According to a study carried out by the consultancy Nielsen connection with the Meat Fair Meat Attraction 2019, one in ten Spaniards is vegetarian. And it is that in the last two years, more than 800 thousand people have switched to this type of food that eliminates those foods from animals from the diet. Discover here more data and points of interest about the conclusions of the report.
Spanish consumers increasingly value the health in their diet. This past year, it has increased by 2% consumption of turkey meat and has descended a 1% that of other birds, such as chicken. In this sense, the consumption of beef or red meat it has decreased by 1,7%. In any case, globally, the consumption of meat products has increased demand by 2,8%, reaching a turnover of more than 15 billion in Spain.
Increase in the consumption of Iberian products
The increase in global consumption of products meat It is the result of the increase in buying habits of ready meals that have meat as an ingredient. In this case, it has been a 6%. Another factor that has helped this increase is the consumption of Iberian products by 8%. In this way, while the sausages have fallen, the Iberian has increased basically due to a decrease in food prices totally or partially as well.
The great increased alternative meats with products like burger, seitan or products made with vegetable protein and the like. According to the aforementioned study, this growth borders on the 25%. All this together with the aforementioned growth of vegetarians, that seems to have no roof yet. More and more people are joining this philosophy.
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The profile of vegetarians
El profile of vegetarians in Spain is, in a 64% women who live in an urban environment, standing at 15% in cities with more than 100 inhabitants. In terms of age, they are the young people between 18 and 24 years those who have switched to vegetarian food the most. The main reason is the health followed by respect for animals.
Of the total 10% vegan, only 0,5% are 100%, 1,6% consume dairy products, eggs and honey, while 7,9% are so-called 'flexitarians‘, what are all those who consume meat and / or fish occasionally.
