Trans fatty acid content in Serbian margarines: Urgent need for legislative changes and consumer information

Vučić, Vesna M.; Arsić, Aleksandra; Petrović, Snježana B.; Milanović, Sandra; Gurinović, Mirjana A.; Glibetić, Marija

doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.04.018

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Vučić, Vesna M.

Arsić, Aleksandra

Petrović, Snježana B.

Milanović, Sandra
Gurinović, Mirjana A.

Glibetić, Marija

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This study examined the fatty acid (FA) composition of 13 (7 soft and 6 hard) Serbian margarines. Significantly higher amounts of trans fatty acids (TFA) were found in hard margarines (up to 28.84% of total FA), than in soft ones (0.17-6.89%). Saturated FA (SFA) were present with 22.76-51.17%. Oleic acid ranged from 26.78% to 43.78%. The proportion of polyunsaturated FA (PUFA) was 22.15-49.29% in soft margarines, but only 8.02-15.28% in hard margarines, probably due to the hydrogenisation process. The atherogenic and thrombogenic indexes (Al and TI, respectively) in soft margarines were relatively low (Al 0.23-0.63 and TI 0.44-0.97), but in hard margarines Al and particularly TI were high (1.03-1.67 and 1.96-3.04, respectively). These findings suggest that FA composition of Serbian margarines should be improved by replacing atherogenic TFA and SFA with beneficial ones, in order to avoid adverse effects on health. Therefore legislative changes and consumer information are urgently neede...

Keywords:

Margarine / Saturated fatty acids / Trans fatty acids / Monounsaturated fatty acids / Polyunsaturated fatty acids / Atherogenic index / Thrombogenic index

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Food Chemistry, 2015, 185, 437-440

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Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford

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Biological effects, nutritional intake and status of folate and polysaturate fatty acid (PUFA): improvement of nutrition in Serbia (RS-41030)

DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.04.018

ISSN: 0308-8146

PubMed: 25952890

WoS: 000355027100057

Scopus: 2-s2.0-84927779912

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Vučić, V. M., Arsić, A., Petrović, S. B., Milanović, S., Gurinović, M. A.,& Glibetić, M.. (2015). Trans fatty acid content in Serbian margarines: Urgent need for legislative changes and consumer information. in Food Chemistry
Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford., 185, 437-440.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.04.018

Vučić VM, Arsić A, Petrović SB, Milanović S, Gurinović MA, Glibetić M. Trans fatty acid content in Serbian margarines: Urgent need for legislative changes and consumer information. in Food Chemistry. 2015;185:437-440.
doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.04.018 .

Vučić, Vesna M., Arsić, Aleksandra, Petrović, Snježana B., Milanović, Sandra, Gurinović, Mirjana A., Glibetić, Marija, "Trans fatty acid content in Serbian margarines: Urgent need for legislative changes and consumer information" in Food Chemistry, 185 (2015):437-440,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.04.018 . .