Should you buy from the pazar or the supermarket?
Each has its own advantage. What decides is not the place but whether the amount you buy fits the weekly plan.
The choice between the pazar, the open-air neighborhood market, and the supermarket is usually argued over price, but in nutrition terms the real difference shows in the amount bought. At the pazar products are usually sold in large lots; at the supermarket smaller amounts can be bought. What decides is not the place itself but whether the amount bought fits the weekly plan.
Sources
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.7, s. 268 Pişmiş sebzeler 1 kupa / 150 g; mevsimine göre ulaşılabilir ve ekonomik sebzelerden renklerine göre çeşitlendirerek tüketmek koruyucu etkiyi güçlendirir accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.5, s. 266 Çiğ pirinç ve makarna için bir standart porsiyon 30 g, çiğ bulgur için 25 g accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.3, s. 264 Haşlanmış kuru baklagiller ¾ kupa / 130 g accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.8, s. 269 Sebze 18-49 yaş erkek 3½, kadın 2½ porsiyon/gün accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.10, s. 271 Meyve 18-49 yaş erkek 2½, kadın 2 porsiyon/gün accessed: 2026-08-15
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