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0025/2019 - Assessment of the indicators of purchasing, availability and nutritional adequacy of the Brazilian food basket.
Avaliação dos indicadores de aquisição, disponibilidade e adequação nutricional da cesta básica de alimentos Brasileira.

Author:

• Andre Bento Chaves Santana - Santana, A.B.C - <ibentoi@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4237-3924

Co-author(s):

• Flávia Mori Sarti - Sarti, F. M. - <flamori@usp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2834-2005


Abstract:

The aim of this study was to evaluate the evolution of costs for purchasing the food basket related to the purchasing power of the minimum wage, besides measuring the availability per capita in Brazilian households of the food that makes up the food basket. Additionally, adequacy of the nutritional composition and diet quality based daily consumption of food basket items were evaluated. The results obtained indicate the existence of periods of price increase for the acquisition of the food basket items, just as the incapacity of the minimum wage for the costing of such food provision. It was verified that the diets based on the consumption of food basked items have a higher calorie and sodium content than the recommendations for adults, as well as insufficient amounts of calcium, potassium and vitamin A. The evaluation of the quality of the diets indicated low amount of fruits, vegetables, cereals in the diet composed by the items of the food baskets, being verified excess caloriesfats and added sugar. In view of such evidence, it is recommended to review the composition of the food baskets to meet basic nutritional requirements in food for the Brazilian population.

Keywords:

Food basket, food purchase, nutritional composition.

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Santana, A.B.C, Sarti, F. M.. Assessment of the indicators of purchasing, availability and nutritional adequacy of the Brazilian food basket.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2019/Feb). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/assessment-of-the-indicators-of-purchasing-availability-and-nutritional-adequacy-of-the-brazilian-food-basket/17099



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