Nutri-Score and NutrInform Battery: Effects on Performance and Preference in Italian Consumers

Améliorer les comportements alimentaires avec l’étiquetage nutritionnel: vers un agenda de recherche au service du Bien-être des consommateurs

Lydiane Nabec ()
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Lydiane Nabec: RITM - Réseaux Innovation Territoires et Mondialisation - Université Paris-Saclay

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Abstract: In May 2020, the European Commission announced a proposal for a mandatory front-of-pack label (FoPL) for all European Union (EU) countries. Indeed, FoPLs have been recognized by several public institutions as a cost-effective measure to guide consumers toward nutritionally favorable food products. The aim of this study was to compare the performance and consumer preference of two FoPLs currently proposed or implemented in EU countries, the interpretive format Nutri-Score and the non-interpretive format NutrInform Battery, among Italian consumers. The experimental study was conducted in 2021 on a representative sample of 1064 Italian adults (mean age = 46.5 ± 14.1 years; 48% men). Participants were randomized to either Nutri-Score or NutrInform and had to fill out an online questionnaire testing their objective understanding of the FoPL on three food categories (breakfast products, breakfast cereals and added fats) as well as purchase intention, subjective understanding and perception. Multivariable logistic regressions and t-tests were used to analyze the answers. In terms of the capacity of participants to identify the most nutritionally favorable products, Nutri-Score outperformed NutrInform in all food categories, with the highest odds ratio being observed for added fats (OR = 21.7 [15.3–31.1], p

Date: 2017-04
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Published in Recherche et Applications en Marketing (French Edition), 2017, 32 (2), pp.76-104. ⟨10.1177/0767370116667346⟩

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DOI: 10.1177/0767370116667346

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