Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Yaş Meyve ve Sebze Tüketim Alışkanlıkları

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 40 Sayı: 2, 289 - 304, 30.12.2025

Handan Vuruş Akçaöz , Ayşenur Güzel

Öz

Bu çalışmada, üniversitede öğrenim gören öğrencilerin yaş meyve ve sebze tüketim alışkanlıklarının belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmanın materyalini birincil ve ikincil kaynaklardan elde edilen veriler oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmanın birincil kaynağını 2020 eğitim öğretim döneminde 220 Akdeniz Üniversitesi öğrencisine uygulanan anket formlarından elde edilen veriler oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma sonucunda, üniversite öğrencilerinin tamamının yaş meyve ve sebze tükettiği, meyve ve sebze satın alımında genellikle süpermarket ve semt pazarını tercih ettiği belirlenmiştir. Üniversite öğrencileri sebzeyi akşam yemeğinde, meyveyi ara öğünlerde tükettiklerini, yaş meyve ve sebze alırken özellikle ürünün tazeliğine dikkat ettiklerini, satın alma yerini tercih ederken ürün kalitesinin ve tazeliğinin belirleyici olduğunu ifade etmişlerdir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Tüketim , Sebze , Meyve , Üniversite , Antalya

Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Consumption Habits of University Students

Öz

This study aimed to determine the fresh fruit and vegetable consumption habits of university students. The material of the study consists of data obtained from primary and secondary sources. The primary source of the study consists of data obtained from the survey forms applied to 220 Akdeniz University students in the 2020 academic year. As a result of the research, it was determined that all university students consume fresh fruits and vegetables and generally prefer supermarkets and neighborhood markets when purchasing fruits and vegetables. University students stated that they consume vegetables for dinner and fruit for snacks, that they pay particular attention to the freshness of the product when purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables, and that the quality and freshness of the product are decisive when choosing the place of purchase. University students stated that they consume vegetables for dinner and fruit for snacks, that they pay particular attention to the freshness of the product when purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables, and that the quality and freshness of the product are decisive when choosing the place of purchase.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Consumption , Vegetable , Fruit , University , Antalya

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