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Evaluation of Health Professionals’ Approaches in Strategic Marketing of Functional Foods

Table 1: Functional Food Scale Factor Loadings and Variances

Factor Loadings Average Standard Deviation
Factor 1: Personal Reward for Using Functional Foods
I find it positive that modern technology enables the development of foods with health claims. 0,805 2,7799 1,13907
Foods with health claims make it easier to live a healthy life. 0,770 3,0191 1,05594
I feel better if I eat foods that have a health claim. 0,718 3,07766 1,06242
I’d buy a food with a health claim recommended by a doctor/dietician/health professional. 0,664 2,6746 1,17644
I think that products with health claims increase my overall health. 0,647 3,1770 1,03415
R There is no benefit for healthy people to use food products with health claims. 0,621 3,0048 1,36754
It is completely safe to consume foods with health claims. 0,508 3,3062 0,91041
Factor 1 Cronbach Alpha=0,842Percentage of Variance Explained=25,386
Factor 2: Interest in Functional Foods
I make a serious effort to have information about foods with health claims. 0,750 3,4545 1,15986
I like to consume foods with drug-like effects. 0,729 3,7129 1,12398
The thought of being able to take care of my health by consuming foods with health claims makes me happy. 0,621 3,0909 1,11215
I think the safety of products with health claims has been carefully researched. 0,495 3,2536 1,04596
When I consume a product with a health claim, my performance improves. 0,490 3,1244 1,01613
Factor 2 Cronbach Alpha=0,731Percentage of Variance Explained=16,039
Factor 3: Confidence in Functional Foods
R New features of foods with health claims mean unpredictable risk. 0,794 3,2967 0,93441
R The health effects information on the package of foods with health claims is often exaggerated. 0,769 3,1770 1,04801
R I find it wrong that foods with health claims are constantly increasing on the market shelves. 0,663 3,0718 1,19277
Factor 3 Cronbach Alpha=0,704Percentage of Variance Explained =15,107
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