The Complete Foods Survey: Results
Here are the results from The Soylent Survey. There have been 7117 responses so far. You can take the survey here.
When did you first hear about Soylent?
In the last week | 2899 | |
In the last month | 543 | |
In the last 3 months | 916 | |
In the last 6 months | 2518 | |
How did you hear about Soylent
Social Media | 1624 | |
Friend or Family | 809 | |
News article | 2853 | |
Blog | 747 | |
Other | |
Have you ordered 'official' Soylent?
Yes | 869 | |
No, but I plan to | 4389 | |
No and I don't plan to | 1569 | |
Have you made your own Soylent?
Yes and I plan to continue | 351 | |
Yes, but I don't plan to continue | 61 | |
No, but I plan to | 4947 | |
No and I don't plan to | 1475 | |
How often do you intend on consuming Soylent?
Every meal | 2141 | |
Twice a day | 2433 | |
Once a day | 1027 | |
A few times a week | 746 | |
Not regularly | 470 | |
Why do you want to use Soylent?
Improve my health
1 - Un-important | 177 | |
2 | 386 | |
3 | 1664 | |
4 - Very important | 4570 | |
Weight management
1 - Un-important | 968 | |
2 | 1022 | |
3 | 1669 | |
4 - Very important | 3132 | |
Help the environment
1 - Un-important | 1957 | |
2 | 1741 | |
3 | 1766 | |
4 - Very important | 1312 | |
Experiment with nutrient intake
1 - Un-important | 886 | |
2 | 1139 | |
3 | 2321 | |
4 - Very important | 2428 | |
Experiment with nootropics
1 - Un-important | 2717 | |
2 | 1653 | |
3 | 1448 | |
4 - Very important | 891 | |
Learn about nutrition
1 - Un-important | 1087 | |
2 | 1584 | |
3 | 2358 | |
4 - Very important | 1745 | |
What's important to you about Soylent?
Easy to prepare
1 - Un-important | 166 | |
2 | 440 | |
3 | 1924 | |
4 - Very important | 4249 | |
Low cost
1 - Un-important | 185 | |
2 | 775 | |
3 | 1977 | |
4 - Very important | 3839 | |
Long expiry date
1 - Un-important | 716 | |
2 | 1547 | |
3 | 2276 | |
4 - Very important | 2228 | |
Tastes good
1 - Un-important | 615 | |
2 | 1615 | |
3 | 2473 | |
4 - Very important | 2072 | |
Ease of storage
1 - Un-important | 532 | |
2 | 1252 | |
3 | 2386 | |
4 - Very important | 2602 | |
Tailored to my specific needs
1 - Un-important | 267 | |
2 | 1024 | |
3 | 2384 | |
4 - Very important | 3097 | |
Have you discussed Soylent with friends and family?
Yes and their reaction was positive | 1168 | |
Yes and their reaction was neutral | 1712 | |
Yes and their reaction was negative | 715 | |
No, but I would if the topic came up | 2802 | |
No and I don't plan to | 407 | |
What form of Soylent would you rather consume?
All powders and supplements | 1762 | |
Mostly powders and supplements, with a few real foods | 2666 | |
Mostly real foods, with a few powders and supplements | 858 | |
All real foods with no supplements | 139 | |
Don't care | 1369 | |
How important to you is the cost of Soylent compared to 'normal' food?
I would rather spend significantly less on Soylent | 2953 | |
I would rather spend somewhat less on Soylent | 2725 | |
I don't mind spending as much on Soylent | 912 | |
I don't mind spending more on Soylent | 192 | |
How would you describe your current diet?
Very healthy | 516 | |
Somewhat healthy | 3087 | |
Somewhat unhealthy | 2281 | |
Very unhealthy | 852 | |
I have a special diet | 78 | |
Which of the following statements do you think hold true about the future of Soylent?
Soylent will fade into obscurity and be forgotten.
1 year | 235 | |
5 years | 668 | |
10 years | 812 | |
50 years | 1099 | |
Never | 3783 | |
Soylent will enter the 'main stream'
1 year | 800 | |
5 years | 2783 | |
10 years | 1888 | |
50 years | 528 | |
Never | 693 | |
Soylent will solve world hunger
1 year | 60 | |
5 years | 295 | |
10 years | 1259 | |
50 years | 2441 | |
Never | 2605 | |
Supermarkets will have a Soylent section
1 year | 496 | |
5 years | 2637 | |
10 years | 2137 | |
50 years | 511 | |
Never | 914 | |
Soylent vending machines in shopping malls
1 year | 206 | |
5 years | 1625 | |
10 years | 2246 | |
50 years | 876 | |
Never | 1709 | |
Personal Soylent making machines will be available to buy
1 year | 557 | |
5 years | 2449 | |
10 years | 2039 | |
50 years | 619 | |
Never | 1005 | |
A 'big brand' produces their own version of Soylent
1 year | 1232 | |
5 years | 3517 | |
10 years | 1452 | |
50 years | 199 | |
Never | 303 | |
Gender
Age
Under 18 | 394 | |
18-24 | 2174 | |
25-34 | 2406 | |
35-44 | 921 | |
45-54 | 510 | |
55-64 | 260 | |
65+ | 134 | |