No meat, lab meat, or half meat? Dutch and Finnish consumers’ attitudes toward meat substitutes, cultured meat, and hybrid meat products

As a result of the ongoing climate crisis, there is a growing need to decrease meat consumption worldwide. This study sought to investigate Dutch and Finnish consumers’ attitudes toward plant-based meat substitutes, cultured meat, and hybrid meat products. It also aimed to determine how those attitudes relate to the consumers’ meat attachment, food neophobia, and food sustainability knowledge. An online survey was conducted among omnivore and flexitarian participants from the Netherlands (n = 126, 72% female, 62% flexitarian) and Finland (n = 250, 71% female, 52% flexitarian). The results show... Mehr ...