Over the last 20 years, the change in food habits, with a preference for the so-called “white meats”, along with a more favourable price comparatively to other meats, are among the major factors contributing to the increase in the consumption of poultry meat in Portugal, as in most western countries. Presently, the consumption of poultry meat in Portugal is on average of about 45 kg per inhabitant per year , the chicken meat representing the largest share. Following, in order of importance, are turkey and duck meat. The national production of poultry meat has been accompanying the consumption. Between 2003 and 2022, its representativeness in the country’s meat production has grown by about 10 percentage points. In 2022, in Portugal: Almost 410 thousand tons of poultry meat were produced – nearly 45% of the national meat production –, the central region holding the largest volume of production. About 470 thousand tons of poultry meat were consumed – 38% of the overall meat consumption. Here are some recipes by our nutritionists, Alexandra Lima , Cristina Vieira Cunha , Liliana Natário , Maria Inês Cardoso and Marta Magalhães. Meet the nutrition clinical team from Hospital da Luz network
