Abstract The study aimed to determine fatty acid (FA) composition of some sweet bakery goods and chocolate products on Turkey market (n = 35) and to evaluate their overall nutritional quality in relation with the nutritional facts on the label. Moreover,“trans fatty acid (TFA)-free” declaration on the label was checked with the current labelling regulations in Turkey. Majority of the sample groups represented the prevalence of palmitic and oleic acid; on the other hand, it was difficult to specify a sample group with a specific FA. Erucic acid, for which European Commission set maximum limits, was not detected in any of the samples. It was observed that total saturated fatty acids (SFA) constituted more than 44 % of total FA. In all cases, total TFA content was lower than 1 % of total FA. Based on nutritional facts on the label, that type of products provide higher energy with the main source of fat and carbohydrates. Therefore, consumption of those products in a diet should be limited not to gain an excess amount of body weight and to have adverse health effects related to higher SFA content. This study can be regarded as a case surveillance study by providing updated data that can be used by Nutritionals and authorities to make risk assessments on consumer health.

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甜烘焙食品和巧克力产品的脂肪酸组成以及与食品标签信息相关的整体营养质量评估

摘要 本研究旨在确定土耳其市场（n = 35）上一些甜烘焙食品和巧克力产品的脂肪酸 (FA) 成分，并根据标签上的营养成分评估其整体营养质量。此外，标签上的“无反式脂肪酸（TFA）”声明已根据土耳其现行的标签规定进行了检查。大多数样本组代表棕榈酸和油酸的流行；另一方面，很难指定具有特定 FA 的样本组。在任何样品中均未检测到芥酸，欧盟委员会为其设定了最高限量。据观察，总饱和脂肪酸 (SFA) 占总 FA 的 44% 以上。在所有情况下，总 TFA 含量低于总 FA 的 1%。根据标签上的营养成分，这类产品以脂肪和碳水化合物的主要来源提供更高的能量。因此，应限制在饮食中食用这些产品，以免体重增加过多，并且不会因 SFA 含量较高而对健康产生不利影响。该研究可被视为一项案例监测研究，它提供了更新数据，营养师和当局可以使用这些数据对消费者健康进行风险评估。