Naturally overused : an analysis of health claims on "healthy" supermarket food products with an emphasis on the "natural" angle.
This study examined the use of healthful claims on food packaging in view of the new trend of marketing food as natural. A content analysis of 328 food products in Singapore revealed the prevalent use of the natural claim as well as visual communication images that evoke the same connotations of...
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| author | Ho, Eunice Jia Hui. Klyne, Mary Ann. Chua, Joanne Wanlin. |
| author2 | May Oo Lwin |
| author_facet | May Oo Lwin Ho, Eunice Jia Hui. Klyne, Mary Ann. Chua, Joanne Wanlin. |
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| description | This study examined the use of healthful claims on food packaging in view of the new
trend of marketing food as natural. A content analysis of 328 food products in
Singapore revealed the prevalent use of the natural claim as well as visual communication images that evoke the same connotations of naturalness. A closer check revealed that a great number of products with natural claims were found to contain additives. Study 2 followed with an online experiment to examine whether extrinsic cues such as the claim “All Natural” and an external seal can effectively influence consumers’ perception of the product’s nutritional attributes. Results showed that the “All Natural” claim does effectively influence consumers’ perception of the product and that this claim also interacts with the seal. This suggests that consumers commonly use such extrinsic cues for healthful decision-making. Implications of the findings are discussed. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/156232019-12-10T12:17:15Z Naturally overused : an analysis of health claims on "healthy" supermarket food products with an emphasis on the "natural" angle. Ho, Eunice Jia Hui. Klyne, Mary Ann. Chua, Joanne Wanlin. May Oo Lwin Yeoh Kok Cheow Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication::Audience research This study examined the use of healthful claims on food packaging in view of the new trend of marketing food as natural. A content analysis of 328 food products in Singapore revealed the prevalent use of the natural claim as well as visual communication images that evoke the same connotations of naturalness. A closer check revealed that a great number of products with natural claims were found to contain additives. Study 2 followed with an online experiment to examine whether extrinsic cues such as the claim “All Natural” and an external seal can effectively influence consumers’ perception of the product’s nutritional attributes. Results showed that the “All Natural” claim does effectively influence consumers’ perception of the product and that this claim also interacts with the seal. This suggests that consumers commonly use such extrinsic cues for healthful decision-making. Implications of the findings are discussed. Bachelor of Communication Studies 2009-05-13T08:50:17Z 2009-05-13T08:50:17Z 2009 2009 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/15623 en Nanyang Technological University 87 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication::Audience research Ho, Eunice Jia Hui. Klyne, Mary Ann. Chua, Joanne Wanlin. Naturally overused : an analysis of health claims on "healthy" supermarket food products with an emphasis on the "natural" angle. |
| title | Naturally overused : an analysis of health claims on "healthy" supermarket food products with an emphasis on the "natural" angle. |
| title_full | Naturally overused : an analysis of health claims on "healthy" supermarket food products with an emphasis on the "natural" angle. |
| title_fullStr | Naturally overused : an analysis of health claims on "healthy" supermarket food products with an emphasis on the "natural" angle. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Naturally overused : an analysis of health claims on "healthy" supermarket food products with an emphasis on the "natural" angle. |
| title_short | Naturally overused : an analysis of health claims on "healthy" supermarket food products with an emphasis on the "natural" angle. |
| title_sort | naturally overused an analysis of health claims on healthy supermarket food products with an emphasis on the natural angle |
| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication::Audience research |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/15623 |
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