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Produtos alimentares tradicionais: hábitos de compra e consumo do mel

2009; Sociedade de Ciências Agrárias de Portugal; Volume: 32; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.19084/rca.15727

2183-041X

Maria Isabel Ribeiro, Alda Matos, Armandina Almeida, Arminda Fonseca, Belmiro Vivaldo Santana Fernandes, C.P. Baptista Mota, Engrácia Gonçalves, Elga Garcia, Etelvina Pereira, H. Garção, Helena Guedes, Manuel Ângelo Rodrigues, M. Carioca Neto, Ricardo Duarte Abreu,

Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods

To determine the honey consumer’s profile and to describe purchase and consume habits are the objectives of this study. A cross-sectional survey was carried out in a probabilistic sample including 172 individuals of the Braganza region population. After, a descriptive analyses is done to characterize the sample and purchase and consume habits of the inquiry. In this study participated 172 individuals, of which 41,9% are male and 58,1% are female. It was verified that the smashing majority is honey consumer (94,8%), they prefer the national honey because it is more available, it is tastier, it is quality and it is trustworthy (70,9%). The main form honey use is mixed with other foods (60,5%), the favorite place for the honey purchase is near the producer (51,7%) and the most important factor in the purchase decision is the palate (52,3%).