Research Article

The Sugar Consumption Tendencies of University Students: The Case of Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University

Volume: 16 Number: 2 May 30, 2019
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The Sugar Consumption Tendencies of University Students: The Case of Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University

Abstract

In the research, in which data obtained by applying face-to-face interview technique to 322 students at Namık Kemal University Faculty of Agriculture, the tendencies of consumption of sugar produced from beet and starch-based sugar were analysed. In the research 60.9% of the students indicated that they consumed the sugar within their tea, 12.7% as chocolate, 12.1% as cake, pastry and biscuits etc., 5,6% as coke, 5% as fruit juice, and 3,7% as confectioneries. A large part of the students provided sugar from the markets. Most of the students stated that the price of sugar was normal, the source of sugar which they consumed was sugar beet and 63.4% of them stated that they did not hear about starch-based sugar (SBS). It has been found out that 70.5% of the students consumed sugar as crystal sugar, 83.2% preferred to consume sugar every day, and when purchasing the sugar they mostly regarded the quality and brand of the product.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

May 30, 2019

Submission Date

December 19, 2018

Acceptance Date

March 28, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 16 Number: 2

APA
Konyalı, S. (2019). The Sugar Consumption Tendencies of University Students: The Case of Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University. Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi, 16(2), 163-172. https://doi.org/10.33462/jotaf.495737
AMA
1.Konyalı S. The Sugar Consumption Tendencies of University Students: The Case of Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University. Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi. 2019;16(2):163-172. doi:10.33462/jotaf.495737
Chicago
Konyalı, Sema. 2019. “The Sugar Consumption Tendencies of University Students: The Case of Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University”. Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi 16 (2): 163-72. https://doi.org/10.33462/jotaf.495737.
EndNote
Konyalı S (May 1, 2019) The Sugar Consumption Tendencies of University Students: The Case of Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University. Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi 16 2 163–172.
IEEE
[1]S. Konyalı, “The Sugar Consumption Tendencies of University Students: The Case of Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University”, Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 163–172, May 2019, doi: 10.33462/jotaf.495737.
ISNAD
Konyalı, Sema. “The Sugar Consumption Tendencies of University Students: The Case of Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University”. Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi 16/2 (May 1, 2019): 163-172. https://doi.org/10.33462/jotaf.495737.
JAMA
1.Konyalı S. The Sugar Consumption Tendencies of University Students: The Case of Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University. Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi. 2019;16:163–172.
MLA
Konyalı, Sema. “The Sugar Consumption Tendencies of University Students: The Case of Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University”. Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 16, no. 2, May 2019, pp. 163-72, doi:10.33462/jotaf.495737.
Vancouver
1.Sema Konyalı. The Sugar Consumption Tendencies of University Students: The Case of Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University. Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi. 2019 May 1;16(2):163-72. doi:10.33462/jotaf.495737

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