The consumption of garlic; in North Sumatra Province in the last 5 years was 192.139 tons and the highest amount of consumption occurred in 2022, namely 41,670 tons. Garlic production in North Sumatra in the last 5 years has only reached 25,265 tons. This is a problem and a threat to the fulfillment of garlic consumption;, especially in Medan City. The level of consumption of fresh garlic is the volume of garlic consumed by consumers in units per time. So it is necessary to look at the level of consumption and consumer preferences for fresh garlic both in terms of price, size, humidity, flavour which is the final choice of consumers to decide to consume fresh garlic according to their needs. Consumption of fresh garlic in the city of Medan is 8.7 grams / cap / day;. Consumer preference for buying and consuming fresh garlic, which has a good value combination composition, shows that the most important attribute levels are price (0.423);, size (0.243), aroma (0.214), humidity (0.164) and color (0.104). This means that consumers prioritize garlic price attributes more than other attributes. The combination model that is preferred by fresh garlic consumers in general is combination number 8;, namely fresh garlic with a combination composition of small size attribute levels, not sharp flavour, prices ranging from
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