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Role of Seaweed in Diets of Samoa and Kiribati: Exploring Key Motivators for Consumption
Sustainability, Vol.12(18), pp.1-13
2020
Abstract
Edible seaweeds have significant potential to contribute to sustainable diets that promote health of Pacific Islanders in ecologically, economically, and socially acceptable ways. No studies to date have investigated motivators for and the consumption of edible green seaweed from the genus Caulerpa (sea grapes) in Samoa and Kiribati. An observational, cross-sectional study utilized an interviewer-administered questionnaire to explore consumption behaviors and the role of sea grapes in the current diets of individuals in Samoa and Kiribati. Of the total 145 participants (n = 79, 54.5% Samoa; n = 66, 45.5% Kiribati), half (n = 76, 52%) reported consuming sea grapes. A significantly greater proportion of Samoans (n = 56, 70.9%) reported consumption than I-Kiribati participants (n = 20, 30.3%). A greater proportion of consumers were male (n = 47, 61.8%). Samoan consumers reported consumption of sea grapes with a higher diversity of foods and being related to traditional events or ceremonies. Motivators for consumption varied between countries, with Samoan consumers reporting strong agreement for taste and value for money, and identified sea grapes as nutritious food, as influences on consumption. Easy access was a motivator in Kiribati only. The findings of this study are underpinned by the degree of food security and differences in culture in Samoa and Kiribati. Future public health efforts to integrate traditional fresh food into local food systems will need to work within the existing social parameters in each respective country.
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- Title
- Role of Seaweed in Diets of Samoa and Kiribati: Exploring Key Motivators for Consumption
- Authors
- Hayley Butcher (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Sport Sciences - LegacySarah Burkhart (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Sport Sciences - LegacyNicholas Paul (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australian Centre for Pacific Islands ResearchUlusapeti Tiitii (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science and Engineering - LegacyKaribanang Tamuera (Author) - Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources DevelopmentTaati Eria (Author) - Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources DevelopmentLibby Swanepoel (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy
- Publication details
- Sustainability, Vol.12(18), pp.1-13
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Date published
- 2020
- DOI
- 10.3390/su12187356
- ISSN
- 2071-1050
- Copyright note
- © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Nutrition & Dietetics; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99482299402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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