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Karwacka M, Galus S, Janowicz M. The effect of apple pomace powder and calcium ions on selected physicochemical properties of freeze-dried carrot-orange-ginger snacks. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2024; 104:1713-1722. [PMID: 37851851 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.13058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to determine the effect of various amounts of dried apple pomace (AP) powder and calcium ions on selected physicochemical properties of restructured freeze-dried snacks in comparison with products obtained with low-methoxyl pectin (LMP). The material was prepared using frozen carrot, orange concentrate, ginger, water, and various concentrations of AP (1, 3, 5%) and calcium lactate (0, 0.01, 0.05%). The reference samples were without additives, and with 0.5 or 1.5% of LMP combined with 0.01% of calcium lactate. RESULTS The material was studied in terms of water content and activity, hygroscopic properties, structure, texture, color, and polyphenol content (TPC), and antioxidant activity. The addition of AP resulted in reducing water activity and porosity. As a consequence of the increasing density of the structure, the reduction of hygroscopic properties by up to 16% followed the increasing amount of AP. Apple pomace and calcium ions strengthened the structure. The addition of 3% and 5% of AP gave a hardening effect close to or better than 0.5% LMP. Because of the pigment dilution, LMP caused significantly greater total color change than AP. The incorporation of AP also increased TPC and enhanced antioxidant activity in comparison with the reference materials by up to 18%. CONCLUSION The results showed that dried AP powder can be applied successfully as an additive enhancing stability, texture and bioactive compound content, thus fortifying the physicochemical properties of restructured freeze-dried fruit and vegetable snacks. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Magdalena Karwacka
- Department of Food Engineering and Process Management, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, SGGW, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Engineering and Process Management, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, SGGW, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Food Engineering and Process Management, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, SGGW, Warsaw, Poland
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Martini D, Marangoni F, Banterle A, Donini LM, Riccardi G, Poli A, Pellegrini N. Relationship between front-of-pack labeling and nutritional characteristics of food products: An attempt of an analytical approach. Front Nutr 2022; 9:963592. [PMID: 36061903 PMCID: PMC9437431 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.963592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The adoption of supplementary nutrition information, i.e., front-of-pack labeling (FOPL), on pre-packed food products is advocated as a tool to improve the consumers' knowledge of the nutrient content or the nutritional quality of foods, but also to drive products reformulation by the food industry. Ultimately, FOPL should help people to select foods in order to compose an overall balanced diet, which is essential for health. However, the extent to which the different FOPL systems proposed in the European Union (EU) (interpretative or informative) are effectively able to convey the information useful to improve both food choices and dietary habits of the consumers is still under debate and needs to be analyzed in detail. The use of 3 FOPL schemes proposed within the EU (Nutri-Score, Keyhole and NutrInform Battery) to compare products available on the Italian market within different food categories, highlights some critical issues: (1) different FOPL provide to consumers different kinds of information; (2) systems based on similar theoretical approaches can provide conflicting information; (3) the algorithms on which interpretative FOPL are based can give the same summary information for products differing in nutrient composition, impact on the overall dietary balance and therefore on the health of people with different characteristics, physiological/pathological conditions, and nutritional requirements; (4) on the other hand, products with similar nutrient composition can obtain different interpretative FOPL; (5) informative systems are generally more complex and require greater both attention and knowledge from the consumer; (6) FOPL based on 100 g of product overlook the role of portion (and frequency of consumption) in determining the nutrient intake without informing on the contribution of a single food to the overall diet; (7) FOPL based on scoring systems could promote the reformulation of selected products, especially with a composition very close to the threshold limits; (8) for the portion-based informative FOPL systems, the incentive for reformulation could essentially involve the reduction of portion size. Finally, the importance of nutritional education interventions, which are required to encourage the use by consumers of informative FOPL systems, cannot be neglected to improve the quality of diets regardless of the FOPL used.
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- Daniela Martini
- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Science and Policy (ESP), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Barcenilla C, Álvarez-Ordóñez A, López M, Alvseike O, Prieto M. Microbiological Safety and Shelf-Life of Low-Salt Meat Products—A Review. Foods 2022; 11:foods11152331. [PMID: 35954097 PMCID: PMC9367943 DOI: 10.3390/foods11152331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Salt is widely employed in different foods, especially in meat products, due to its very diverse and extended functionality. However, the high intake of sodium chloride in human diet has been under consideration for the last years, because it is related to serious health problems. The meat-processing industry and research institutions are evaluating different strategies to overcome the elevated salt concentrations in products without a quality reduction. Several properties could be directly or indirectly affected by a sodium chloride decrease. Among them, microbial stability could be shifted towards pathogen growth, posing a serious public health threat. Nonetheless, the majority of the literature available focuses attention on the sensorial and technological challenges that salt reduction implies. Thereafter, the need to discuss the consequences for shelf-life and microbial safety should be considered. Hence, this review aims to merge all the available knowledge regarding salt reduction in meat products, providing an assessment on how to obtain low salt products that are sensorily accepted by the consumer, technologically feasible from the perspective of the industry, and, in particular, safe with respect to microbial stability.
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- Coral Barcenilla
- Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of León, 24071 León, Spain
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-987-291245
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of León, 24071 León, Spain
- Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of León, 24007 León, Spain
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of León, 24071 León, Spain
- Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of León, 24007 León, Spain
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- Animalia—Norwegian Meat and Poultry Research Centre, NO-0513 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of León, 24071 León, Spain
- Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of León, 24007 León, Spain
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Romeo‐Arroyo E, Mora M, Pazos N, Deba‐Rementeria S, Vázquez‐Araújo L. Effect of product properties and context on the perception of sweetness and liking: A case study with butter cookies. J SENS STUD 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/joss.12740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Elena Romeo‐Arroyo
- BCC Innovation, Centro Tecnológico en Gastronomía Basque Culinary Center Donostia‐San Sebastián Spain
- Basque Culinary Center, Facultad de Ciencias Gastronómicas Mondragon Unibersitatea Donostia‐San Sebastián Spain
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- BCC Innovation, Centro Tecnológico en Gastronomía Basque Culinary Center Donostia‐San Sebastián Spain
- Basque Culinary Center, Facultad de Ciencias Gastronómicas Mondragon Unibersitatea Donostia‐San Sebastián Spain
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- BCC Innovation, Centro Tecnológico en Gastronomía Basque Culinary Center Donostia‐San Sebastián Spain
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- BCC Innovation, Centro Tecnológico en Gastronomía Basque Culinary Center Donostia‐San Sebastián Spain
- Basque Culinary Center, Facultad de Ciencias Gastronómicas Mondragon Unibersitatea Donostia‐San Sebastián Spain
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- BCC Innovation, Centro Tecnológico en Gastronomía Basque Culinary Center Donostia‐San Sebastián Spain
- Basque Culinary Center, Facultad de Ciencias Gastronómicas Mondragon Unibersitatea Donostia‐San Sebastián Spain
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Context Policy-specific actions to improve food environments will support healthy population diets. Objective To identify cited barriers and facilitators to food environment policy (FEP) processes reported in the literature, exploring these according to the nature of the policy (voluntary or mandatory) and country development status. Data sources A systematic search was conducted of 10 academic and 7 grey-literature databases, national websites, and manual searches of publication references. Data extraction Data on government-led FEPs, barriers, and facilitators from key informants were collected. Data synthesis The constant-comparison approach generated core themes for barriers and facilitators. The appraisal tool developed by Hawker et al. was adopted to determine the quality of qualitative and quantitative studies. Results A total of 142 eligible studies were identified. Industry resistance or disincentive was the most cited barrier in policy development. Technical challenges were most frequently a barrier for policy implementation. Frequently cited facilitators included resource availability or maximization, strategies in policy process, and stakeholder partnership or support. Conclusions The findings from this study will strategically inform health-reform stakeholders about key elements of public health policy processes. More evidence is required from countries with human development indices ranging from low to high and on voluntary policies. Systematic Review Registration PROSPERO registration no. CRD42018115034.
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- SeeHoe Ng
- Early Start, School of Health and Society, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
- School of Biosciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor's University, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Early Start, School of Health and Society, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- Early Start, School of Health and Society, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Biosciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor's University, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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- T. Karupaiah, School of Biosciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor's University, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. E-mail:
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Development of High-Protein Vegetable Creams by Using Single-Cell Ingredients from Some Microalgae Species. Foods 2021; 10:foods10112550. [PMID: 34828831 PMCID: PMC8621224 DOI: 10.3390/foods10112550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The aim of this paper was to develop high-protein vegetable creams through the incorporation of microalgae. Single-cell ingredients from Arthrospiraplatensis (spirulina), Chlorella vulgaris, Tetraselmis chui, and Nannochloropsis oceanica were incorporated at two levels of addition (1.5% and 3.0%) to a standard vegetable cream (STD). Effects of incorporation were assessed in terms of physicochemical and rheological attributes as well as nutritional labeling facts. Creams formulated with 3% A. platensis, N. oceanica, or T. chui showed strong color differences (6 < ΔE < 12) compared to STD; creams formulated with 1.5% A. platensis, T. chui, or N. oceanica showed perceptible differences (3 < ΔE < 6); and those made with C. vulgaris at 1.5 and 3% exhibited small differences (ΔE < 2). Moisture content, water activity, pH, syneresis, and °Brix did not show significant changes. Adding microalgae increased Bostwick consistency and decreased the consistency coefficient (K) except in creams made with A. platensis, which showed comparable values to STD. Principal component analysis indicated that creams made with 1.5% C. vulgaris were the most similar to STD considering all evaluated parameters. Estimation of the nutritional labeling facts showed that the four formulations could be labeled as having "high protein content" following the present EU legislation.
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Maruyama S, Lim J, Streletskaya NA. Clean Label Trade-Offs: A Case Study of Plain Yogurt. Front Nutr 2021; 8:704473. [PMID: 34395498 PMCID: PMC8360858 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2021.704473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Consumer demand for clean label has risen in recent years. However, clean label foods with simple and minimalistic ingredient lists are often expensive to produce and/or may possess less desirable sensory qualities. Accordingly, understanding consumer preferences regarding the clean label trend would be of great interest to the food industry. Here we investigate how ingredient lists and associated sensory quality descriptions may influence consumer preferences using a hypothetical choice experiment. In particular, we test the impacts of four common stabilizers (carrageenan, corn starch, milk protein concentrate, and pectin) and textural characteristics on preferences and willingness to pay for plain yogurt. A total of 250 yogurt consumers participated in the study. The results of a mixed logit analysis suggest that clean labeling significantly increases the likelihood of consumer choice, while poor texture reduces consumer choice. More importantly, the negative impact of poor texture seems to be less significant for clean label yogurts compared to that for yogurts with longer ingredient lists. Among all stabilizers, corn starch in particular has a significant negative impact on consumer choice. The estimated average consumer willingness to pay for clean labels is between $2.54 and $3.53 for 32 oz yogurt formulations. Furthermore, clean labels minimize the negative impact of textural defects with consumers willing to pay an estimated premium of $1.61 for the family size yogurt with a simple ingredient list. Results of latent class modeling reveal two classes of consumers with similar patterns of demand who prefer clean labels and, on average, would rather purchase a yogurt with a textural defect than opt out of purchasing a yogurt entirely. Implications for the food industry are discussed.
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- Sara Maruyama
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
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- Department of Applied Economics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
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Alessandrini R, He FJ, Ma Y, Scrutinio V, Wald DS, MacGregor GA. Potential impact of gradual reduction of fat content in manufactured and out-of-home food on obesity in the United Kingdom: a modeling study. Am J Clin Nutr 2021; 113:1312-1321. [PMID: 33677474 PMCID: PMC8106748 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Manufactured and out-of-home foods contribute to excessive calories and have a critical role in fueling the obesity epidemic. We propose a 20% fat reduction in these foods. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the potential impact of the proposed strategy on energy intake, obesity and related health outcomes in the population. METHODS We used the National Diet and Nutrition Survey rolling program (NDNS RP) data to calculate fat and energy contributions from 46 manufactured and out-of-home food categories. We considered a gradual fat reduction-focusing on SFA-in these categories to achieve a 20% reduction in 5 years. We estimated the reduction in energy intake in the NDNS RP population and predicted the body weight reduction using a weight loss model. We scaled up the body weight reduction to the UK adult population. We estimated reductions in overweight/obesity and type 2 diabetes cases. We calculated the reductions of LDL, ischemic heart disease (IHD), and stroke deaths that could be prevented from the SFA reduction. RESULTS The selected categories contributed to 38.6% of the population's energy intake. By the end of the fifth year, our proposed strategy would reduce the mean energy intake by 67.6 kcal/d/person (95% CI: 66.1-68.8). The energy reduction would reduce the mean body weight by 2.7 kg (95% CI: 2.6-2.8). The obesity prevalence would be reduced by 5.3% and the overweight prevalence by 1.5%, corresponding to 3.5 and 1 million cases of obesity and overweight, respectively, being reduced in the United Kingdom. The body weight reduction could prevent 183,000 (95% CI: 171,000-194,000) cases of type 2 diabetes over 2 decades. Energy from SFA would fall by 2.6%, lowering LDL by 0.13 mmol/L and preventing 87,560 IHD deaths (95% CI: 82,260-112,760) and 9520 stroke deaths (95% CI: 4400-14,660) over 20 years. CONCLUSIONS A modest fat reduction (particularly in SFA) in widely consumed foods would prevent obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
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- Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Economics, Alma Mater Studiorum University, Bologna, Italy
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- Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Trafford EP, de la Hunty A. A gentle nudge: Can choice architecture play a role in retailers’ efforts to promote healthier choices? NUTR BULL 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/nbu.12484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Lobo CP, Ferreira TAPDC. Hedonic thresholds and ideal sodium content reduction of bread loaves. Food Res Int 2021; 140:110090. [PMID: 33648305 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.110090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Revised: 12/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Global public policies have advocated strategies for reducing sodium consumption due to the high incidence of non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) worldwide. The objectives of this study were to identify the bread loaves sodium content considered as ideal by the consumers and determine hedonic thresholds. In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 114 consumers evaluated the ideal sodium content in bread loaves by the Just About Right (JAR) test, (first sensorial stage) studying four decreased levels of sodium (10%, 20%, 30%, 40%) from the mean values observed from bread in 11 food composition tables from various regions of the world, and Brazil. This ideal sodium content was used as the control in pairwise acceptance tests with five other reduced-sodium samples of bread loaves (10%, 30%, 50%, 70%, 100% of reduction from the control), and hedonic threshold tests were performed with 156 consumers (a second stage sensorial test of five sessions). The data from the JAR were analyzed by a regression analysis graph and correlated with the consumption of salt and family income range by a Principal Component Analysis with a 5% significance level. In the Hedonic Threshold tests, each paired session was analyzed by Student's t-test (test t), and an adjusted regression graph was built. The Compromised Acceptance Threshold (CAT) was performed, where the calculated t corresponded to the tabulated t. In the Hedonic Rejection Threshold (HRT), the hedonic scale five ("indifferent" term) was considered. The average sodium content of bread marketed in different regions of the world was 457 mg Na/100 g of bread, and the ideal sodium content observed was 395 mg Na/100 g of bread. The gender, age and income family rates as well as attitudes and knowledge regarding the salt consumption of the trial consumers were not directly related to the evaluations of the bread loaves in the JAR test, according to the Principal Components Analysis at p ≤ 0.05. From this ideal content, a 42% reduction was possible according to the CAT test (267 mg Na/100 g of bread), and more reductions were acceptable until an 85% (to 58 mg Na/100 g of bread) reduction, as the samples began to be rejected according to HRT test. These findings demonstrated that this methodology can be applied to sodium reduction product formulations and bread as a food matrix. With this kind of methodology, it is possible to provide to the bakery industry a methodology to know a safe region to work on food reformulations and subsidize the formulation of new products without compromising consumer acceptability, in addition to meeting the demand for safer food.
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- Cláudia Pires Lobo
- Universidade Federal de Goiás - UFG, School of Nutrition, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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Αntoniadou M, Varzakas T. Breaking the vicious circle of diet, malnutrition and oral health for the independent elderly. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2020; 61:3233-3255. [PMID: 32686465 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1793729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Aging impairs senses, mastication, oral status and function, causing nutritional needs and diet insufficiencies. The present needs of independent older adults suggest that health research and oral health care should shift from reductionist disease management to integral and personal treatment plans, including lifestyle, psychological, nutritional and oral health coaching approaches. Dentists and other medical professionals that work in the field of gerodontology should be educated on the macro and micronutrient needs of the elderly and incorporate certain nutritional plans early in the life of their patients with their approval and cooperation, in order to postpone tooth loss and masticatory impairment. Old recipes such as the Mediterranean diet should be kept as a base for all the elderly and be enriched in a customized interpersonal way from the dentist as well as the medical professional according to the specific needs of one's oral and general health status. In this nonsystematic review paper, the basic aspects of the vicious cycle of nutrition and oral health status are discussed and suggestions of major nutrients' influence and needs for independent elders are reported. Based on the scientific data collected, suggestions are made for the food industry for better quality and dosage of foods for this category of individuals. Such strategies can be a whole new area of interest for the food industry in order to obtain better quality of food packaging for the independent OA with accepted texture, odor, colors, macronutrients and micronutrients' consistency and in specific portions.
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- Maria Αntoniadou
- Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- Dept. Food Science and Technology, University of the Peloponnese, Kalamata, Greece
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van der Bend DL, Jansen L, van der Velde G, Blok V. The influence of a front-of-pack nutrition label on product reformulation: A ten-year evaluation of the Dutch Choices programme. Food Chem X 2020; 6:100086. [PMID: 32300755 PMCID: PMC7152661 DOI: 10.1016/j.fochx.2020.100086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Revised: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Front-of-pack (FoP) labels are regarded as helpful tools to stimulate healthier product reformulation as they are based on nutrient criteria that products should comply with in order to obtain the label. Some FoP labelling programs revise criteria periodically. This is the first study investigating the impact of criteria revisions on product compositions over time. Nutrient contents of 4,343 products, including 27 basic and non-basic product (sub) categories with the Dutch Choices Logo were analysed between 2006 and 2016. The number of labelled products increased over time. Sodium and trans-fat contents reduced significantly in 10 and 11 product categories, respectively. Energy, saturated fat and added sugar decreased significantly whilst fibre increased in 4-6 product categories. Overall, labelled products had healthier compositions and more favourable trends in nutrient content compared with products generally on the Dutch market. The results of this study suggest an important role for FoP labels in product reformulation.
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- Daphne L.M. van der Bend
- Schuttelaar & Partners, Plus Ultra, Bronland 12-S, 6708 WH Wageningen, the Netherlands
- University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan NSW, 2308 Newcastle, Australia
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- Schuttelaar & Partners, Plus Ultra, Bronland 12-S, 6708 WH Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Wageningen University and Research, Hollandseweg 1, 6706 KN Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Wageningen University and Research, Hollandseweg 1, 6706 KN Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Estruch R, Vendrell E, Ruiz-León AM, Casas R, Castro-Barquero S, Alvarez X. Reformulation of Pastry Products to Improve Effects on Health. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12061709. [PMID: 32517354 PMCID: PMC7352585 DOI: 10.3390/nu12061709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Obesity is increasing at an alarming rate and has been described as a global pandemic. This increase has several explanations, including an increase in caloric intake, low levels of physical activity and the nutritional composition of our diets. In addition to public health policies based on healthy dietary patterns and recommendations based on the Mediterranean and other healthy diets, food reformulation, especially of commonly consumed processed foods, such as bakery products and pastries, is needed in the fight against obesity. Among nutritional reformulation strategies, reductions in caloric density, salt, added sugar, saturated and trans-fats are important in order to reduce the associated risk of developing chronic diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer.
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- Ramon Estruch
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clinic, Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (A.M.R.-L.); (R.C.); (S.C.-B.)
- CIBER 06/03: Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-93-227-5539; Fax: +34-93-227-9236
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- DALLANT, SA, Carrer de Laureà Miró 392, 08980 Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; (E.V.); (X.A.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clinic, Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (A.M.R.-L.); (R.C.); (S.C.-B.)
- CIBER 06/03: Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clinic, Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (A.M.R.-L.); (R.C.); (S.C.-B.)
- CIBER 06/03: Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clinic, Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (A.M.R.-L.); (R.C.); (S.C.-B.)
- CIBER 06/03: Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- DALLANT, SA, Carrer de Laureà Miró 392, 08980 Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; (E.V.); (X.A.)
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Coyle DH, Wu JHY, Di Tanna GL, Shahid M, Taylor F, Neal B, Trevena H. The Effects of a Supermarket-Based Intervention on the Nutritional Quality of Private-Label Foods: A Prospective Study. Nutrients 2020; 12:E1692. [PMID: 32517118 PMCID: PMC7353040 DOI: 10.3390/nu12061692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Private-label products, products owned by supermarkets, are a growing area of the food supply. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of an intervention that provided an Australian supermarket ('intervention supermarket') with comparative nutrition data to improve the healthiness of their private-label range. Between 2015 and 2016, the intervention supermarket received reports that ranked the nutritional quality of their products against competitors. Changes in the nutrient content (sodium, sugar, saturated fat, energy and Health Star Rating) of products from the intervention supermarket between 2015 and 2018 were compared against changes achieved for three comparators (private-label products from two other supermarkets and branded products). The intervention supermarket achieved a significantly greater reduction in the sodium content of their products relative to all three comparators, which ranged between -104 and -52 mg/100 g (all p < 0.05). Conversely, the three comparators each achieved a greater relative reduction in the sugar content of their products by between -3.5 and -1.6 g/100 g (all p < 0.05). One of the comparators also had a greater relative reduction in the saturated fat and energy content of their products compared to the intervention supermarket (both p <0.05). There were negligible differences in the Health Star Rating of products between the intervention supermarket and comparators (all p > 0.05). Providing comparative nutrition information to a supermarket may be ineffective in improving the healthiness of their private-label products, likely due to competing factors that play a role in the decision-making process behind product reformulation and product discontinuation/innovation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Daisy H. Coyle
- The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia; (J.H.W.); (G.L.D.T.); (M.S.); (F.T.); (B.N.); (H.T.)
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- The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia; (J.H.W.); (G.L.D.T.); (M.S.); (F.T.); (B.N.); (H.T.)
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- The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia; (J.H.W.); (G.L.D.T.); (M.S.); (F.T.); (B.N.); (H.T.)
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- The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia; (J.H.W.); (G.L.D.T.); (M.S.); (F.T.); (B.N.); (H.T.)
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- The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia; (J.H.W.); (G.L.D.T.); (M.S.); (F.T.); (B.N.); (H.T.)
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- The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia; (J.H.W.); (G.L.D.T.); (M.S.); (F.T.); (B.N.); (H.T.)
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- The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia; (J.H.W.); (G.L.D.T.); (M.S.); (F.T.); (B.N.); (H.T.)
- Menzies Centre for Health Policy, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Healthy eating recommendations: good for reducing dietary contribution to the body's advanced glycation/lipoxidation end products pool? Nutr Res Rev 2020; 34:48-63. [PMID: 32450931 DOI: 10.1017/s0954422420000141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The present review aims to give dietary recommendations to reduce the occurrence of the Maillard reaction in foods and in vivo to reduce the body's advanced glycation/lipoxidation end products (AGE/ALE) pool. A healthy diet, food reformulation and good culinary practices may be feasible for achieving the goal. A varied diet rich in fresh vegetables and fruits, non-added sugar beverages containing inhibitors of the Maillard reaction, and foods prepared by steaming and poaching as culinary techniques is recommended. Intake of supplements and novel foods with low sugars, low fats, enriched in bioactive compounds from food and waste able to modulate carbohydrate metabolism and reduce body's AGE/ALE pool is also recommended. In conclusion, the recommendations made for healthy eating by the Spanish Society of Community Nutrition (SENC) and Harvard University seem to be adequate to reduce dietary AGE/ALE, the body's AGE/ALE pool and to achieve sustainable nutrition and health.
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Effect of Formulation, Labelling, and Taxation Policies on the Nutritional Quality of the Food Supply. Curr Nutr Rep 2019; 8:240-249. [DOI: 10.1007/s13668-019-00289-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Consumer Distrust about E-numbers: A Qualitative Study among Food Experts. Foods 2019; 8:foods8050178. [PMID: 31137800 PMCID: PMC6560432 DOI: 10.3390/foods8050178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Revised: 05/19/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Food additives (E-numbers) are allowed in foods, but many consumers have a negative perception of them. The objective was to study the opinion of food experts about the causes and ways to reduce consumer distrust about E-numbers. Thirteen food experts from universities, research institutes, the government, food industry organisations, media, a nutrition information organisation, a consumer association and two other non-governmental organisations (NGOs) were interviewed with a semi-structured topic list, based on a model of risk perception. Interviews were transcribed, coded by an open-coding approach and analysed. Results indicated that, according to food experts, consumer distrust of E-numbers arose from negative communication by traditional media, social media and books. Food experts suggested that the information sources and the reliability of E-number information are important for consumers. Food experts also suggested reducing consumer distrust by avoiding negative label claims and making collective agreements with all parties about honest and transparent communication. According to interviewed food experts, food companies need to explain clearly and honestly why they use E-numbers in food. A nutrition information organisation and the government were often mentioned as appropriate parties to undertake action. The interviews suggested that consumers had no confidence in the food industry.
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Liegeard J, Manning L. Use of intelligent applications to reduce household food waste. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2019; 60:1048-1061. [DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2018.1556580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Julie Liegeard
- Ecole Supérieure d’Ingénieurs Réunion Océan Indien, Parc Technologique Universitaire, Sainte-Clotilde, Réunion
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- Harper Adams University, Newport, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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