背景:关于在伊朗人口中预防非传染性疾病(NCDs)和盐消费量高于世界卫生组织建议的水平的重要性,这项研究的目的是评估坚果和种子交通信号灯标签中提到的盐的准确性。研究设计:横断面研究。
方法:总共53个包装的坚果和种子,包括7、8、9、9、10和10个南瓜样本,开心果,杏仁,向日葵,花生,西瓜坚果和种子,分别,带有交通灯标签,是从伊斯法罕的几个当地市场随机购买的,伊朗。通过电感耦合等离子体发射光谱技术测量钠的量,然后乘以2.5以获得盐的量。
结果:在大多数样品中观察到不同水平的交通灯标记值准确性。在杏仁中,开心果,花生,和西瓜组,平均实验室值与标记值比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。
结论:结果表明,82%的研究样品的盐含量与交通信号灯标签上的值存在差异。呈现准确的盐含量对于促进健康的饮食习惯和使个人能够对他们的饮食做出明智的选择至关重要。建议监管机构审查标签指南,并实施更严格的合规性,以确保包装食品中含盐量的准确表示。
BACKGROUND: Regarding the importance of the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and higher consumption of
salt among the Iranian population than the level recommended by the World Health Organization, the aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of the
salt mentioned in the traffic light labelling of nuts and seeds. Study Design: A cross-sectional study.
METHODS: A total of 53 packaged nuts and seeds, including 7, 8, 9, 9, 10, and 10 samples of pumpkin, pistachios, almond, sunflower, peanut, and watermelon nuts and seeds, respectively, with traffic light labelling, were randomly purchased from several local markets in Isfahan, Iran. The amount of sodium was measured by the inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy technique and then multiplied by 2.5 to achieve the amount of
salt.
RESULTS: Varying levels of traffic light labeling value accuracy were observed in most of the samples. In the almond, pistachio, peanut, and watermelon groups, the average amount of laboratory value had a statistically significant difference with the label value (P<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: The results demonstrated that the
salt content of 82% of the studied samples had discrepancies with the values stated on the traffic light labelling. The presentation of an accurate amount of
salt content is essential for promoting healthy eating habits and enabling individuals to make informed choices about their diet. It is recommended that regulatory authorities should review labelling guidelines and enforce stricter compliance to ensure accurate representation of salt content on packaged foods.