Towards Environmentally Sustainable Diets: Consumer Attitudes and Purchase Intentions for Plant-Based Meat Alternatives in Taiwan

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 14; no. 18; p. 3853
• Main Author: Chen, Han-Shen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 17.09.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Animals; Attitude; Attitudes; Consumer Behavior; Consumer preferences; Decision making; Diet; Emissions; Environmental aspects; food consumption; foodways; Health aspects; Humans; Intention; Meat; Meat substitutes; Plant-based foods; Purchasing; questionnaires; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Taiwan; Young adults; Taiwan; meat alternatives; environmentally sustainable food consumption (ESFC); pro-environmental behavior; novel foods; low carbon diet

With increasing concerns over environmental and animal protection, along with consumers’ preoccupation with health and wellness, the concept of a green diet is gaining popularity. This is leading to a new trend in the food culture of plant-based meat. Employing the extended model of goal-directed be...