Nutrient composition of commercially available extruded rice snacks

I. Khatijah, J. S. Chia and H. Patimah

Abstract

Fourteen commercially available extruded rice snacks were analysed for energy, moisture, protein, fat, crude fibre, ash, calcium, phosphorus, iron, sodium, potassium, retinol, ß-carotene, thiamine, riboflavin and ascorbic acid. Calculated values for carbohydrate and vitamin A were also included. These nutrients were present in the samples studied but in varied amounts. The energy, fat and sodium contents were high in all the 14 samples analysed. The addition of various ingredients such as cheese or cheese powder, milk powder, cuttlefish powder, soy sauce powder, hydrolysed vegetable protein, green beans and vegetables for flavour and texture enhancement, changes the protein, mineral and vitamin contents of the extruded snacks.

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