Veg junk food preffered by Mumbaians: Survey

.As many as 69.66 percent of Mumbai people prefer vegetarian snacks, with only 13 percent choosing non-vegetarian snacks, said a survey conducted by corporate quick service restaurant chain Jumboking. When it comes to snacking, most foodies here prefer them to be vegetarian, says a study. The survey, conducted on around 315 randomly selected respondents in the range of 12-60 years of age, attempted to observe and document the city s snacking habits. (Read: 8 health benefits of turning vegetarian)

The remaining 17.33 percent would eat either vegetarian or non-vegetarian, depending on what was available. Only 0.1 percent did not respond. Mumbai s commuters are a busy lot. Over the last 13 years, we have routinely done dipstick studies that indicated that vegetarianism is a major preference, when it comes to snacking, Dheeraj Gupta, managing director, Jumboking, said in a statement. (Read: How to stay healthy on a vegetarian diet)

Source: IANS