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"Insects are sustainable, nutritious and delicious. They’re eaten by more than
two billion people worldwide, mostly in the tropics, and have been a staple in
Indigenous Australians’ diets for tens of thousands of years.
Yet eating insects isn’t mainstream in Australia. Why?
We surveyed 601 Australians on their experience with, and attitude towards,
edible insects. Our findings offer insight into which factors might convince
people to add edible insects to their diet.
Importantly, we found Australians are not deterred by the “ick” factor of
eating insects, and would be willing to try them as a protein alternative if
not for a “lack of opportunity”.
Of the adults we surveyed, 56.2% reported they would be “likely” to eat insects
in the future (a much more promising result than that from a recent European
Union survey) – and this figure increased to 82.2% among those who had already
tried them."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
