Critical Analysis of Vegetable Consumption Pattern in Rural and Urban Community of Punjab

India is a vast country, endowed with diverse agro-climatic conditions that are conducive to grow large array of horticultural crops. Urbanization, changes in lifestyle, growth in economy as well as sizeable additions to population have increased domestic demand and consumption for vegetable crops. Vegetables consumption is a critical route to long life and good health. Although consumption of vegetables is important not only for vitamins and minerals, but also phyto-nutrients, which are useful chemicals found in vegetables. They are important in preventing and fighting diseases. This research therefore evaluated the vegetable consumption pattern using on simple random sampling method. In total, 100 women were selected for the study. Results of the study indicated that majority of the respondents from rural areas consumed carrot, cauliflowers, peas and radish maximum times in a week in winter season. As far as urban community was concerned, they consumed mushroom and fenugreek more in a week. In summer season, respondents from rural areas consumed bottle gourd and round gourd (tinda) about two to four times in a week as compared to urban respondents; they consumed cucumber and ridge gourd (tori) 4 to 6 times in a week.