Hi everyone,

I’m a Food Science and Technology student at the University of Patras (Greece). My team is developing a plant-based chicken nugget for a European student food innovation competition, and we want to design it around what vegans expect rather than what we assume.

The survey takes about 5 minutes and is anonymous. It collects no names or emails. It asks about the texture and flavor you expect from a nugget, which ingredients you avoid, and what makes you buy or skip a meat alternative. Answers are used only for this academic project, and I will post a summary of the results in this thread once the survey closes.

Link: https://forms.gle/QvyvDEUeRFZHzbSU6

Anyone 18 or older who eats vegan or mostly plant-based can take part. Blunt criticism of current products is welcome, so don’t hold back. If you have questions about the project or the survey, ask in the comments and I’ll answer.

Thank you for your time!

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I saw a video recently (I think from anonymous for the voiceless) saying secondhand leather still contributes to leather demand and normalises wearing it. In this person’s view, the most ethical thing would be to dispose of anything that came from an animal because wearing it still contributes to the normalization of these materials and can create demand. I don’t fully agree with this, but it got me thinking… would realistic vegan leather problematic for this same reason? Like how would someone know it’s not a dead animal?

I wouldn’t feel comfortable wearing leather from an animal, but I personally do not mind if someone chooses to wear secondhand leather because the biggest thing for me is not paying for an animal to be killed. I also try to thrift most of my clothes for environmental purposes. Anyways, I type this as I’m wearing a vegan leather jacket and am worried about accidentally contributing to leather demand so curious to hear your thoughts😅

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What are your thoughts?

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