022: 4. 2023: 7. 2024: 15. 2025: 33. A dotted trend line runs upward across the bar series, showing a steady increase from 2014 to 2025.Publication year and number of items. The figure illustrates the temporal distribution of the reviewed publications, highlighting trends in research output and the growth of studies on AI and sustainable food consumption over time. Source: Authors’ own