Evaluation of the preferences of fish consumers in the municipality of Piancó-PB

• Autor(a) principal: Pessoa, Rosa Maria dos Santos
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Costa, Dinah Correia da Cunha Castro, Silva, Anderson Antonio Ferreira da, Araújo, Cleyton de Almeida, Campos, Fleming Sena, Gois, Glayciane Costa
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Diversitas Journal
• Texto Completo: https://diversitasjournal.com.br/diversitas_journal/article/view/1102

ABSTRACT: The objective was to evaluate the preferences of fish consumers in the municipality of Piancó, Paraíba. One hundred and eight interviews were carried out between August and November 2019, in urban and rural establishments, in which the interviewee's profile was assessed using a semi-structured “Survey” questionnaire on the profile, consumption habits and factors that affect the decision consumption. Of the respondents, 51% were female and 49% male, with monthly income below one minimum wage (74%) and age ranging between sixteen and over sixty years and complete high school. Only 2.78% of the interviewees preferred fish meat, seeking to acquire the whole fish, whether frozen (35.93%) or fresh (21.30%). The price was considered the main factor that influences the purchase of fish (58.33%). The frequency of consumption was more representative for the category "rarely" with 45% of the total of respondents. The main places of purchase by respondents are open markets (31%) and markets (29%), with a greater search for tilapia (67%). Regarding the main reasons that leads consumers to choose to buy fish, 41% said that the menu is to be varied, 31% say that the purchase is because fish is a nutritious food and is good for health. The lack of information from the population of the municipality of Piancó - PB on the benefits that fish provide to the health of the consumer, added to low income, make the consumption of these products of animal origin limited. KEYWORDS: food habit, intake, tilápia.