THE NUTRITIONAL EVALUATION OF SOME CHOCOLATE BARS ASSORTMENTS

Simion Alda, Despina Maria Bordean, Claudia Sîrbulescu, Daniela Scedei, Mihaela Moatar, Diana Moigradean, Teodor Cristea, Dumitru Spatariuc, Liana Maria Alda

Abstract


In this paper, we made a comparative evaluation from the point of view of the nutritional value for eight assortments of chocolate bars. The content of fats, saturated fatty acids, carbohydrates, fibers and proteins was analyzed. These parameters differ greatly from one assortment to another, some assortments recording high values of sugars and saturated fatty acids. In the laboratory, we analyzed the mineral content using the XRF (X-ray fluorescence) technique. The experimental results show that these chocolate bars are a very good source of minerals such as K, Ca, Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu and the consumption of such a bar contributes to ensuring the daily requirement of these elements.


Keywords


FRX method; nutritional value; minerals

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