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Schnettler, Berta

Crisostomo, Gloria

Mills, Natally

Miranda, Horacio

Mora, Marcos

Lobos, German

Grunert, Klaus G.

Preferences for sunflower oil produced conventionally, produced with nanotechnology or genetically modified in the Araucania Region of Chile

PONTIFICIA UNIV CATOLICA CHILE, FAC AGRONOMIA INGENIERIA FORESTAL

CIENCIA E INVESTIGACION AGRARIA

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B. Schnettler, G. Crisostomo, N. Mills, H. Miranda, M. Mora, G. Lobos and K.G. Grunert. 2013. Preferences for oil produced conventionally, produced with nanotechnology or genetically modified in the Araucania Region of Chile. Cien. Inv. Agr. 40(1):17-29. In light of the increasing use of nanotechnology in food production, consumer acceptance of sunflower oil produced with nanotechnology or from genetically modified (GM) plants and the conventionally produced raw materials available in Temuco (Araucania Region, Chile), market segments were differentiated with respect to their acceptance of nanotechnology and characterized according to their sociodemographic characteristics and food neophobia level. To achieve this aim, a survey was administered to 400 people. Using a conjoint analysis, the brand (33.6%) and production system (32.6%) were determined to be more important than the price (19.2%) and health certification (14.6%); national brands, produced conventionally with a health certification seal and sold at the lowest price, were preferred. A hierarchical cluster analysis identified three main segments. The largest (45.5%) preferred oil made with nanotechnology. The second (29.75%) preferred conventional oil and oil made with nanotechnology. The third (20.75%) preferred conventional oil and rejected oils made with nanotechnology and GM. The segments differed significantly according to marital status and according to the score on the food neophobia scale. Approximately 75% of the sample had a positive response to the oil produced with nanotechnology, and this positive response was related to the food neophobia score.

Artículo original

Study financed by FONDECYT, project 1100611.

Estudio financiado por FONDECYT, proyecto 1100611.

10.4067/S0718-16202013000100002

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sunflower oil

transgenic food

nanotechnology

PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE

MODIFIED FOOD

PERCEIVED RISK

WILLINGNESS

TECHNOLOGIES

NEOPHOBIA

ATTITUDES

CONSUMERS

BENEFITS

SCALE

aceite de girasol

alimentos transgénicos

nanotecnología

ACEPTACIÓN PÚBLICA

ALIMENTOS MODIFICADOS

RIESGO PERCIBIDO

DISPOSICIÓN

TECNOLOGÍAS

NEOFOBIA

ACTITUDES

CONSUMIDORES

BENEFICIOS

ESCALA

sunflower oil

transgenic food

nanotechnology

PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE

MODIFIED FOOD

PERCEIVED RISK

WILLINGNESS

TECHNOLOGIES

NEOPHOBIA

ATTITUDES

CONSUMERS

BENEFITS

SCALE

aceite de girasol

alimentos transgénicos

nanotecnología

ACEPTACIÓN PÚBLICA

ALIMENTOS MODIFICADOS

RIESGO PERCIBIDO

DISPOSICIÓN

TECNOLOGÍAS

NEOFOBIA

ACTITUDES

CONSUMIDORES

BENEFICIOS

ESCALA

Biotecnología Alimentaria

Tecnología de los Alimentos

Nutrición y Dietética

Preferences for sunflower oil produced conventionally, produced with nanotechnology or genetically modified in the Araucania Region of Chile

CIENCIA E INVESTIGACION AGRARIA

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Artículo original

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ANID CONICYT FONDECYT 1100611

ANID CONICYT FONDECYT 1100611

PONTIFICIA UNIV CATOLICA CHILE, FAC AGRONOMIA INGENIERIA FORESTAL

0718-1620

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29

Agricultura, Multidisciplinaria

Agriculture, Multidisciplinary

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