Laura Quezada AcuñaSamuel Durán-AgüeroJosé Moya-OsorioMOREJÓN  TERÁN, YADIRA ALEJANDRAYADIRA ALEJANDRAMOREJÓN  TERÁNLuisa Pérez OcampoLuis Miguel Becerra GranadosIsrael Ríos-CastilloGloria Prada GómezMónica Ramos de IxtacuyRoxana Carla Fernández CondoriMaría Celeste NessierAna Guerrero GómezLaura González-CéspedesEdna J. Nava-González2024-11-062024-11-062023-07-04https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2023.2232321The paper determines the prioritization of household food purchases during the COVID-19 pandemic confinement in Latin America. This is a multicenter, cross-sectional study. An online questionnaire including sociodemographic, socioeconomic, and food purchasing prioritization information was sent through digital platforms. A total of 6,357 individuals participated; 83.6% were women, 56.3% belonged to the middle socioeconomic level. Low socioeconomic level was correlated with high prioritization of rice/pasta, potatoes, cookies, sugar/bread, flours, and sweets. The higher the socioeconomic level, the higher the purchasing of alcohol, nuts, vegetables, and meats. Purchase prioritization is related to the socioeconomic level of the participants. © 2023 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.confinementCOVID-19foodPurchase prioritizationsocioeconomic leveltext::journal::journal article