According to a 2019 survey, Dutch consumers are not necessarily against buying so-called fruit and vegetable 'misfits' (vegetables and fruits that slightly deviate from the standard norms, for example by being misshapen). 96 percent of survey participants saw advantages of buying these misfits. Over 80 percent of respondents named preventing food waste, whilst other mentioned it was a cheaper way of buying fruit and vegetables.
Advantages of fruit and vegetable misfits according to consumers in the Netherlands 2019
The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey.
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Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (AVROTROS). (August 16, 2019). Advantages of fruit and vegetable misfits according to consumers in the Netherlands 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040421/survey-advantages-of-fruit-and-vegetable-misfits-in-the-netherlands/
Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (AVROTROS). "Advantages of fruit and vegetable misfits according to consumers in the Netherlands 2019." Chart. August 16, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040421/survey-advantages-of-fruit-and-vegetable-misfits-in-the-netherlands/
Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (AVROTROS). (2019). Advantages of fruit and vegetable misfits according to consumers in the Netherlands 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040421/survey-advantages-of-fruit-and-vegetable-misfits-in-the-netherlands/
Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (AVROTROS). "Advantages of Fruit and Vegetable Misfits According to Consumers in The Netherlands 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040421/survey-advantages-of-fruit-and-vegetable-misfits-in-the-netherlands/
Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (AVROTROS), Advantages of fruit and vegetable misfits according to consumers in the Netherlands 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040421/survey-advantages-of-fruit-and-vegetable-misfits-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Advantages of fruit and vegetable misfits according to consumers in the Netherlands 2019 [Graph], Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (AVROTROS), August 16, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040421/survey-advantages-of-fruit-and-vegetable-misfits-in-the-netherlands/
