Relationship among serving size information, household measurements and trans fat on the labels of food products
This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the presence of trans fat, serving size information and household measurements reported on the labels of processed and ultra-processed food products. We analyzed the nutritional information on the labels of food products sold in a supermarket in F...
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| author | Priscila Pereira Machado Mariana Vieira dos Santos Kraemer Nathalie Kliemann David Alejandro González-Chica Rossana Pacheco da Costa Proença |
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| description | This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the presence of trans fat, serving size information and household
measurements reported on the labels of processed and ultra-processed food products. We analyzed the nutritional information
on the labels of food products sold in a supermarket in Florianópolis-SC, Brazil. The presence of trans fat was
assessed 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 and
false negatives. We also analyzed the association between the fractionalization of household measurements, the presence
of trans fat and serving size with the chi-square test, considering p < 0.05 as statistically significant. The results showed that
half of the 1,855 foods analyzed presented trans fat in the ingredients list. The percentage of false negatives was 32.8%. A
higher prevalence of household measurement fractionalization was observed in foods with trans fat in the ingredients list
and in the false negatives, especially among foods with appropriate serving sizes or those < 70% of the size recommended
by Brazilian legislation. Very small serving sizes and household measurement fractionalization may be being used to mask
the presence of trans fat in nutrition information. Thus, there is a need to revise Brazilian legislation to reflect the recommendation
of eliminating trans fat and to improve serving size and household measurement information on the labels of
processed foods. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-44c0c3991e8041c2aea36ea48e99e4402025-08-20T02:10:32ZengCentro Universitário São CamiloO Mundo da Saúde0104-78091980-39902013-07-01373299311362Relationship among serving size information, household measurements and trans fat on the labels of food productsPriscila Pereira Machado0Mariana Vieira dos Santos Kraemer1Nathalie Kliemann2David Alejandro González-Chica3Rossana Pacheco da Costa Proença4Graduanda em Nutrição. Bolsista do Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação Científica – Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico. Departamento de Nutrição, Núcleo de Pesquisa de Nutrição em Produção de Refeições da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis-SC, Brasil.Mestre em Nutrição. Departamento de Nutrição, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição, Núcleo de Pesquisa de Nutrição em Produção de Refeições da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis-SC, Brasil.Mestre em Nutrição. Departamento de Nutrição, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição, Núcleo de Pesquisa de Nutrição em Produção de Refeições da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis-SC, Brasil.Doutor em Epidemiologia Departamento de Nutrição, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis-SC, Brasil.Doutora em Engenharia de Produção. Departamento de Nutrição, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição. Núcleo de Pesquisa de Nutrição em Produção de Refeições da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis-SC, BrasilThis study aimed to analyze the relationship between the presence of trans fat, serving size information and household measurements reported on the labels of processed and ultra-processed food products. We analyzed the nutritional information on the labels of food products sold in a supermarket in Florianópolis-SC, Brazil. The presence of trans fat was assessed 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 and false negatives. We also analyzed the association between the fractionalization of household measurements, the presence of trans fat and serving size with the chi-square test, considering p < 0.05 as statistically significant. The results showed that half of the 1,855 foods analyzed presented trans fat in the ingredients list. The percentage of false negatives was 32.8%. A higher prevalence of household measurement fractionalization was observed in foods with trans fat in the ingredients list and in the false negatives, especially among foods with appropriate serving sizes or those < 70% of the size recommended by Brazilian legislation. Very small serving sizes and household measurement fractionalization may be being used to mask the presence of trans fat in nutrition information. Thus, there is a need to revise Brazilian legislation to reflect the recommendation of eliminating trans fat and to improve serving size and household measurement information on the labels of processed foods.https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/426fatty acids. nutrition labeling. nutrition facts. industrialized foods. |
| spellingShingle | Priscila Pereira Machado Mariana Vieira dos Santos Kraemer Nathalie Kliemann David Alejandro González-Chica Rossana Pacheco da Costa Proença Relationship among serving size information, household measurements and trans fat on the labels of food products O Mundo da Saúde fatty acids. nutrition labeling. nutrition facts. industrialized foods. |
| title | Relationship among serving size information, household measurements and trans fat on the labels of food products |
| title_full | Relationship among serving size information, household measurements and trans fat on the labels of food products |
| title_fullStr | Relationship among serving size information, household measurements and trans fat on the labels of food products |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship among serving size information, household measurements and trans fat on the labels of food products |
| title_short | Relationship among serving size information, household measurements and trans fat on the labels of food products |
| title_sort | relationship among serving size information household measurements and trans fat on the labels of food products |
| topic | fatty acids. nutrition labeling. nutrition facts. industrialized foods. |
| url | https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/426 |
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