Lebanon Beef

Lebanon Beef

Facts about beef in Lebanon

  • Younger Lebanese people (25-34 years) ate significantly more meat- than older ones.
  • The average intake of meat and poultry products was 91.7 g day and provided 8.8% of daily energy intake- with consumption of butchery products especially beef being the highest with 47.6 g day.
  • According to the latest FAO report Lebanon falls in the moderate interval of the world meat consumption per capita for the year 2009.
  • The data indicated that Lebanon consumes an average of ~59kg per person per year- on a scale of 0kg-120kg.
  • Health concerns is the highest factor affecting the outcome of meat consumption among the Lebanese.