According to a survey conducted among South Korean consumers in 2021 on processed foods, meat products were the product category consumers spend the most money on, with 13.4 percent answering this way. Closely following were noodles with a respondent share of 13.2 percent.
Most purchased processed foods based on household expenses in South Korea in 2021, by product
The respondents were asked to name the three products their household spent the most money on. These values were weighed as follows:
First choice x 3, second choice x 2, and third choice x 1.
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Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp.. (August 8, 2022). Most purchased processed foods based on household expenses in South Korea in 2021, by product [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336597/south-korea-processed-food-mostly-purchased-by-product/
Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp.. "Most purchased processed foods based on household expenses in South Korea in 2021, by product." Chart. August 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336597/south-korea-processed-food-mostly-purchased-by-product/
Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp.. (2022). Most purchased processed foods based on household expenses in South Korea in 2021, by product. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336597/south-korea-processed-food-mostly-purchased-by-product/
Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp.. "Most Purchased Processed Foods Based on Household Expenses in South Korea in 2021, by Product." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336597/south-korea-processed-food-mostly-purchased-by-product/
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