According to a survey conducted in June 2021, 39 percent of Italian consumers agreed or strongly agreed that the high price of plant-based foods was a reason not to consume them. Another 50 percent agreed or strongly agreed that lack of information about plant-based products was another barrier to their consumption.
Consumer barriers towards eating plant-based food products in Italy as of June 2021
The question was originally stated by the source as: "Please indicate how much you disagree or agree with each of the following statements with regards to barriers towards eating new plant-based food products and following a plant-based diet?
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ProVeg. (November 1, 2021). Consumer barriers towards eating plant-based food products in Italy as of June 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331360/italy-reasons-for-not-eating-plant-based-products/
ProVeg. "Consumer barriers towards eating plant-based food products in Italy as of June 2021." Chart. November 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331360/italy-reasons-for-not-eating-plant-based-products/
ProVeg. (2021). Consumer barriers towards eating plant-based food products in Italy as of June 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331360/italy-reasons-for-not-eating-plant-based-products/
ProVeg. "Consumer Barriers towards Eating Plant-based Food Products in Italy as of June 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331360/italy-reasons-for-not-eating-plant-based-products/
ProVeg, Consumer barriers towards eating plant-based food products in Italy as of June 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331360/italy-reasons-for-not-eating-plant-based-products/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Consumer barriers towards eating plant-based food products in Italy as of June 2021 [Graph], ProVeg, November 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331360/italy-reasons-for-not-eating-plant-based-products/
