Developing a food exchange list for Middle Eastern appetizers and desserts commonly consumed in Jordan.

ABSTRACT: AIM: This study was conducted to develop a meal-planning exchange list for Middle Eastern foods commonly included in the Jordanian cuisine. Forty types of appetizers and another 40 types of desserts were selected; with five different recipes for each item. Recipes were collected from different housewives and Arabic cookbooks. Ingredients' weight and dish net weight were recorded based on an average recipe, and dishes were prepared accordingly. Dishes were proximately analyzed following the AOAC procedures. Proximate analysis was compared to the WHO-food composition tables (FCT) for the use in the Middle East, and with food analysis software (ESHA). RESULTS: Significant correlations (P < 0.001) were found between macronutrient content obtained from proximate analysis and those obtained fro

SUBMITTER: Bawadi HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3155260 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature