Defining upcycled food: The dual role of upcycling in reducing food loss and waste

J Aschemann-Witzel, D Asioli, M Banovic… - Trends in Food Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Food loss and waste over-uses natural resources and is responsible for a
considerable share of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Moreover, increasing food prices …

Creating new opportunities for sustainable food packaging through dimensions of industry 4.0: New insights into the food waste perspective

A Hassoun, F Boukid, F Ozogul, A Aït-Kaddour… - Trends in Food Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Non-biodegradable food packaging (mainly plastic) and food waste are two
major concerns that cause severe environmental and economic challenges as well as …

Brewers' spent grain: An unprecedented opportunity to develop sustainable plant-based nutrition ingredients addressing global malnutrition challenges

L Nyhan, AW Sahin, HH Schmitz… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
There is an urgent requirement to minimize food waste and create more sustainable food
systems that address global increases in malnutrition and hunger. The nutritional value of …

Consumer attitudes to upcycled foods in US and China

S Grasso, R Fu, F Goodman-Smith, F Lalor… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
A trend has emerged seeking to transform edible food waste into new consumable products,
a process known as upcycling. However, there are limited studies on consumer knowledge …

[HTML][HTML] Food product quality, environmental and personal characteristics affecting consumer perception toward food

S Rai, PP Wai, P Koirala, S Bromage… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Food industries are developing new processing technologies, resulting in the emergence of
new product categories, including ready-to-eat meals, functional foods and beverages, and …

Understanding consumer's acceptability of the technology behind upcycled foods: An application of the technology acceptance model

W Hellali, B Korai - Food Quality and Preference, 2023 - Elsevier
In light of the global overproduction and overconsumption, the circular economy in the agri-
food sector is intended as a way out to overcome the alarming problem of food waste. While …

Food from waste: The effect of information and attitude towards risk on consumers' willingness to pay

W Hellali, B Korai, R Lambert - Food Quality and Preference, 2023 - Elsevier
Circular economy is presented in the agri-food industry as a new paradigm that could
alleviate the food waste alarming problem by reintegrating the industry's waste into the food …

[HTML][HTML] A scoping review of the literature examining consumer acceptance of upcycled foods

P Lu, JA Parrella, Z Xu, A Kogut - Food Quality and Preference, 2024 - Elsevier
Upcycled foods are a promising solution to reduce food waste because the upcycling
process involves transforming food by-products and waste materials into new and edible …

The impact of innovation level and emotional response on upcycled food acceptance

W Hellali, B Koraï - Food Quality and Preference, 2023 - Elsevier
In the context of overproduction and overconsumption that has peaked in recent decades,
40% of the food produced in Canada is wasted, half of which is lost along the supply chain …

Upcycling in the context of biotechnology-based solutions for food quality, loss, and consumer perception

C Sharma, JM Deutsch - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Upcycling is a creative response to extract additional value from what would
otherwise be wasted.•Consumers perceive upcycling ambiguously, especially because of …