Researches on Seafood Consumption Behaviors in Kütahya Province

Authors : Nurcan Şimşek, Gökhan Arslan

Pages : 106-120

Doi:10.56430/japro.1459264

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Publication Date : 2024-06-22

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Seafood is among the most important recommended foods due to its rich protein, mineral and fat content. In recent years, food has become an extremely important product in terms of maintenance due to increasing food demand and decreasing contractual production. In the current research, face-to-face questions were examined with 128 people living in Kütahya province and its central districts, and the answers given were evaluated with the Chi-square interval test. 76 women (59.4%) and 82 men (40.6%) that participated in this survey. According to the age analysis, 21.8% are under 21; 9.4% are between 21-30; 21.8% were between 31-40; 21.8% were between 41-50; 6.4% were between 51-60 and 18.8% were between 61-70. It was observed that there was a relationship between increasing income and fish meat consumption, and fish meat was preferred at a higher level of income. In addition, it has been an important data that young people in later periods consume more fish.
Keywords : Consumer preferences, Fish, Kütahya, Seafood consumption