The food industry is one of the most important branches of the national economy in Italy and
in the European Union in general, playing a central role for the processing of agricultural …

This systematic literature review collected and summarized research on consumer
preferences and the purchase behaviour of food products with nutritional claims (NCs) and …

Following the increasing importance of healthiness and sustainability for many consumers,
manufacturers increasingly try to give products a healthier or eco-friendlier image, for …

The current study, performed on a sample of 600 respondents responsible of household
food shop**, explored consumers evaluation of four attributes of probiotics functional …

Objective To test the reliability and validity of the Nutrition Literacy Assessment Instrument
(NLit) in adult primary care and identify the relationship between nutrition literacy and diet …

Health-related information is increasingly used on food products to convey their benefits.
Health claims as a subcategory of these messages link the beneficial component, functions …

An overview of the functional foods (FFs) market in Europe that ascertains the opportunities
for further expansion of this segment is presented. Consumer behavior towards FFs was …

The goal of the present study was to examine factors that influence willingness to buy
functional foods. Data were collected from a representative mail survey in Switzerland (n …

This paper reports on consumers' reactions towards calcium-enriched fruit juice, omega-3
enriched spread and fibre-enriched cereals, each with a nutrition claim, health claim and …

Abstract The European Union (EU) nutrition labelling policy aims to facilitate consumers'
food choice, stimulate innovation and facilitate the circulation of foods bearing claims across …