我国消费者咖啡因认知及态度调查OA

[Objective]To investigate consumers'perception and attitudes towards caffeine,providing refer-ences for the revision of caffeinated food label and related public education.[Method]Simple random sampling was conducted to collect 5 322 permanent residents nationwide through the online survey platform to analyze consumers'cognitive status and attitudes towards caffeine,caffeinated ingredients and caffeinated foods.[Result]52.15%and 49.51%of respondents were unaware of the caffeine content in tea and milk tea.The aware-ness rates of caffeinated ingredients"paraguay extract"and"guarana extract"were 36.58%and 23.95%,respectively.The proportions of consumers with positive attitudes towards coffee and caffeine were 63.08%and 45.25%.Respondents expected for refreshing(91.56%),improving athletic performance(45.47%)while expressing concerns about addiction(73.46%),insomnia(58.68%),and palpitations(58.39%).35.01%of respondents expressed support for adding caffeine to food.When purchasing food,50.86%respondents were concerned about the caffeine content of products,88.41%of respondents wanted products to be labeled with caf-feine content.[Conclusion]Chinese consumers'attitude towards caffeine tends to be positive,but they lack suf-ficient knowledge about caffeine,caffeine-containing ingredients,and foods.It is necessary to conduct caffeine-related science popularization and education for consumers,while guiding the food industry to standardize the labeling of caffeine,helping consumers establish healthy consumption behaviors.