Caracterização do perfil do consumo de carne suína no município de Cabaceiras do Paraguaçu, Bahia

Abstract

Pork is the most consumed animal protein in the world, but this statement contrasts with the reality experienced in Brazil, where the low consumption of this protein is related to myths and prejudices ranging from religious problems to high fat content, cholesterol , infectious diseases, cysticercosis, among others. This work was developed with the objective of characterizing the profile of pork consumption in the municipality of Cabaceiras do Paraguaçu, Bahia. To carry out this work, a form was prepared containing objective questions, addressing quantitative and qualitative aspects regarding pork meat, with two hundred people being heard from May 12 to 31, 2019 in various places in the municipality. The surveyed population was composed of 67% men and 33% women, aged between 18 and 84 years and varying education levels. It was observed in relation to family income that 65.50% of people receive up to one minimum wage, 27.50% between one and three minimum wages and 7% above three minimum wages. When questioned about the knowledge of which meat would be the most consumed in the world, 77% of the interviewees said they were aware, and of this total, 64% answered that the most consumed was beef. In relation to the most consumed meat, 70% of the consumers answered that it was beef and about pork consumption, 72.50% said they consumed it. As for the frequency of pork consumption, 46.90% of consumers said they consumed it once a month, 39.31% consumed it once a week, 9.66% claimed to consume it annually and 4.41% of respondents said they consumed it daily. When asked if they had any reason not to consume pork, 73% of respondents said no and 27% of the population interviewed said yes. When questioned about the reasons that prevented them from consuming pork meat, 20.37% answered that they had several reasons, 20.37% said for reasons of disease transmission, 20.37% for questions related to the taste, 16.67% said being for reasons related to worms, 7.41% claimed to be for religious reasons, 5.56% claimed that pork meat is a creamy meat, 5.56% for having a high fat content, 1.85% for ideological reasons, 1.85% claimed they had never tried it. Of the total number of respondents, 50.68% said they buy fresh meat, 36.99% said they buy fresh and processed meat and 12.33% buy processed products. Regarding the place of purchase, 44.52% of consumers reported that they buy at free fairs, 32.19% buy at markets and free fairs and 23.29% said they buy at markets. Misinformation about pork is an obstacle to the increase in the frequency of consumption of this protein, therefore, educational work is necessary to bring correct information to the consumer, and thus break the paradigms that surround the consumption of this protein.