Determination of Table Olive and Olive Oil Consumption and Preference of Children from Yalova/Turkey

Yıl 2017, Cilt: 1 Sayı: 1, 9 - 15, 30.08.2017

Yasin Ozdemır Aysun Ozturk Seda Kayahan Ozge Keskınel

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This research aimed to determine consumption amount of table olive and choice of olive oil of children
from elementary schools of Yalova/Turkey. For this aim 497 questionnaire forms were conducted with parents of children. Results of
this study will provide some information about table olive and olive oil
consumption of children. That will be useful for policy maker and producer
which willing to increase their table olive and olive oil production in Turkey.
In this study table olive and olive oil
consumption of children were found at low level only 38 % of children consume table olive every
day. 60 % of children did not consume
olive out of breakfast so that bread, appetizer or
bakery products produced with table olive can be use a toll to increase
consumption of children. Only
39 % of children like to consume olive
oil in foods and 68 % of children never asked to use olive oil in cooking.
Sweeter and more delicate olive oils should be produced to increase consumption
of children.

Anahtar Kelimeler

consumption, olive oil, olive oil in cooking, prefer, table olive

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