Nutritional balance of corn crisps - 2012

PEREZGONZALEZ Jose D (2012). Nutritional balance of corn crisps. Knowledge (ISSN 2324-1624), 2013, pages 5-7. [DOI] [Printer friendly]

Corn crisps' BNI

Perezgonzalez assessed the nutritional balance of corn crisps4 in 20123, as part of a research on the nutritional composition of snacks in New Zealand.

Corn crisps had, on average, a nutritional unbalance of BNI 67.36-fb, being particularly biased towards deficiency in fiber. They were also adequate in carbohydrate and sugar, high in fat, saturated fat and sodium, and low in protein.

Illustration 1: Nutrition information (corn crisps)
BNI 67.36-fb 0.00
Food, 100g 2012 Ideal
Protein 6.3 24.9
Carbohydrate 61.7 68.6
Sugar 5.2 < 5.2
Fat 25.2 13.9
Saturated fat 11.0 < 5.5
Fiber 1.9 7.5
Sodium 0.855 < 0.499
Kcal 498.8 498.8
kJul 2087.0 2087.0
Illustration 2: Nutritional profile (corn crisps)
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ideal % = grey cells; actual % = asterisk (*)

International standards

Corn crisps appeared equally unbalanced according to international Recommended Dietary Intakes (RDIs), slightly less so according to US, Australia and UK standards.

Illustration 3: Nutritional balance across international RDIs
Corn crisps (dietIndex) 67.36 66.10 52.09 52.36 47.57
Product100g Company BNI WHO US/CAN AUS/NZ UK
Healtheries KidsCare Corn Tubes nacho cheese Vitaco Health 30.31 21.08 15.93 25.76 28.71
Healtheries KidsCare Corn Tubes chicken Vitaco Health 38.86 29.93 23.66 33.43 37.48
Eta Good Bites Puffs BBQ Griffin's 44.00 34.00 30.22 40.22 40.22
Eta Good Bites Puffs cheddar cheese Griffin's 46.35 31.72 32.89 42.89 38.27
Eta Good Bites Puffs sour cream & chives Griffin's 50.79 40.79 36.10 46.10 46.10
Rashuns cheese & bacon Bluebird 74.57 74.57 59.65 59.65 59.65
Bluebird Biguns mighty cheese & bacon Bluebird 76.50 76.50 61.78 61.78 61.78
Bluebird Biguns big cheese Bluebird 76.98 76.98 65.53 65.53 65.53
Bluebird Cheezels Bluebird 77.74 77.74 65.67 65.67 65.67
Bluebird Twisties saucy BBQ Bluebird 81.31 80.04 67.96 71.67 64.87
Eta Skof Cheesy Balls Griffin's 88.60 88.60 73.58 73.58 73.58
Eta Skof The Big Cheese cheese & bacon sonics Griffin's 102.67 102.67 86.73 86.73 86.73
Pams cheesy twists Pams 104.48 104.48 89.66 89.66 89.66
Eta Skof The Big Cheese cheese burgers Griffin's 141.18 141.18 120.36 120.36 120.36
Pams burger hoops Pams 143.04 143.04 121.95 121.95 121.95
(Source: Perezgonzalez, 2012a2)

Author

Jose D PEREZGONZALEZ (2012). Massey University, Turitea Campus, Private Bag 11-222, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand. (JDPerezgonzalezJDPerezgonzalez).

Want to know more?

BNI analysis of individual corn crisp products
You can access either the BNI™ database or the 'BNI™ journal (2012, issue 7) - Crispy crisps' for individual nutrition analyses of each food product in the sample.
Wiki of Science - Nutritional balance of corn crisps (descriptive statistics)
This Wiki of Science page provides an in-depth descriptive analysis of the nutritional balance of corn crisps.
Wiki of Science - Nutritional balance of foods
This Wiki of Science page collates information about several foods on a single page and provides useful links to the appropriate files.

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