The Sugar Consumption Tendencies of University Students: The Case of Tekirda？ Nam？k Kemal University

In the research, in which data obtained by applying face-to-face interview technique to 322 students at Nam？k Kemal University Faculty of Agriculture, the tendencies of consumption of sugar produced from beet and starch-based sugar were analysed. In the research 60.9% of the students indicated that they consumed the sugar within their tea, 12.7% as chocolate, 12.1% as cake, pastry and biscuits etc., 5,6% as coke, 5% as fruit juice, and 3,7% as confectioneries. A large part of the students provided sugar from the markets. Most of the students stated that the price of sugar was normal, the source of sugar which they consumed was sugar beet and 63.4% of them stated that they did not hear about starch-based sugar (SBS). It has been found out that 70.5% of the students consumed sugar as crystal sugar, 83.2% preferred to consume sugar every day, and when purchasing the sugar they mostly regarded the quality and brand of the product