TY - JOUR
T1 - Country-wise differences in perception of health-related messages in cereal-based food products
AU - Saba, A.
AU - Vassallo, M.
AU - Shepherd, R.
AU - Lampila, P.
AU - Arvola, A.
AU - Dean, Moira
AU - Winkelmann, M.
AU - Claupein, E.
AU - Lahteenmaki, L.
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - The objective of the present study was to explore the impact of health-related messages on the perceived overall healthiness and consumers' likelihood to buy cereal-based products or non-cereal products containing beneficial compounds from grains, across four European countries. The data were collected from a sample of 2392 members of the public in Finland, Germany, Italy and the UK. The results from a conjoint task with a main effects additive model were reported. In general, the presence of a verbal health claim on foods had positive influence on respondents perception of healthiness and on likelihood to buy the products, whereas the pictorial health claims were found to have a weak influence on the two dependent variables. However, the findings showed that health-related information on food labels differently influenced the healthiness perception and the likelihood to buy the product across the four countries, suggesting that different cultures, traditions, and eating habits have to be taken into account before positioning cereal-based products containing beneficial compounds from grains on the market. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
AB - The objective of the present study was to explore the impact of health-related messages on the perceived overall healthiness and consumers' likelihood to buy cereal-based products or non-cereal products containing beneficial compounds from grains, across four European countries. The data were collected from a sample of 2392 members of the public in Finland, Germany, Italy and the UK. The results from a conjoint task with a main effects additive model were reported. In general, the presence of a verbal health claim on foods had positive influence on respondents perception of healthiness and on likelihood to buy the products, whereas the pictorial health claims were found to have a weak influence on the two dependent variables. However, the findings showed that health-related information on food labels differently influenced the healthiness perception and the likelihood to buy the product across the four countries, suggesting that different cultures, traditions, and eating habits have to be taken into account before positioning cereal-based products containing beneficial compounds from grains on the market. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=75449114209&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.foodqual.2009.09.007
DO - 10.1016/j.foodqual.2009.09.007
M3 - Article
SN - 0950-3293
VL - 21
SP - 385
EP - 393
JO - Food quality and preference
JF - Food quality and preference
IS - 4
ER -