Nutritional Content of Street Food and Takeaway Food Purchased in Urban Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Autor: | Aida Filipović-Hadžiomeragić, Nuno Lunet, Pedro Moreira, Marcello Gelormini, Patrícia Padrão, Inês Lança de Morais, Gabriela Albuquerque, Dragana Stojisavljević, Mariana Santos, Albertino Damasceno, Sofia Sousa, João Breda |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Faculdade de Ciências da Nutrição e Alimentação, Faculdade de Medicina |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
takeaway food
Health (social science) Food industry Nutritional composition Plant Science Eastern Europe TP1-1185 Overweight Health Professions (miscellaneous) Microbiology Article Toxicology nutrition transition Nutrition transition medicine nutritional value business.industry Nutritional content Chemical technology Salt reduction Health sciences Medical and Health sciences Direct observation Ciências médicas e da saúde street food Medical and Health sciences Ciências da Saúde Ciências médicas e da saúde medicine.symptom business Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Foods, Vol 10, Iss 2594, p 2594 (2021) Foods Volume 10 Issue 11 |
| ISSN: | 2304-8158 |
| Popis: | Street food (SF) and takeaway food (TAF) are important sources of out-of-home meals in urban Bosnia and Herzegovina, where diet-related non-communicable diseases are growing rapidly. This study aimed to characterise SF and TAF purchased in urban areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina, regarding customers’ characteristics and the nutritional composition of the foods and beverages. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Sarajevo and Banja Luka in 2017. SF (n = 194) and TAF vending sites (n = 154) were selected through random and systematic sampling. Data on the food items purchased and customers’ characteristics were collected by direct observation. Nutritional composition was estimated using data from chemical analyses of the foods most commonly available. Two-thirds of the customers observed (n = 755) were aged ≥35 years, half were women and 27.7% were overweight/obese. A total of 929 food items were purchased. The most commonly bought SFs were confectionery (30.5%), water (27.9%) and soft drinks/juices (22.2%). TAF customers purchased mostly savoury pastries (39.8%), breads (27.1%) and main dishes (21.4%). Almost half of customers purchased industrial food (i.e., pre-packaged foods and beverages produced by the food industry). The purchases presented median contents of 18.7 g of fat (39.6% saturated, 32.3% monounsaturated, 22.1% polyunsaturated, 1.5% trans), 838 mg of sodium and 285 mg of potassium. Saturated-fat contribution was higher in SF purchases (60.4% vs. 30.2%, p < 0.001), whereas TAF purchases presented higher trans-fat proportion (1.8% vs. 0.6%, p < 0.001), sodium (1241 vs. 89 mg, p < 0.001) and sodium-potassium ratio (6.1 vs. 0.6, p < 0.001). Generally, SF and TAF bought in Sarajevo and Banja Luka were rich in saturated and trans fatty-acids and sodium, and poor in potassium. Nutrition policies promoting use of healthier fats and salt reduction in SF and TAF may contribute to the prevention of diet-related diseases in these settings. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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