Trends of pork and poultry meat consumption in Hungary

Németh, Anett – Varga, Anita

The consumption of poultry products has gradually risen during the past decade. Poultry meat is popular not only because it plays an important role in sound nutrition, but also because of it is cheaper than other kinds of meat. Consumers with a gradually decreasing income are especially sensitive to price changes. Also, according to more negative opinions say beef and pork contain much fat, fat contains much cholesterol, meat products made of them contain much fat, salt, and collagen, fat contains non-saturated fat acids, etc. The present unfavourable position of red meat and its negative effect in consumption derives mostly from the “cholesterol & BSE war”, but the effect of price trends of certain meat products on consumption practice is also relevant.

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