Characterization of fish consumers in the town of Lavras, Minas Gerais.
2015
Carlos Cicinato Vieira Melo | Bruno Chaves Fabrini | Adriano Carvalho Costa | Bruno Olivetti de Mattos | Lucas Carvalho dos Santos | Rilke Tadeu Fonseca de Freitas
<span>The objective of this study was to evaluate and characterize the fish consumption profile in the town of Lavras, Minas Gerais. A descriptive-quantitative study was conducted. A structured questionnaire elaborated using previously formulated questions and answers was used for data collection. The questionnaire was applied between March and May 2014 to the household reference person. A total of 402 households were sampled. The data were analyzed by analysis of the distribution of frequencies using the SPSS program. The results showed that fish meat occupied fourth place in the preference of household consumption in the town of Lavras, after beef, poultry and pork meat. It was also observed that fish is usually purchased as fillet and is consumed occasionally in the households. The price is an important factor for the choice of meat. Most respondents prefer to consume fried fish. The species most appreciated by consumers in the town of Lavras is Dourado. Most respondents usually buy less than 2.0 kg/household/year.</span>
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