Know Your Noodles! Assessing Variations in Sodium Content of Instant Noodles across Countries
| Autor: | Joseph Alvin Santos, Karen E Charlton, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Clare Farrand, Michelle Crino, Jacqui Webster, Rodrigo Rodriguez-Fernandez |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Asia Salt content Food Handling non-communicable disease (NCDs) Flour instant noodles burden of disease World health Article Toxicology Food composition database 03 medical and health sciences South Africa 0302 clinical medicine ultra-processed food nutrition transition Nutrition transition medicine salt Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Food science Salt intake salt reduction Sodium Chloride Dietary sodium blood pressure regulation salt targets Consumption (economics) 030109 nutrition & dietetics Nutrition and Dietetics Public health Sodium Sodium Dietary Nutrition Surveys Geography Food Analysis Food Science Instant New Zealand |
| Zdroj: | Nutrients; Volume 9; Issue 6; Pages: 612 Nutrients |
| ISSN: | 2072-6643 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/nu9060612 |
| Popis: | Reducing salt intake is a cost-effective public health intervention to reduce the global burden of non-communicable disease (NCDs). Ultra-processed foods contribute ~80% of dietary salt in high income countries, and are becoming prominent in low-middle income countries. Instant noodle consumption is particularly high in the Asia Pacific region. The aim of this study was to compare the sodium content of instant noodles sold worldwide to identify potential for reformulation. Analysis was undertaken for 765 instant noodle products from 10 countries using packaged food composition databases of ultra-processed foods compiled by the Global Food Monitoring Group (GFMG) and national shop survey data. Sodium levels were high and variable, within and between countries. Instant noodles in China had the highest mean sodium content (1944 mg/100 g; range: 397-3678/100 g) compared to New Zealand (798 mg/100 g; range: 249-2380 mg/100 g). Average pack size ranged from 57 g (Costa Rica) to 98 g (China). The average packet contributed 35% to 95% of the World Health Organization recommended daily salt intake of |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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