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The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in interest in food materials and dietary-life satisfaction by age and region and the impact of consumers' interest in food materials on dietary-life satisfaction. The study analyzed the 2018 household survey jointly conducted by the Korea Rural Economic Institute (KERI) and Micro Mill Embrain. Of 6,578 adult subjects, 3,606 female subjects were used for analysis. This study compared research topics such as interest in locally produced food materials, interest in near-distance produced food materials and interest in eco-friendly foods materials by age and region. In addition, the study analyzed the influential relationships of dietary-life satisfaction with interest in local food materials, near-distance food materials, and eco-friendly foods materials as well. Comparative results in terms of age and region included differences in interest in local food, near-distance food, and eco-friendly food materials. The influential relationship of interest in local food materials, near-distance materials, eco-friendly food materials on dietary-life satisfaction exhibited a significant difference at p<0.05 level. The result of this study indicates that the trusty of food materials could be used as useful marketing information through the effect of female consumer's interest in food materials on dietary satisfaction.