| Resumo: | Honey is considered the only food of animal origin that can be consumed without being processed. The literature presents several reasons associated with the consumption of honey, namely, it is a natural and healthy product; its dietary, nutritional and medicinal characteristics; the product quality; the region of origin; the information available on the product label, the brand's reputation; as well as, the variety, texture, taste, aroma, appearance, packaging and price. Thus, this research intends to identify determinant factors on which consumers base their purchasing decision. Therefore, a cross-sectional study was developed based on a non-probabilistic sample of 474 individuals, of whom 399 were honey consumers. Data collection took place from March to May 2016 and was based on a questionnaire [1], which was applied directly to consumers in the city of Bragança. Later, data was analysed with SPSS 23.0 software. The data analysis included a univariate descriptive analysis and a multivariate analysis that involved the estimation of a binary logistic regression in order to identify the determinant factors of honey purchase and consumption. The statistically significant parameters included taste, colour, origin and certification label, at a significance level of 1%. These characteristics explained 68.9% of the consumer's decision to purchase honey. It is noteworthy that the certification label was considered important by non-honey consumers, probably when they purchase the product to offer. While taste, colour and country of origin were important characteristics that honey consumers valued in the purchasing decision process.
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