Consumo de carne suína no Município de Dom Pedrito - RS

Abstract

The pork has a high nutritional and sensory value, being a source of animal protein most consumed in the world, third most consumed and used for the manufacture of derivatives in Brazil. However, pork consumption in Brazil is still lower due to a lack of information on the nutritional characteristics of meat. The present work is based on the consumption of pork and its derivatives, characterizing a preference of the consumers in the municipality of Dom Pedrito - RS. Survey and online questionnaires were used via Google Docs containing 11 questions about the choice of foodstuffs for human consumption, in a total of 93 people randomly chosen. After the questionnaires, 55% of the respondents (59%) responded to consuming a meat, 35 and 36 people (24 and 25%) of those who consume, opt for loin and rib, which are preferred by the population. Twenty-three of the respondents (25%) said they did not consume pork. When questioned about consumption of derivatives, 86 people (92%) claim to consume pork products. Regarding the knowledge about the meat choices, 55 of the interviewees (59%) stated that they were not available in any type of knowledge about the subject and 38 respondents (41%) did a little knowledge. Most of the interviewees showed the consumption of pork products rather than fresh meat. But despite the lack of consumer knowledge, he is faced with many cases of ignorance about the advantages of meat, while at the same time being informed about the subject.