31.83% of the Respondents are Dietary Vegans – Survey Results

People are switching diets and are changing eating habits in order to preserve nature. The number of those who refuse meat and dairy products or limit their consumption is growing like never before. Experts are noticing that there are more vegans, vegetarians, and flexitarians.

Furthermore, the meteoric rise in the popularity of vegetarian dishes is increasingly affecting restaurant menus. Not limited to this, due to the demand for vegan food, fast food restaurants started to introduce vegan options as well. Vegetarians now can visit Burger King or Subway and find plenty of vegan options.

Accordingly, Real Research conducted a survey to know the public perception of fast-food restaurants, introducing vegan food. Do people consume vegan food? If yes, what type of veganism group are they part of? Furthermore, which fast-food restaurant, in their opinion, has the most varied vegan options? Let us find out through results obtained from the Real Research online survey application.

Highlights:

• The majority, 52.35% consume vegan food.
• 31.83% said they are part dietary vegans group (those who avoid animal products in their diet but continue to use them in other products, such as clothing and cosmetics)
• The reason to become vegan is the fact that animals are getting extinct and it’s a way to protect and save them, says 28.84%.

Veganism Is a Way of Life

To start with, the Real Research survey asked respondents if they consume vegan food. Half of the respondents (52.35%) said ‘Yes’. Accordingly, 29.12% and 18.54% replied ‘No’ and ‘Sometimes’ respectively.

Low Fat and Raw Food Is the Least Choice for Vegan Group 

The next question we asked through the Real Research online survey application is what type of veganism group are participants part of. Almost 32% of the participants believe that they are part of dietary vegans (those who avoid animal products in their diet but continue to use them in other products, such as clothing and cosmetics). In line with this, the results on the Real Research online survey application show that 15.81% of respondents consider themselves as whole-food vegans.

Furthermore, 8.69%, 2.61%, and 1.53 are parts of junk-food vegans, low-fat, raw-food vegans, and raw food vegans. Notably, almost 40% of the respondents chose the ‘None of the above’ option.

Veganism Is a Way to Protect Animals

Accordingly, we next asked our respondents what do they think is the reason for people to become vegetarians. Remarkably, the majority (28.84%) of the participants think that animals are getting extinct and it’s a way to protect and save them. Following that, 12.12% believe that vegan food is good for the heart.

Meanwhile, 7.80%, 7.70%, 3.90%, and 3.35% of the respondents believe that vegan food is much healthier, it is cruel to continuously breed and slaughter animals for food, vegan food is tastier than non-vegan, and they are being affected by celebrities and influencers. On the contrary, 25.36% and 10.93% chose the ‘Other’ and ‘I’m not sure’ options.

Taco Bell Has the Most Varied Vegan Menu 

To continue, we asked respondents which fast-food restaurant in their opinion has the most varied vegan menu. Surprisingly, nearly 26% of the participants think that Taco Bell has the most varied vegan menu. The honorable second place went to Burger King with 12.45%.

Following that, 4.28%, 4.11%, 3.59%, and 3.43% believe that Subway, Starbucks, Qdoba, and Dunkin’ Donuts fast-food restaurants have the most diverse vegan menu. In contrast, 42.10% of the respondents chose the ‘Others’ option.

In conclusion, vegetarians are an important and demanding target audience. Leading chains organize entire departments and islands, emphasize and highlight products on the sales floor. Therefore, supermarkets, restaurants, and fast-food restaurants still have room to grow.