Research Article
A Survey on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Dairy and Non Dairy Alternatives amongst Indian Population
Pramod N1*, Nagendra A2 and Mukund S3
1Department of Nutrition, Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru, India
2Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Sagar Chandramma Hospitals, Bengaluru, India
3Nutritionist&Dietitian, Founder Nutrizen, Hyderabad, India
*Corresponding author: Pramod N, Department of Nutrition, Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru, India; E-mail:
namrathapramod@gmail.com
Article Information: Submission: 08/09/2022; Accepted: 19/10/2022; Published: 22/10/2022
Copyright: © 2022 Pramod N, et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which
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Abstract
The Greek mythology illustrates Milky Way formed out of breast milk of the Queen Hera, Zeus’s wife the night sky. Milk plays a very important role in
our culture from feeding the children to special offering to God and in various beauty cosmetics. Milk is an emotion more than a dairy product. India being
the world’s largest milk producer, responsible for 22% of global production. In the past decade, major research emphasis in all sections of food product
development is to address the changing needs and to meet the present demands of consumer by creating newer alternative of health foods.
Objectives: To understand the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of the participants towards different kinds of Dairy and Non-Dairy milk available in the market.
Methodology: The google forms were circulated in India and abroad. A total of 349 responses were received.
Results: Soya milk was popular milk 81.9% of participants were aware of it. Participants choose Non-Dairy over Dairy products as healthy alternatives.
The participants attributed to taste (65 participants) and to being natural. Lactose intolerance and veganism were also a reason forswitch.106 participants were
ready to try non-dairy products. Almost 79.1% were aware of then on-Diary milk available in the Market.
Conclusion: Knowledge on non-dairy products was present among the participants. The attitude for change was observed on a positive note. Maximum
participants choose Non-Dairy over Dairy products as healthy alternatives.