MUTFAK AKADEMİLERİNDE EĞİTİM ALANLARIN FONKSİYONEL GIDALAR HAKKINDAKİ BİLGİ DÜZEYLERİ

Abstract

Functional foods are useful components for human health. In recent years, consumers have begun to use foods that they think are useful for healthy eating and health. Today, the awareness of taking precautions without sickness, the desire to maintain healthy life has increased the recognition and consumption of functional foods. In the recent period of functional foods is seen as quite a promising concept development. However, many people consciously or unconsciously consume functional foods because they do not know how to use them properly. It is important for the consumer health and awareness that workers are conscious about functional foods. In this study was investigated knowledge level of functional foods of cooks grown in kitchen academies. The aim of this research is to reveal the kitchen academy awareness and knowledge levels of students towards functional foods. A questionnaire was applied to 101 students who were educated in 5 kitchen academies in Ankara city center. Statistically significant level of p <0.05 was determined in all analyzes.