Important food attributes when selecting healthy meals 2016

What attributes do you consider the most important when selecting healthy meals?

CharacteristicShare of respondents
Local and fresh ingredients 45%
Low-calorie options 41%
Nutritional information on menus 35%
Low-sodium options 32%
Portion control offerings 21%
Antibiotic- and hormone-free ingredients 21%
Organic products 20%
GMO-free ingredients 19%
Sustainable and/or humane ingredient-supply practices 11%
Gluten-free offerings 10%
Plant-based meal offerings 10%
Items backed by recognized diet programs 4%
None of these 13%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents45%45%41%41%35%35%32%32%21%21%21%21%20%20%19%19%11%11%10%10%10%10%4%4%13%13%Local and fresh ingredientsLow-calorie optionsNutritional information on menusLow-sodium optionsPortion control offeringsAntibiotic- and hormone-free ingredientsOrganic productsGMO-free ingredientsSustainable and/or humane ingredient-supply practicesGluten-free offeringsPlant-based meal offeringsItems backed by recognized diet programsNone of these
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Release date

March 2016

Region

United States

Survey time period

2016

Number of respondents

986 respondents

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