According to a survey conducted in August 2021 in the United States, approximately 56 percent of respondents said they were interested in vegetables as plant-based protein sources. Grains and nuts and seeds also registered high consumer interest, while very little consumer interest was reported for cellular/lab grown protein sources.
Consumer interest in plant-based meat and other alternative protein sources in the United States in 2021, by type of source
The original question was posed as follows: "On a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 is not at all interested and 5 is very interested, please rate your interest in trying the following plant-based meat alternative protein sources."
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Food Insight. (November 3, 2021). Consumer interest in plant-based meat and other alternative protein sources in the United States in 2021, by type of source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287498/interest-in-plant-based-protein-sources-us/
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Food Insight. (2021). Consumer interest in plant-based meat and other alternative protein sources in the United States in 2021, by type of source. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287498/interest-in-plant-based-protein-sources-us/
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