Macronutrient composition of street food in Central Asia: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Urban areas in central Asia are currently undergoing nutrition transition. Street food is very popular, but the specific foods available and their nutritional composition are unknown. The aim was to describe the availability and macronutrient composition of street foods in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Results

Trained interviewers collected data on street food vending sites' characteristics and food availability (n = 596). Samples of the most commonly available foods and drinks were collected (n = 80 homemade; n = 40 industrial). Macronutrients were quantified through chemical analysis. Fruit, beverages, and food other than fruit were available in 4.0%, 61.7%, and 81.0% of the vending sites, respectively. Among those selling food other than fruit, 56.5

SUBMITTER: Albuquerque G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7590326 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature