Countries Consuming the Most Fruits in Europe Revealed

It would not be wrong to say that fruit consumption has started to increase significantly in these days when we enter the winter months. Winter fruits such as tangerines, oranges, grapefruits and pears not only protect us from diseases, but also take their place in our lives as healthy and delicious snacks.

landgeist A new study, published by A.D., also investigated how much of these ‘healthy’ fruits are consumed across Europe. In the published data, it was revealed how much the annual fruit consumption of the countries in the European continent is. So, what kind of results were reached in this research, which also included Turkey? Let’s take a look at how much fruit the countries consume.

Vegetable consumption is low and fruit consumption is high in Europe.

First of all, Landgeist had a Europe-wide vegetable consumption We have to say that he also did his research. This research, published in October, revealed that vegetable consumption is quite low across the continent, ‘worryingwas described as ‘. But research on fruit consumption did not yield similar results.

The World Health Organization (WHO recommends consuming at least 400 g of fruit and vegetables per day. The US Centers for Disease and Control (CDC) also recommends consuming at least 1.5 plates of fruit per day. When we combine these rates, a person’s daily 160 g, if annual 58.4 kg It turns out that he should eat fruit.

Landgeist research also revealed that many countries in Europe meet these criteria. According to the study, there are only 4 countries in the continent that do not meet the annual consumption of 58.4 kg of fruit. These; with 46 kg Latvia, with 52 kg Lithuania, with 53 kg Slovakia and Ukraine.

Turkey is among the countries that consume the most fruit.

Accordingly, in the study, the highest fruit consumption was 175 kg. AlbaniaIt was also stated that Latvia with 46 kg. So, where does Turkey rank in this ranking? If we look at the results, we can see that Turkey ranks quite high in annual fruit consumption. According to Landgeist, most fruit consumption on the continent is in the southeast of the map. Turkey in the ranking of fruit consumption 128 kg It shares third place with Slovenia after Albania and Portugal. In addition, it can be seen on the map that the Netherlands, Austria and Belgium have a very high fruit consumption.

According to experts, such studies are of great importance when considering the effects of fruits on human health. Already in dozens of studies, fruit consumption should not be neglected; because it is emphasized that the substances needed by the body in the fight against diseases are provided by the fruits.