Snack Bars and Consumption Trends

Abstract

The increase in the consciousness level of consumers day by day has brought with it the necessity of evolving into the concept of healthy snacks and functional food. Fruit bars, a concentrated product in the snack group; It contains dried fruits rich in vitamins, minerals and fiber, and nuts that are a source of healthy fats, delicious varieties and long shelf life; It stands out compared to other snacks in terms of its functional qualities. In the survey study, 52.8% of the participants consumed a snack once a day, 34.1% consumed a snack twice a day, 9.9% three times a day and 3.2% more than four times a day. He stated that he was consuming. In addition, the products consumed by the participants as snack foods are vegetables (4.86), yoghurt (4.85), fruit (4.80), Nuts (4.55) and Chocolate (4.39). In this context, in the article; The snack bar processing process, the quality parameters in the production of snack bars and the functional properties of the components of the snack bar were examined and an online questionnaire was applied to a total of 536 participants using the sampling technique in this context in order to examine the snack bar consumption habits of the individuals, and the results were analyzed and evaluated in the SPPS 24 program. Keywords: Snacks, Snack Bars, Functional Foods.