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http://dx.doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2016.45.9.1375

Current State of Consumption of Yaksun (Medicinal) Food and Medicinal Food Education Participation Intentions by Food-Related Lifestyle  

Song, Yeon-Mi (Graduate School of Hotel & Tourism, The University of Suwon)
Jo, Mi-Na (Division of Hotel & Tourism, The University of Suwon)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition / v.45, no.9, 2016 , pp. 1375-1384 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the current state of consumption of medicinal food and the intent to participate in medicinal food education by food-related lifestyle. A total of 264 samples were conveniently selected from students enrolled in culinary education at the Seoul Institute of Technology and Education from September 5, 2014 to September 20, 2014. The results were as follows. Factor analysis showed five factors in food-related lifestyle named as adventure-seeking factor, taste-seeking factor, health-seeking factor, convenience-seeking factor, and safety seeking factor. There were three factors in awareness of medicinal food named as health characteristic, negative perception, and intent to purchase. The cluster analysis showed five dimensions for food-related lifestyle named as convenience-seeking group, safety-seeking group, health & safety-seeking group, health-seeking group, and taste-seeking group. Among the demographic characteristics, there was a significant difference in age, cooking career, and households by food-related lifestyle group. Among intent to participate in education regarding medicinal food, there was a significant difference in medicinal food educational institution preferences by food-related lifestyle group. Among medicinal food awareness, there was a significant difference in negative perception by food-related lifestyle group.
Keywords
Yaksun (medicinal) food; food-related lifestyle; current state of consumption; medicinal food education participation intention;
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