Coronavirus: protein consumption U.S. 2020

Meat was the protein source consumers were most likely to claim they had increased and decreased consumption of during the coronavirus outbreak in the United States. Twenty-six percent of respondents claimed to be eating more meat, while 24 percent claimed to be eating less meat.

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Change in reported protein consumption since the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States in 2020

Characteristic	Eating more	Eating less	Eating the same amount	I never eat this type of protein
Meat	26%	24%	47%	4%
Other animal products	24%	22%	52%	2%
Protein from plant sources	24%	18%	48%	10%
Plant alternatives to meat	18%	17%	34%	31%

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Release date

May 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

May 7 to May 12, 2020

Number of respondents

1,000 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "For each type of protein noted below, how has your consumption changed since the start of COVID-19's impact across the United States? Please select the answer for each row that applies to you."

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