Produção Nacional
Relação entre porção, medida caseira e presença de gordura trans em rótulos de produtos alimentícios
2013; Volume: 37; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.15343/0104-7809.2013373299311
ISSN1980-3990
AutoresPriscila Pereira Machado, Mariana Vieira dos Santos Kraemer, Nathalie Kliemann, David Alejandro Gonzaléz‐Chica, Rossana Pacheco da Costa Proença,
Tópico(s)Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
ResumoThis 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 Florianopolis-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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