Nutritional balance of tapioca crisps - 2012

PEREZGONZALEZ Jose D (2012). Nutritional balance of tapioca crisps. Knowledge (ISSN 2324-1624), 2013, pages 35-37. [DOI] [Printer friendly]

Tapioca crisps' BNI

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

Tapioca crisps had, on average, a nutritional unbalance of BNI 92.75na, being particularly biased towards excess of sodium. They were also adequate in carbohydrate, sugar and saturated fat, high in fat, and low in protein and fiber.

Illustration 1: Nutrition information (tapioca crisps)
BNI 92.75na 0.00
Food, 100g 2012 Ideal
Protein 1.4 21.9
Carbohydrate 57.4 60.2
Sugar 10.1 < 10.1
Fat 22.5 12.2
Saturated fat 4.1 < 4.1
Fiber 0.0 6.6
Sodium 1.205 < 0.438
Kcal 437.7 437.7
kJul 1831.3 1831.3
Illustration 2: Nutritional profile (tapioca crisps)
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International standards

Tapioca crisps appeared less unbalanced according to international Recommended Dietary Intakes (RDIs), except for WHO's standards.

Illustration 3: Nutritional balance across international RDIs
Tapioca crisps (dietIndex) 92.75 92.75 74.90 79.81 79.81
Product100g Company BNI WHO US/CAN AUS/NZ UK
Wild Snacks Vege Chips natural Snackwell 81.93 81.93 65.15 72.30 72.30
Home Brand Cassava Vegetable Crisps original Woolworths 82.59 82.59 67.44 67.44 67.44
Home Brand Cassava Vegetable Crisps sour cream & Woolworths 85.34 85.34 68.17 75.92 75.92
Home Brand Cassava Vegetable Crisps BBQ Woolworths 92.30 92.30 74.47 79.96 79.96
Wild Snacks Vege Chips sour cream & chives Snackwell 108.13 108.13 85.71 92.08 92.08
Wild Snacks Vege Chips BBQ Snackwell 111.89 111.89 85.14 94.90 94.90
(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 tapioca 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 tapioca crisps (descriptive statistics)
This Wiki of Science page provides an in-depth descriptive analysis of the nutritional balance of tapioca crisps.
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