Perfil de consumo do pescado no Município de Sapeaçu Bahia

Abstract

The consumption of fish is indicated below by the World Health Organization (WHO). Low fish consumption is associated with several factors, such as the price of fish, cultural, family and even religious issues. Trying to understand the main obstacles that contribute to a low fish consumption offishing, this work aimed at the profile of fish consumers in the municipality of Sapeaçu, Bahia. Data were obtained through interviews during the period of a form made available on the Google Forms platform during the period from January to February 2022. According to the results, 139 people were interviewed, 61% female and 39% male. Of the children up to (37.41%) had complete high school education, while 71.22% had a monthly income of one minimum wage. For fish consumption, 89% of the food consumed consuming fish and that they know about the benefits of eating this animal protein favors their purchasing decisions. As it has been concluded that the consumption of fish in Sapeaçu is directly influenced by the family income of consumers, where price and flavor are important factors for its consumption.