The sodium and potassium content of the most commonly available street foods in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in the context of the FEEDcities project

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2018

Autores

De Morais, IL (Autor) Outra; Lunet N (Autor) FMUP; Albuquerque, G (Autor) Outra; Gelormini, M (Autor) Outra; Susana Casal (Autor) FFUP; Damasceno, A (Autor) Outra; Pinho, Olívia (Autor) FCNAUP; Moreira, Pedro (Autor) FCNAUP; Jewell, J (Autor) Outra; Breda, J (Autor) Outra; Padrão, Patrícia (Autor) FCNAUP

Revista

Título: Nutrients

Vol. 10

Página Final: 98

ISSN: 2072-6643

Editora: MDPI

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 15 Citações

Scopus - 20 Citações

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-00N-GFA

DOI: 10.3390/nu10010098

Abstract (EN): This cross-sectional study is aimed at assessing sodium (Na) and potassium (K) content and the molar Na:K ratios of the most commonly available ready-to-eat street foods in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Four different samples of each of these foods were collected and 62 food categories were evaluated through bromatological analysis. Flame photometry was used to quantify sodium and potassium concentrations. The results show that home-made foods can be important sources of sodium. In particular, main dishes and sandwiches, respectively, contain more than 1400 and nearly 1000 mg Na in an average serving and provide approximately 70% and 50% of the maximum daily recommended values. Wide ranges of sodium content were found between individual samples of the same home-made food collected from different vending sites from both countries. In industrial foods, sodium contents ranged from 1 to 1511 mg/serving in Tajikistan, and from 19 to 658 mg/serving in Kyrgyzstan. Most Na:K ratios exceeded the recommended level of 1.0 and the highest ratios were found in home-made snacks (21.2) from Tajikistan and industrial beverages (16.4) from Kyrgyzstan. These findings not only improve data on the nutritional composition of foods in these countries, but may also serve as baseline information for future policies and interventions. © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica