Salt content of instant noodles in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the salt content in instant noodles sold in Malaysia.

Study design

A cross-sectional survey was done involving 707 different flavours and packaging of instant noodles sold in six hypermarkets and retailer chains in Malaysia and the corresponding brand's official websites in 2017.

Methods

The salt content (gram per serving and per 100 g) was collected from the product packaging and corresponding brand's official website.

Results

Of the 707 different packaging and flavours of instant noodles, only 62.1% (n=439) provided the salt content in their food label.The mean (±SD) salt per 100 g of instant noodles was 4.3±1.5 g and is nearly four times higher than the salt content of food classified in Malaysia as a high salt content (>1.2 g salt per

SUBMITTER: Tan CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6501963 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature