A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN NUTRIENT CONTENT CLAIMED IN FOLIC ACID- AND IRON-ENRICHED FOOD LABELS WITH THAT FOUND IN THE BRAZILIAN TABLE OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND DIETWIN SOFTWARE

Authors

  • Jessica Vicky Bernardo de OLIVEIRA Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Raquel Patricia Ataide LIMA Mestre em Ciências da Nutrição, Universidade Federal da Paraíba – UFPB, Castelo Branco, João Pessoa, PB 58059-900, Brasil;
  • Maria José Carvalho COSTA Professores Doutores, Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências da Nutrição , Departamento de Nutrição, Universidade Federal da Paraíba – UFPB, Castelo Branco, João Pessoa, PB 58059-900, Brasil;
  • Roberto Teixeira de LIMA Professores Doutores, Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências da Nutrição , Departamento de Nutrição, Universidade Federal da Paraíba – UFPB, Castelo Branco, João Pessoa, PB 58059-900, Brasil;
  • Aléssio Tony Cavalcanti de ALMEIDA Professores Doutor, Departamento de Economia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba – UFPB, Castelo Branco, João Pessoa, PB 58059-900, Brasil;

Abstract

Objective: To compare the nutrient content claimed in folic acid- and iron-enriched food labels commercialized in the city of João Pessoa, PB, Brazil, with that recommended by the Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) Decree no. 344/2002, and by the Brazilian Table of Food Composition and Dietwin software. Material and Methods: The sample was composed by data about folic acid and iron content in 833 food items containing corn and wheat flour. The survey was completed after 14 visits in two supermarkets located in João Pessoa, which sell national products. All statistical analyses were performed using the Core R Development Team software. In order to check associations between the nutrient contents in the three data sources, the Qui-square test was used. Results: Of the 833 items analyzed, 111(13%) presented values in the labels, 535 (64%) disclosed the information on ingredient enrichment and 187(23%) lacked this sort of information. We found that the values described in the labels about folic acid were similar to those found in Dietwin software, whereas the values claimed for iron were greater than the ones found in Dietwin software and also in the Brazilian Table of Food Composition. Conclusion: Folic acid enrichment was slightly higher than the recommended with a mean increase of 10.7%, whereas iron enrichment had a two-fold higher amount on average than the required one in 26% of the labels analyzed based on current legislation. DESCRIPTORS Food Security. Enriched Nutriments. Folic Acid. Iron.

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2016-04-07

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OLIVEIRA, J. V. B. de, LIMA, R. P. A., COSTA, M. J. C., LIMA, R. T. de, & ALMEIDA, A. T. C. de. (2016). A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN NUTRIENT CONTENT CLAIMED IN FOLIC ACID- AND IRON-ENRICHED FOOD LABELS WITH THAT FOUND IN THE BRAZILIAN TABLE OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND DIETWIN SOFTWARE. Revista Brasileira De Ciências Da Saúde, 20(1), 21–28. Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufpb.br/index.php/rbcs/article/view/25203

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Vol. 20 No. 1 (2016)

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