Latin America: Brazil stands out with a decrease in meat consumption

The products of plant-based, “plant-based”, are a healthy option to reduce animal meat consumption. Although the name itself suggests that it is an exclusively plant-based diet, the options are presented in different ways. Plant-based nutrition allows for a diet consisting of fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, whole grains, and any other natural foods.

Brazil soars in products plant-based in Latin America

The plant-based products themselves are made exclusively with plant-based ingredients, without any trace of animal origin. Despite not including animal meat, there are sausages, sausages, hamburgers and other types of meat that are composed of vegetable ingredients such as chickpeas, peas, soy, beans and other options.

As indicated by the Bloomberg Intelligence report, what is new on this topic is that the United States, Germany, France and UK are the top four countries that consume the most plant-based products and follow a healthier diet. Natural.

The estimate for the future is that Asia will be the main responsible for plant-based consumption in 2030.

Among Latin American countries, Brazil is among the main consumers of vegetarian products in the market. Behind Brazil are Mexico, Chile and Argentina, respectively 20%, 14% and 12% of the population that consumes vegetarian products.

The research carried out by The Good Food Institute Brazil (GFI Brasil) estimated that meat consumption (chicken, pork, beef, fish and others) dropped by 67% in 2022 compared to 2021.

Projections show that there could still be a drop of another 47% in 2023.

The estimate in Brazil is that every 10 people, 4 will consume plant-based products and try to replace animal products at least three days a week.

The main consequence of this decrease is due to the value of the meat, with 45% of the responsibility in the final product. Another 36% of consumers indicate that they have limited meat consumption for health reasons.

This percentage says they seek a lighter diet, with a low level of cholesterol. As a replacement, vegetables are an alternative for people to reduce meat consumption.

However, in 2020, vegetable meat gained notoriety in the market, causing 47% of Brazilians to reduce their consumption of meat of animal origin.

Vegetarian meat consumers rose from 6% to 35%, a considerable increase compared to previous years. In Latin America, Brazil leads in growing consumption.

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