Table 2.
Total and Trans Fat Content of Snacks Sampled From Urban Slum
| Snack Name and Description | Weight of Snack, ga | Total Fat, g | Fat per 100-g Serving, g | Saturated Fatty Acidsb | Monounsaturated Fatty Acidsb | Polyunsaturated Fatty Acidsb | Trans Fatty Acidsb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packaged unlabeled snacks | |||||||
| Chakri (deep-fried spiral wheat crackers) | 21.42 | 7.88 | 36.79 | 63.94 | 16.79 | 18.73 | 0.97 |
| Kachri (rice puffs) | 9.06 | 3.22 | 35.54 | 48.48 | 38.90 | 10.61 | 0.33 |
| Fun Pop (rice puffs, chips) | 3.89 | 0.61 | 15.68 | 54.02 | 27.01 | 18.46 | 0.42 |
| Jo's Onion Rings (chips) | 14.65 | 6.62 | 45.19 | 57.22 | 26.82 | 14.91 | 0.45 |
| Bun (2 pieces) | 78.20 | 3.28 | 4.19 | 39.22 | 5.35 | 49.94 | 4.56 |
| Rusk (dry biscuit, twice-baked bread) | 23.94 | 3.16 | 13.20 | 44.32 | 22.76 | 40.76 | 0.53 |
| Open snacks | |||||||
| Mathri (fried, salted thick wheat crackers) | 21.35 | 8.22 | 38.50 | 87.34 | 5.05 | 2.62 | 4.43 |
| Biscuits, unpackaged (4 biscuits) | 20.26 | 8.27 | 40.82 | 88.45 | 9.00 | 0.08 | 0.35 |
| Bhujia (fried, salted snack made of graham flour and shredded) | 31.96 | 12.66 | 39.61 | 59.62 | 22.71 | 16.43 | 0.46 |
| Moong dal (savory lentils) | 18.29 | 5.01 | 27.39 | 33.28 | 8.94 | 55.27 | 1.26 |
| Besan ladoo (a ball-shaped sweet made of fried graham flour) | 33.33 | 7.93 | 23.79 | 62.45 | 29.17 | 7.42 | 0.37 |
| Besan barfi (sweet graham flour squares) | 49.10 | 10.51 | 21.41 | 68.37 | 5.40 | 0.50 | 22.96 |
| Maida barfi (sweet flour and condensed milk triangles) | 44.52 | 2.58 | 5.80 | 50.77 | 26.38 | 20.19 | 0.00 |
| Soan papdi (a flaky sweet made of graham flour) | 49.01 | 9.90 | 20.20 | 49.81 | 38.54 | 11.14 | 0.29 |
| Besan papdic (a flaky sweet made with graham flour) (1 piece) | 32.80 | 16.53 | 50.40 | ||||
| Besan papdic (a flaky sweet made of graham flour with ground nuts) (1 piece) | 30.13 | 17.47 | 57.98 | ||||
| Confectionery snacks | |||||||
| Cream roll | 58.00 | 18.44 | 31.79 | 86.79 | 2.10 | 0.60 | 2.88 |
| Pastry | 32.53 | 6.90 | 21.21 | 67.50 | 16.89 | 14.76 | 0.26 |
| Patty | 89.34 | 26.09 | 29.20 | 69.62 | 6.86 | 11.21 | 10.25 |
| Fan (wafer-shaped, flaky, salted pastry puffs) | 23.67 | 7.77 | 32.83 | 90.74 | 2.66 | 0.54 | 4.98 |
| Muffin | 21.87 | 8.40 | 38.41 | 61.70 | 27.83 | 9.13 | 0.37 |
| Freshly prepared snacks | |||||||
| Bhatura (deep-fried, leavened, puffed bread made of refined wheat flour) | 52.04 | 10.20 | 19.60 | 58.81 | 28.55 | 11.42 | 0.44 |
| Kachodi (deep-fried, salted, puffed bread made of wheat flour) | 53.83 | 25.09 | 46.61 | 85.40 | 1.81 | 0.31 | 11.77 |
| Bread pakora (deep-fried graham flour–coated bread triangles) | 90.10 | 23.79 | 26.40 | 64.07 | 19.93 | 14.59 | 1.06 |
| Namakpara (fried, salted wheat flour cubes) | 64.12 | 22.44 | 35.00 | 84.49 | 1.71 | 0.42 | 12.81 |
| Samosa (potato-stuffed, deep-fried, salted, refined-wheat flour pockets) | 46.66 | 13.62 | 29.19 | 49.16 | 41.56 | 8.99 | 0.29 |
| Pakoras (deep-fried, graham flour–coated bread triangles) | 54.16 | 16.57 | 30.59 | 46.95 | 40.07 | 11.61 | 0.34 |
| Aloo tikki (deep- or shallow-fried patty made of potato) | 45.24 | 12.40 | 27.41 | 60.39 | 33.77 | 4.98 | 0.38 |
| Boondi ladoo (a ball-shaped sweet made of fried graham flour granules dipped in sugar syrup) | 87.84 | 12.82 | 14.59 | 55.68 | 22.61 | 20.81 | 0.44 |
a
The weight reflects the serving size in which the snack was sold in the urban slum markets.
b
Expressed as a percentage of total fatty acids.
c
Fatty acid profile not available.