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.
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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 | ||||||||
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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. (JDPerezgonzalez).
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- BNI analysis of individual tapioca crisp products
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- Wiki of Science - Nutritional balance of tapioca crisps (descriptive statistics)
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