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In the transition towards plant-based diets. The case of Sweden, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine and Moldova
Research Environment MEAL, Faculty of Natural Science, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden, Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Research Environment MEAL, Faculty of Natural Science, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden.
Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Bioeconomy and Health, Agriculture and Environmental Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5121-1957
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2025 (English)In: Future Foods, ISSN 2666-8335, Vol. 12, article id 100731Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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A diet rich in plant-based foods and lower in animal foods is associated with a lower impact on the environment and improved public health. However, not all consumers are willing to reduce meat consumption. A challenge is to understand consumer attitudes towards the reduction of meat consumption and the replacement of meat with plant-based analogues. The present study aimed to investigate the attitudes toward the consumption/production of meat analogues among consumers in Sweden, Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine and Moldova. The survey was conducted by an online questionnaire. Participants from Sweden, Lithuania and Poland were significantly (p < 0.05) more interested in eating meat analogues than participants from Ukraine and Moldova, although extreme particiants were found in all countries, from those scoring 0 to those scoring 100. Overall, the healthiness and tastiness of meat analogues were considered as important factors by the participants from all countries. The participants from all participating countries were mainly negative to the use of the word “meat” in the names of plant-based analogues, and suggestions for new names included the word “plant”. The results from the present study contribute to a better understanding of the barriers and drivers of the transition towards plant-based diets in Sweden, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine and Moldova.

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Elsevier B.V. , 2025. Vol. 12, article id 100731
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Consumers, Meat consumption, Online survey, Plant-based analogues, Protein source
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-79322DOI: 10.1016/j.fufo.2025.100731Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105012227499OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-79322DiVA, id: diva2:2017198
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