An Italian Innovative Small-Scale Approach to Promote the Conscious Consumption of Healthy Food
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Description of SANI General Approach
2.2. Evaluation of Specific Nutritional Molecules and Chemical Food Contaminants in Selected Products
2.3. Assessment of the Environmental Impact in Selected Products
2.4. Identification of Health Claims and Development of SANI Labels
2.5. Determination of Customer Shopping Habits
2.6. SANI Approach Communication, Dissemination and Marketing Strategy
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions and Implications
5. Limitations
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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PRODUCT | Vitamin E | Polyphenols | β-Carotene | Lycopene | 2-MCDP 3-MCDP Glycidol | CO2eq/L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EVOO | 229.5 mg/kg | 360 mg/kg | --- | --- | absence | 1.2 kg |
Tomato sauce | 1.14 mg/100 g | --- | 0.12 mg/100 g | 7.57 mg/100 g | absence | 1.3 kg |
1. Are you …? | A) Female |
B) Male | |
2. What is your occupation? | A) A professional |
B) An employee | |
C) An entrepreneur | |
D) Other | |
3. Age | A) 25–30 |
B) 31–40 | |
C) 41–50 | |
D) 51–60 | |
E) 61–70 | |
F) Other | |
4. What do you think about natural products? | A) I think they are good for my health |
B) I think I should consume them or use them every day | |
C) I think it is okay if I consume them or use them occasionally | |
D) I think industrial products convince me more | |
E) Other | |
5. What does natural food mean to you? | A) Whole food, without any human intervention |
B) Organic food | |
D) Natural, thus you can trust it | |
E) A new way to sell products | |
F) Other | |
6. What would you do to live in a state of wellness? | A) I would go to a beauty center |
B) I would go to a gym | |
C) I would go on holiday in a farmhouse or in a spa | |
D) I would use natural products for my diet and/or my esthetic | |
E) Other |
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Formoso, G.; Pipino, C.; Baldassarre, M.P.A.; Del Boccio, P.; Zucchelli, M.; D’Alessandro, N.; Tonucci, L.; Cichelli, A.; Pandolfi, A.; Di Pietro, N. An Italian Innovative Small-Scale Approach to Promote the Conscious Consumption of Healthy Food. Appl. Sci. 2020, 10, 5678. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10165678
Formoso G, Pipino C, Baldassarre MPA, Del Boccio P, Zucchelli M, D’Alessandro N, Tonucci L, Cichelli A, Pandolfi A, Di Pietro N. An Italian Innovative Small-Scale Approach to Promote the Conscious Consumption of Healthy Food. Applied Sciences. 2020; 10(16):5678. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10165678
Chicago/Turabian StyleFormoso, Gloria, Caterina Pipino, Maria Pompea Antonia Baldassarre, Piero Del Boccio, Mirco Zucchelli, Nicola D’Alessandro, Lucia Tonucci, Angelo Cichelli, Assunta Pandolfi, and Natalia Di Pietro. 2020. "An Italian Innovative Small-Scale Approach to Promote the Conscious Consumption of Healthy Food" Applied Sciences 10, no. 16: 5678. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10165678
APA StyleFormoso, G., Pipino, C., Baldassarre, M. P. A., Del Boccio, P., Zucchelli, M., D’Alessandro, N., Tonucci, L., Cichelli, A., Pandolfi, A., & Di Pietro, N. (2020). An Italian Innovative Small-Scale Approach to Promote the Conscious Consumption of Healthy Food. Applied Sciences, 10(16), 5678. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10165678