In Spanish households, the most consumed fruit is the orange, followed by the banana and the apple, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment on the consumption of fresh fruit in Spain.
According to the study, during 2012 the Spanish consumed an average of 103.78 kilos of fruit per person per year , which represents an increase of 2.7 percent compared to 2011. Curiously, it is not in households with small children where more fruit is consumed, but in those formed by couples without children.
In addition, in terms of consumption according to the autonomous community, Castilla y León, Navarra and Cantabria were the regions in which the most fresh fruit was bought, while the islands, both the Balearic and Canary Islands, were the ones that consumed the least fruit.
The orange was the favorite fruit in Spanish households, in which the average consumption of citrus was 20 kilos per person per year. Banana, apple and melon were also some of the favorite fruits during 2012. On the other hand, spending on fruit per person and year in 2012 was 134.89 euros.
