TY - JOUR

T1 - Pork in good company? Exploratory analysis of side dishes, beverages, foodscapes and individual characteristics

AU - Verbeke, Wim

AU - Perez-Cueto, Federico J A

AU - de Barcellos, Marcia Dutra

AU - Grunert, Klaus G.

AU - Perez Cueto Eulert, Federico Jose A

PY - 2013/11/1

Y1 - 2013/11/1

N2 - The objective of this study is to explore the association between pork as the main meal component and the choice for side dishes and beverages depending on foodscape and individual characteristics, including overweight and obesity among fresh pork consumers (n. = 2156) in five European countries (Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece and Poland). Males were found to combine pork more with caloric drinking (odds ratio. = 1.32) and low levels of vegetable intake (odds ratio. = 1.32) compared to females. Younger consumers were more likely to combine pork with low levels of vegetable intake but less likely to combine pork with sauces or condiments. Heavy users of pork were more likely (odds ratio. = 1.43) to combine pork with sauces or condiments. The study also found an association between being overweight or obese and higher consumption of carbohydrate rich staple foods (odds ratio. = 1.30) and caloric drinks (odds ratio. = 1.30) as side dishes to pork meat. Substantial cross-cultural differences were revealed in line with typical pork consumption and meal composition habits in the respective countries. Finally, this study found that the company of family plays a significant role when choosing side dishes for pork as meal center, thus constituting a relevant venue for the positioning and marketing of pork, as well as for future public health information about meals with pork as main meal component.

AB - The objective of this study is to explore the association between pork as the main meal component and the choice for side dishes and beverages depending on foodscape and individual characteristics, including overweight and obesity among fresh pork consumers (n. = 2156) in five European countries (Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece and Poland). Males were found to combine pork more with caloric drinking (odds ratio. = 1.32) and low levels of vegetable intake (odds ratio. = 1.32) compared to females. Younger consumers were more likely to combine pork with low levels of vegetable intake but less likely to combine pork with sauces or condiments. Heavy users of pork were more likely (odds ratio. = 1.43) to combine pork with sauces or condiments. The study also found an association between being overweight or obese and higher consumption of carbohydrate rich staple foods (odds ratio. = 1.30) and caloric drinks (odds ratio. = 1.30) as side dishes to pork meat. Substantial cross-cultural differences were revealed in line with typical pork consumption and meal composition habits in the respective countries. Finally, this study found that the company of family plays a significant role when choosing side dishes for pork as meal center, thus constituting a relevant venue for the positioning and marketing of pork, as well as for future public health information about meals with pork as main meal component.

KW - Consumer

KW - Meal

KW - Pork

KW - Side dishes

KW - Vegetables

U2 - 10.1016/j.meatsci.2013.02.017

DO - 10.1016/j.meatsci.2013.02.017

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 23562715

AN - SCOPUS:84880328628

VL - 95

SP - 694

EP - 698

JO - Meat Science

JF - Meat Science

SN - 0309-1740

IS - 3

ER -