How much soy, fat, and salt/sodium do commercial sausages contain?
Chorizo is considered a processed meat product, blanched or matured, stuffed, made from meat and fat from slaughter animals. The objective of this study was to evaluate the amount of soy, fat and salt contained in commercial sausages, considering the regulations that govern these products. A searc...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Country: | México |
| Institution: | UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO |
| Repository: | Educación y salud Boletín Científico Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repository.uaeh.edu.mx:article/6577 |
| Online Access: | https://repository.uaeh.edu.mx/revistas/index.php/ICSA/article/view/6577 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | chorizo nutritional composition soy fat salt composición nutrimental soya grasa sal |
| Summary: | Chorizo is considered a processed meat product, blanched or matured, stuffed, made from meat and fat from slaughter animals. The objective of this study was to evaluate the amount of soy, fat and salt contained in commercial sausages, considering the regulations that govern these products. A search for chorizos was carried out in supermarkets located in Mexico City, State of Mexico and Hidalgo. The labeling of 12 chorizo brands was analyzed and compared, considering 100 g of product, taking into account the energy, proteins, carbohydrates, fats, fiber and sodium provided by these products. The commercial chorizos evaluated presented amounts of fat (0.33 to 13.8%) and sodium (between 1.3 and 10 g). According to the provisions of NOM-051-SCFI / SSA1-2010, products that exceed the content >10% of saturated fat and >300 mg of sodium must include warning stamps "Saturated fat excess" and " Sodium excess ”. For its part, the amount of soy was not reported in all the products evaluated, however, if the amount of fiber reported in their nutritional table, which could justify the vegetable content from soy in the sausages , which presented amounts from 0.33 to 4.1% |
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