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Attitudes and behavior of consumers who choose foods according to the content of technological additives

Yana Toshkova, Darina Naydenova

Abstract

Food supplements or so-called additives („E` number) „... are substances that are not normally consumed as food, but are added intentionally to food for a technological purpose, such as its preservation`. According to some scientists, the use of products with different additives with similar chemical content may lead to accumulation of harmful substances in the body, which may have an effect on the behavior of the consumers: stomach problems, allergies, nausea, dizziness, headache, hyperactivity. Everything is determined by the individual‘s eating behavior.
The aim of our study is to determine the attitudes and behavior of consumers when choosing foods containing food additives (E-number).
Interviewed were 103 users distributed by gender, education, and age.
More than half of the respondents (60.2%) have no clear information on what the so-called E-numbers are. Consumers ignore the composition on the labels of the products. They prioritize their meal according to their taste preferences. Signaling the origin of ingredients (natural or synthetic) by a symbol and/or color, distinct from the ones of the other ingredients written on the label, will lead to an informed choice of consumers.

additive, food supplement, E-number, food choice


Keywords

additive; food supplement; E-number; food choice

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14748/vmf.v6i0.5249

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