Factors affecting eating habits and knowledge of edible flowers in different countries

The use of edible flowers (EF) in gastronomy is gaining popularity; however, there is still a lack of information about the factors that most contribute to the acceptance of this product. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the habits associated with the usage of EF in gastrono...

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Autores principales:	Guiné Raquel P. F., Florença Sofia G., Ferrão Ana Cristina, Bizjak Maša Černelič, Vombergar Blanka, Simoni Natália, Vieira Viviane
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Publicado:	De Gruyter 2021
Materias:	edible flowers food security gourmet kitchen knowledge questionnaire survey tree classification Agriculture S Agriculture (General) S1-972
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4d0444c22cf0425e8ec4947697053d062021-12-05T14:10:58ZFactors affecting eating habits and knowledge of edible flowers in different countries2391-953110.1515/opag-2020-0208https://doaj.org/article/4d0444c22cf0425e8ec4947697053d062021-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2020-0208https://doaj.org/toc/2391-9531The use of edible flowers (EF) in gastronomy is gaining popularity; however, there is still a lack of information about the factors that most contribute to the acceptance of this product. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the habits associated with the usage of EF in gastronomy in three different countries (Portugal, Slovenia, and Brazil) and also to evaluate the major determinants for those habits. In addition, the level of knowledge was also investigated, particularly with regard to the aspects such as perceived risks of toxicity and pesticides. For that, a questionnaire survey of self-response was carried out on a sample of 559 participants, from the above-mentioned countries. To analyse the data, basic descriptive statistical tools were used combined with crosstabs and chi-square tests. Finally, a tree classification was performed using the classification and regression trees algorithm. The results revealed that, regardless of the country, the participants were familiar with the use of EF in gastronomy. The participants had, in general, already consumed EF, and their use was more popular between the Portuguese participants, being the Brazilian those who used them less. Significant differences were found between the countries in the form of consumption of EF and also in the types of EF consumed. There were also significant differences regarding the reasons for eating EF. The classification analysis showed that the country and the level of education were the major determinants for the consuming habits and knowledge about EF. This study highlighted that eating habits are very dependent on the customs and traditions of each country and helped understanding the factors that most affect the participants’ attitudes towards the consumption and knowledge of EF.Guiné Raquel P. F.Florença Sofia G.Ferrão Ana CristinaBizjak Maša ČerneličVombergar BlankaSimoni NatáliaVieira VivianeDe Gruyterarticleedible flowersfood securitygourmet kitchenknowledgequestionnaire surveytree classificationAgricultureSAgriculture (General)S1-972ENOpen Agriculture, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 67-81 (2021)
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spellingShingle	edible flowers food security gourmet kitchen knowledge questionnaire survey tree classification Agriculture S Agriculture (General) S1-972 Guiné Raquel P. F. Florença Sofia G. Ferrão Ana Cristina Bizjak Maša Černelič Vombergar Blanka Simoni Natália Vieira Viviane Factors affecting eating habits and knowledge of edible flowers in different countries
description	The use of edible flowers (EF) in gastronomy is gaining popularity; however, there is still a lack of information about the factors that most contribute to the acceptance of this product. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the habits associated with the usage of EF in gastronomy in three different countries (Portugal, Slovenia, and Brazil) and also to evaluate the major determinants for those habits. In addition, the level of knowledge was also investigated, particularly with regard to the aspects such as perceived risks of toxicity and pesticides. For that, a questionnaire survey of self-response was carried out on a sample of 559 participants, from the above-mentioned countries. To analyse the data, basic descriptive statistical tools were used combined with crosstabs and chi-square tests. Finally, a tree classification was performed using the classification and regression trees algorithm. The results revealed that, regardless of the country, the participants were familiar with the use of EF in gastronomy. The participants had, in general, already consumed EF, and their use was more popular between the Portuguese participants, being the Brazilian those who used them less. Significant differences were found between the countries in the form of consumption of EF and also in the types of EF consumed. There were also significant differences regarding the reasons for eating EF. The classification analysis showed that the country and the level of education were the major determinants for the consuming habits and knowledge about EF. This study highlighted that eating habits are very dependent on the customs and traditions of each country and helped understanding the factors that most affect the participants’ attitudes towards the consumption and knowledge of EF.
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author	Guiné Raquel P. F. Florença Sofia G. Ferrão Ana Cristina Bizjak Maša Černelič Vombergar Blanka Simoni Natália Vieira Viviane
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title	Factors affecting eating habits and knowledge of edible flowers in different countries
title_short	Factors affecting eating habits and knowledge of edible flowers in different countries
title_full	Factors affecting eating habits and knowledge of edible flowers in different countries
title_fullStr	Factors affecting eating habits and knowledge of edible flowers in different countries
title_full_unstemmed	Factors affecting eating habits and knowledge of edible flowers in different countries
title_sort	factors affecting eating habits and knowledge of edible flowers in different countries
publisher	De Gruyter
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/4d0444c22cf0425e8ec4947697053d06
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Factors affecting eating habits and knowledge of edible flowers in different countries

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