据美国商业部门统计,美国食品工业市场已达每年5130亿美元（1990年统计）,其中以食品服务行业所占比例最大,其次为肉类、乳类、饮料类等。美国人的食品消费有以下几大趋势: 1.健康食品日趋热销:美国消费者已越来越关注食品对人体健康的影响,包括食品含盐量、脂肪、蛋白质、胆固醇、粗纤维等。80年代,美国人由于受摄入过多热量和胆固醇的威胁,已从过去食用牛肉改为多吃鸡肉。到90年代,美国人则更多地食用瘦牛肉以及其它低脂肪的肉食而不仅限于鸡肉,尤其喜欢含有天然纤维素的食物。 2.方便食品:美味食品将更加风行:目前美国有28％的单身,同时由于职业妇女增加,所以多数人喜欢方便食品,半成品及自动化厨房用具。 3.天然饮料将有发展:美国人过去一向嗜饮可乐型饮料和其他汽水类饮料,由于这类饮料中含有咖啡因等对人体不利的物质,故今后美国人将更多地转向饮用有利人体健康的天然果汁和冰茶。 According to the statistics of the US business sector, the US food industry market has reached US$513 billion per year (statistics in 1990), of which the food service industry accounts for the largest proportion, followed by meat, dairy, and beverages. Americans have the following major trends in food consumption: 1. Health foods are becoming increasingly popular: American consumers have increasingly focused on the effects of food on human health, including food salt content, fat, protein, cholesterol, and crude fiber. In the 1980s, Americans had changed from eating beef in the past to eating more chicken because of the threat of excessive calories and cholesterol. By the 1990s, Americans tended to eat more lean beef and other low-fat meats than chickens, especially foods containing natural cellulose. 2. Convenient foods: Delicious foods will become more popular: At present, there are 28% singles in the United States. At the same time, due to the increase in professional women, most people prefer convenience foods, semi-finished products and automated kitchen appliances. 3. There will be development of natural beverages: Americans used to drink cola beverages and other soft drinks in the past. Because such beverages contain substances that are harmful to the human body, such as caffeine, Americans will be more likely to turn to beneficial human bodies in the future. Healthy natural juice and ice tea.