Acta Alimentaria
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Volume 52: Issue 1
Attitudes, perceptions, and trends of honey consumption in Portugal
Authors:
F. Mata CISAS, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Rua da Escola Comercial e Industrial Nun’Alvares, 34, 4900-347, Viana do Castelo, Portugal

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M. dos-Santos ISCTE, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Dinâmia'cet, Av.ª das Forças Armadas, 1649-026, Lisbon, Portugal
Escola Superior de Comunicação Social, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Campus de Benfica do IPL, 1549-014, Lisbon, Portugal

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Pages:
82–90
Online Publication Date:
01 Feb 2023
Publication Date:
23 Mar 2023
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/066.2022.00186
Keywords (English):
honey; consumer profile; Ajzen's Planned Behaviour Theory; Portugal
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Abstract

The research aim was to evaluate the Portuguese honey consumers’ profile, their attitudes, perceptions, and trends towards the product, production, and consumption, to allow the development of marketing strategies. With this purpose, a questionnaire was developed in accordance with the Ajzen's Planned Behaviour Theory and was then completed by 784 interviewees to retrieve quantitative and qualitative data. These included demographic, consumption pattern, and behavioural pattern variables collected in a Likert scale. Spearman correlations were performed between ordinal and continuous variables, and chi-squared tests of independency applied to contingency tables between nominal variables. A positive correlation was found between age and frequency of purchasing. Men consume honey more frequently than women. Portuguese honey has a good reputation, and it is preferred in relation to imported honey. The Portuguese consumer is not completely aware of the different floral characteristics of honey, other hive products, and positive externalities associated with beekeeping. By filling the marketing gap identified, production and consumption of honey could be increased in Portugal. Marketing campaigns promoting the health benefits of honey and other hive products, as well as the externalities of beekeeping may be advantageous.

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  • L. Abrankó (Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary)
  • D. Bánáti (University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary)
  • J. Baranyi (Institute of Food Research, Norwich, UK)
  • I. Bata-Vidács (Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Budapest, Hungary)
  • F. Békés (FBFD PTY LTD, Sydney, NSW Australia)
  • Gy. Biró (National Institute for Food and Nutrition Science, Budapest, Hungary)
  • A. Blázovics (Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary)
  • F. Capozzi (University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy)
  • M. Carcea (Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics Rome, Italy)
  • Zs. Cserhalmi (Food Science Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Budapest, Hungary)
  • M. Dalla Rosa (University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy)
  • I. Dalmadi (Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary)
  • K. Demnerova (University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic)
  • M. Dobozi King (Texas A&M University, Texas, USA)
  • Muying Du (Southwest University in Chongqing, Chongqing, China)
  • S. N. El (Ege University, Izmir, Turkey)
  • S. B. Engelsen (University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark)
  • E. Gelencsér (Food Science Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Budapest, Hungary)
  • V. M. Gómez-López (Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Murcia, Spain)
  • J. Hardi (University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia)
  • H. He (Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China)
  • K. Héberger (Research Centre for Natural Sciences, ELKH, Budapest, Hungary)
  • N. Ilić (University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia)
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  • M. Lindhauer (Max Rubner Institute, Detmold, Germany)
  • M.-T. Liong (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia)
  • M. Manley (Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa)
  • M. Mézes (Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary)
  • Á. Németh (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary)
  • P. Ng (Michigan State University,  Michigan, USA)
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  • A. Szarka (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary)
  • M. Szeitzné Szabó (National Food Chain Safety Office, Budapest, Hungary)
  • S. Tömösközi (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary)
  • L. Varga (University of West Hungary, Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary)
  • R. Venskutonis (Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania)
  • B. Wróblewska (Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences Olsztyn, Poland)

 

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2022  
Web of Science  
Total Cites
WoS		 892
Journal Impact Factor 1.1
Rank by Impact Factor

Food Science and Technology (Q4)
Nutrition and Dietetics (Q4)
Impact Factor
without
Journal Self Cites		 1.1
5 Year
Impact Factor		 1
Journal Citation Indicator 0.22
Rank by Journal Citation Indicator

Food Science and Technology (Q4)
Nutrition and Dietetics (Q4)
Scimago  
Scimago
H-index		 32
Scimago
Journal Rank		 0.231
Scimago Quartile Score

Food Science (Q3)
Scopus  
Scopus
Cite Score		 1.7
Scopus
CIte Score Rank		 Food Science 225/359 (37th PCTL)
Scopus
SNIP		 0.408

2021  
Web of Science  
Total Cites
WoS		 856
Journal Impact Factor 1,000
Rank by Impact Factor Food Science & Technology 130/143
Nutrition & Dietetics 81/90
Impact Factor
without
Journal Self Cites		 0,941
5 Year
Impact Factor		 1,039
Journal Citation Indicator 0,19
Rank by Journal Citation Indicator Food Science & Technology 143/164
Nutrition & Dietetics 92/109
Scimago  
Scimago
H-index		 30
Scimago
Journal Rank		 0,235
Scimago Quartile Score

Food Science (Q3)
Scopus  
Scopus
Cite Score		 1,4
Scopus
CIte Score Rank		 Food Sciences 222/338 (Q3)
Scopus
SNIP		 0,387

 

2020
 
Total Cites
768
WoS
Journal
Impact Factor
0,650
Rank by
Nutrition & Dietetics 79/89 (Q4)
Impact Factor
Food Science & Technology 130/144 (Q4)
Impact Factor
0,575
without
Journal Self Cites
5 Year
0,899
Impact Factor
Journal
0,17
Citation Indicator
 
Rank by Journal
Nutrition & Dietetics 88/103 (Q4)
Citation Indicator
Food Science & Technology 142/160 (Q4)
Citable
59
Items
Total
58
Articles
Total
1
Reviews
Scimago
28
H-index
Scimago
0,237
Journal Rank
Scimago
Food Science Q3
Quartile Score
 
Scopus
248/238=1,0
Scite Score
 
Scopus
Food Science 216/310 (Q3)
Scite Score Rank
 
Scopus
0,349
SNIP
 
Days from
100
submission
 
to acceptance
 
Days from
143
acceptance
 
to publication
 
Acceptance
16%
Rate
2019  
Total Cites
WoS		 522
Impact Factor 0,458
Impact Factor
without
Journal Self Cites		 0,433
5 Year
Impact Factor		 0,503
Immediacy
Index		 0,100
Citable
Items		 60
Total
Articles		 59
Total
Reviews		 1
Cited
Half-Life		 7,8
Citing
Half-Life		 9,8
Eigenfactor
Score		 0,00034
Article Influence
Score		 0,077
% Articles
in
Citable Items		 98,33
Normalized
Eigenfactor		 0,04267
Average
IF
Percentile		 7,429
Scimago
H-index		 27
Scimago
Journal Rank		 0,212
Scopus
Scite Score		 220/247=0,9
Scopus
Scite Score Rank		 Food Science 215/299 (Q3)
Scopus
SNIP		 0,275
Acceptance
Rate		 15%

 

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Foundation		 1972
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