Fatty acid and salt contents of snacks in the Cretan and Cypriot market: A child and adolescent dietary hazard

Food Chemistry

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 924-931

  Vardavas, C I ^a   Yiannopoulos, S ^b,c   Kiriakakis, M ^a   Poulli, E ^c   Kafatos, A ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (Greece)

^b State General Laboratory of Cyprus   (Cyprus)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Cyprus; Fatty acid content; Greece; Potato crisps; Salt; Snacks

Indexed keywords

FAT; FATTY ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIE; DIETARY INTAKE; FAST FOOD; FAT INTAKE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; SALT INTAKE;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 33748763817     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2006.02.042     Document Type: Article

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