**5. Conclusions**

The introduction of insect-based food and beverage products in the market may be a viable alternative for sustainable and nutritional sources of protein. However, the neophobia associated with these products is based on the cultural background and lack of familiarity. More studies are required to break misconceptions and insect-based phobia, which requires the study of complex interactions between the response of consumers to insect-based food products due to visual first impressions, aroma, taste, emotional responses, and cultural background. The implementation of biometrics and machine learning modeling could provide deeper insights regarding these complex interactions and the liking/purchase intention of insect-based food products. Computer vision and machine learning should be further explored and researched as the basis for the development of an artificial intelligence approach to assess new food products and potential success in the market.

**Supplementary Materials:** The following are available online at http://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/7/903/s1: Table S1: Means and standard error of the self-reported responses for each sample per culture. Different letters denote significant differences based on ANOVA and Fisher's least significant difference post hoc test (α = 0.05). Table S2: Means and standard error of the statistically significant biometric responses for each sample per culture. Different letters denote significant differences based on ANOVA and Fisher's least significant difference post hoc test (α = 0.05).

**Author Contributions:** Conceptualization, S.F. and C.G.V.; Data curation, S.F. and C.G.V.; Formal analysis, S.F. and C.G.V.; Investigation, S.F. and C.G.V.; Methodology, Y.Y.W. and C.G.V.; Project administration, S.F. and C.G.V.; Software, S.F. and C.G.V.; Supervision, S.F. and C.G.V.; Validation, S.F. and C.G.V.; Visualization, S.F. and C.G.V.; Writing—original draft, S.F. and C.G.V.; Writing—review and editing, S.F., Y.Y.W. and C.G. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

**Funding:** This research received no external funding.

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest.
