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Industrially produced trans fat and saturated fat content of food products in Jamaica

OBJECTIVE. To estimate industrially produced trans and saturated fatty acid levels in foods within the Jamaican food system. METHODS. A total of 308 commonly consumed foods were selected for analysis based on their potential to contain trans fatty acids. Samples were collected from supermarkets, con...

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Autores principales: Perry, Rasheed, Henry, Fitzroy J., Bremmer, Dwyte
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Organización Panamericana de la Salud 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10022830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36945248
http://dx.doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2023.45
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description OBJECTIVE. To estimate industrially produced trans and saturated fatty acid levels in foods within the Jamaican food system. METHODS. A total of 308 commonly consumed foods were selected for analysis based on their potential to contain trans fatty acids. Samples were collected from supermarkets, convenience stores, and fast-food restaurants. Official methods of gas chromatography for the analysis of fats were used. The results were expressed as grams of fatty acid per 100 g of food sample and percentage of total fatty acids. RESULTS. Total fat was found to exceed United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) limits in 27.3% (n = 84/308) of food samples. About one-third (33.8%; n = 104/308) of commonly consumed foods in Jamaica contained varying levels of industrially produced trans fatty acids, while 7.8% exceeded the Pan American Health Organization limit of 2% of total fat. Industrially produced trans fatty acids were found in food categories such as canned meats, baked goods, cooking oils, condiments, breakfast cereals, desserts, dairy, spreads, snacks, and confectionery. The subcategories coconut oils and burgers had the highest mean content. Canned food, infant food, and pasta categories had no trans fat present. Saturated fats were found in almost all foods. Importantly, 32.5% (n = 100/308) of the foods had saturated fat concentrations higher than the NHS limit of 5 g per 100 g of food. Most of the food items with high levels of industrially produced trans fatty acids also contained high levels of saturated fats. CONCLUSIONS. Food products in Jamaica contain varying levels of fats that exceeded recommendations which support healthy consumption. Further exploration and reformulation efforts are needed to ensure that nutritional qualities are improved.
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spelling pubmed-100228302023-03-20 Industrially produced trans fat and saturated fat content of food products in Jamaica Perry, Rasheed Henry, Fitzroy J. Bremmer, Dwyte Rev Panam Salud Publica Original Research OBJECTIVE. To estimate industrially produced trans and saturated fatty acid levels in foods within the Jamaican food system. METHODS. A total of 308 commonly consumed foods were selected for analysis based on their potential to contain trans fatty acids. Samples were collected from supermarkets, convenience stores, and fast-food restaurants. Official methods of gas chromatography for the analysis of fats were used. The results were expressed as grams of fatty acid per 100 g of food sample and percentage of total fatty acids. RESULTS. Total fat was found to exceed United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) limits in 27.3% (n = 84/308) of food samples. About one-third (33.8%; n = 104/308) of commonly consumed foods in Jamaica contained varying levels of industrially produced trans fatty acids, while 7.8% exceeded the Pan American Health Organization limit of 2% of total fat. Industrially produced trans fatty acids were found in food categories such as canned meats, baked goods, cooking oils, condiments, breakfast cereals, desserts, dairy, spreads, snacks, and confectionery. The subcategories coconut oils and burgers had the highest mean content. Canned food, infant food, and pasta categories had no trans fat present. Saturated fats were found in almost all foods. Importantly, 32.5% (n = 100/308) of the foods had saturated fat concentrations higher than the NHS limit of 5 g per 100 g of food. Most of the food items with high levels of industrially produced trans fatty acids also contained high levels of saturated fats. CONCLUSIONS. Food products in Jamaica contain varying levels of fats that exceeded recommendations which support healthy consumption. Further exploration and reformulation efforts are needed to ensure that nutritional qualities are improved. Organización Panamericana de la Salud 2023-03-20 /pmc/articles/PMC10022830/ /pubmed/36945248 http://dx.doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2023.45 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 IGO License, which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. No modifications or commercial use of this article are permitted. In any reproduction of this article there should not be any suggestion that PAHO or this article endorse any specific organization or products. The use of the PAHO logo is not permitted. This notice should be preserved along with the article’s original URL. Open access logo and text by PLoS, under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
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title_short Industrially produced trans fat and saturated fat content of food products in Jamaica
title_sort industrially produced trans fat and saturated fat content of food products in jamaica
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10022830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36945248
http://dx.doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2023.45
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