Análise crítica da rotulagem e medidas caseiras de margarinas, cremes vegetais, manteigas, requeijões e azeites de dendê

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine whether nutrition labeling of foods containing lipid is consistent with the Brazilian Legislation, as well as whether the portions described on the label match the volumetric capacity of tablespoons. We analyzed the labels of 23 packages of margarine, 11 packages of vegetable cream, 45 packages of butter, 41 jars of cream cheese, and 12 bottles of palm oil, identified through online search and/or commercially available. A sample of each food group was weighed in 30 different types of level tablespoons. We verified that 20.6; 79.4 and 17.4% of the margarine and vegetables cream analyzed were designated as "hydrogenated", "interesterified", and "trans-fat", respectively; 11.8% were designated as "butter + margarine", which is not in accordance with the legislation. There was heterogeneity in the levels of sodium declared, with mean values ranging from 50.0-94.2 mg/10 g for margarine and vegetable cream, 1.0-115.0 mg/10 g for butter, and 106.3-174.3 mg/30 g for cream cheese. The average cholesterol content declared in butter ranged from 35.0 to 196.0 mg/10g. The labeling of palm oil showed no list of ingredients in 50% of the products assessed and incorrect statement of saturated fat content was present in 41.6% of the samples. The difference between the tablespoons ranged from 232.0 to 255.0%. It is worth noting that only 6.7; 6.7; 5.0 and 4.4 % presented the volumetric capacity of the tablespoons for margarine and vegetable cream, butter, cream cheese, and palm oil, respectively, in accordance with the legislation. The results demonstrate the need for standardization of tablespoons, updating, overt and efficient monitoring regarding the labeling of lipid foods in Brazil.

Análise da rotulagem e teor de sódio de azeitonas em conservas comercializadas em supermercados de Teresina – PI

“…No caso da medida caseira, é um termo usado para denominar o utensílio comumente utilizado pelo consumidor para medir os alimentos, sendo eles: colher, xícaras ou unidades (Brasil, 2003b). Souza et al (2014) analisou azeites de dendê e observou que algumas marcas estavam irregulares para Rdc n°359/03, sendo que 75,0% das amostras não declararam a porção corretamente, 50,0% não informam a medida caseira correspondente e 58,3% não estavam conformes em relação à declaração de VD% com base em uma dieta de 2000 Kcal.…”