Nutritional Characterization of Street Food in Urban Turkmenistan, Central Asia

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2022

Autores

Albuquerque, G (Autor) Outra; Sousa, S (Autor) Outra; de Morais, IL (Autor) Outra; Gelormini, M (Autor) Outra; Motta, C (Autor) Outra; Gonzales, GB (Autor) Outra; Ovezov, A (Autor) Outra; Damasceno, A (Autor) Outra; Moreira, Pedro (Autor) FCNAUP; Breda, João (Autor) FCNAUP; Lunet N (Autor) FMUP; Padrão, Patrícia (Autor) FCNAUP

Revista

Título: Frontiers in Public Health

Vol. 14

Editora: Frontiers Media

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 3 Citações

Scopus - 3 Citações

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências médicas e da saúde

CORDIS: Ciências da Saúde

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-00W-R9Y

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.877906

Abstract (EN): ObjectiveDescribing the availability and nutritional composition of the most commonly available street foods in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. MethodsOne hundred sixty-one street food vending sites (six public markets) were assessed, through a collection of data on vending sites' characteristics and food availability, and samples of commonly available foods (21 homemade; 11 industrial), for chemical analysis. ResultsFruit, beverages, and food other than fruit were available in 6.8, 29.2, and 91.9% of all vending sites, respectively. Regarding the latter, 52.7% of the vending sites sold only homemade products (main dishes, snacks, cakes, biscuits and pastries, bread, ice-cream chocolate and confectionery, savory pastries and sandwiches), 37.2% only industrial (ice-cream, chocolate and confectionery, cakes, biscuits and pastries, snacks, bread and savory pastries) and 10.1% both. Homemade foods presented significantly higher total fat [homemade 11.6 g (range 6.6-19.4 g); industrial 6.2 g (range 4.0-8.6 g), p = 0.001], monounsaturated, polyunsaturated and trans-fat, and sodium and potassium content per serving. Industrial wafers presented the highest mean saturated (11.8 g/serving) and trans-fat (2.32 g/serving) content. Homemade hamburgers presented the highest mean sodium content (1889 mg/serving). ConclusionsStrategies to encourage the production and sales of healthier street foods, especially homemade, are needed to promote healthier urban food environments in urban Turkmenistan.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 10