Relationship among serving size information, household measurements and trans fat on the labels of food products: DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.2013373299311
This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the presence of trans fat, serving size information and householdmeasurements reported on the labels of processed and ultra-processed food products. We analyzed the nutritional informationon the labels of food products sold in a supermarket in Flo...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Centro Universitário São Camilo |
| Repository: | O Mundo da Saúde (Online) |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs3.revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br:article/426 |
| Online Access: | https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/426 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Ácidos Graxos. Rotulagem Nutricional. Informação Nutricional. Alimentos Industrializados. Fatty Acids. Nutrition Labeling. Nutrition Facts. Industrialized Foods. |
| Summary: | This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the presence of trans fat, serving size information and householdmeasurements reported on the labels of processed and ultra-processed food products. We analyzed the nutritional informationon the labels of food products sold in a supermarket in Florianópolis-SC, Brazil. The presence of trans fat wasassessed in the nutritional information and verified by the citation of components with trans fat in the ingredients list,making it possible to calculate the prevalence of false negatives. We estimated the prevalence of foods with trans fat andfalse negatives. We also analyzed the association between the fractionalization of household measurements, the presenceof trans fat and serving size with the chi-square test, considering p < 0.05 as statistically significant. The results showed thathalf of the 1,855 foods analyzed presented trans fat in the ingredients list. The percentage of false negatives was 32.8%. Ahigher prevalence of household measurement fractionalization was observed in foods with trans fat in the ingredients listand in the false negatives, especially among foods with appropriate serving sizes or those < 70% of the size recommendedby Brazilian legislation. Very small serving sizes and household measurement fractionalization may be being used to maskthe presence of trans fat in nutrition information. Thus, there is a need to revise Brazilian legislation to reflect the recommendationof eliminating trans fat and to improve serving size and household measurement information on the labels ofprocessed foods. |
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