Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria for identifying relevant literature.

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Full-text papers published in a peer-reviewed journal in the English language	Non-peer-reviewed papers
Papers presenting the results of primary empirical studies	Papers that do not present primary research (discussion papers, editorials etc.)
Journals with impact factor (IF)	Journals without impact factor (IF)
Quantitative studies (e.g., taste studies, experimental studies, questionnaire surveys)	Qualitative studies (post-hoc)
Focus on willingness to consume insect-based food products	Focus on other aspects of insect-based food products with no focus on consumer behavior
Studies on consumers from Western societies	Studies conducted outside Western societies (traditional societies, Global South societies, etc.)
Studies that have investigated at least one Western society and in which the results for the different societies are presented individually	Studies that have examined both Western and non-Western societies and in which the results are only available as a summary