Food and Meal Preference of Workers in the Chonnam Yeosu Industrial Area

전남 여수지역 산업체에 근무하는 근로자의 식품 및 음식의 기호도 조사

  • Han, Hyun-Mi (Department of Nutrition Education, Graduate School of Education, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Choi, Il-Su (Department of Applied Mathematics, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Jung, Bok-Mi (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Chonnam National University)
  • 한현미 (전남대학교(여수) 교육대학원 영양교육전공) ;
  • 최일수 (전남대학교(여수) 응용수학과) ;
  • 정복미 (전남대학교(여수) 영양식품학전공)
  • Published : 2009.08.31

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate food and meal preference of workers (435 male and 212 female) in the Chonnam Yeosu industrial area. The results of the survey were analyzed by principal components analysis. The results were obtained as follows: 19.3% of the subjects were twenties, 28.3% were thirties, 28.8% were forties and 23.7% were fifties. Females liked rice rolled in dried laver, rice cakes, janchi-noodle and breads, on the other hand males liked thick beef soup, loach soup, an eel stew and soju. The young liked instant noodles, fried chicken, sweet and sour pork, pork cutlet, pizza, hamburger, ham, sausage and fruit beverage, on the other hand the old liked a fish pot stew, loach soup, eel stew, fish boiled in soy with spices, panfried fish, sea slug, ascidian, bunder, green laver and boiled burdock-lotus root in soy. Females who are young liked hamburger and sweet and sour pork whereas males who are young liked instant noodles, pork cutlet, ham, sausage and fruit beverage. Aged females liked fish boiled in soy with spices, panfried fish, bunder, green laver, boiled burdock-lotus root in soy whereas aged males liked a fish pot stew, loach soup, eel stew, sea mussel and oysters. Boiled rice was located within the middle irrespective of age and sex, but noodles, wheat flour meal, fast foods and fruits were situated at the young female side. Aged males liked soup and pot stew. Young males liked meats and eggs whereas fish and shellfish and kimch were located at the aged people side. Aged females liked sea weeds and most people disliked vegetables but females liked some vegetables irrespective of age. Processed foods, salted foods, and alcohol were generally disliked foods by subjects but males liked those foods. Soybean curd was liked more males than females, and teas, except coffee, was liked by males. (Korean J Community Nutrition 14(4) : 392${\sim}$405, 2009)

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