Determination of Egg Consumption Behaviors of Consumers in Bursa Province

Abstract

In this study, it is aimed to determine the egg consumption behaviors of consumers in Bursa. For this purpose, data obtained from face-to-face surveys with 460 people determined by simple random sampling from citizens residing in Bursa province in 2021 were used. It was revealed that 30% of families consume 10-15 eggs, 27% consume 20 or more eggs, 25.7% consume 15-20 eggs, and 17% consume 5-10 eggs per week. In the research, 47% of consumers preferred medium and 47% large eggs. At the same time, 55% of the consumers stated that the packaging style affects their purchasing preferences, whereas 45% stated that it did not. In the research, 31.3% of the consumers stated that they preferred brown-shelled eggs and 22.6% of them preferred white-shelled eggs. On the other hand, it was determined that the color of the eggshell was not effective in the purchasing preference of 46.1% of the consumers. Also, 69.6% of consumers stated that the color of egg yolk was effective in their preferences and 72.4% of them stated that they preferred dark yolk eggs. While 57% of consumers stated that covid-19 cases did not affect egg consumption, 26.1% stated that egg consumption increased.