International Health Policy Program (IHPP), The Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand.
Better Health Program (BHP) Thailand, Family Health International (FHI360), Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 23;20(5):3992. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20053992.
The rise in online food delivery (OFD) applications has increased access to a myriad of ready-to-eat options, which may lead to unhealthier food choices. Our objective was to assess the nutritional profile of popular menu items available through OFD applications in Bangkok, Thailand. We selected the top 40 popular menu items from three of the most commonly used OFD applications in 2021. Each menu item was collected from the top 15 restaurants in Bangkok for a total of 600 items. Nutritional contents were analysed by a professional food laboratory in Bangkok. Descriptive statistics were employed to describe the nutritional content of each menu item, including energy, fat, sodium, and sugar content. We also compared nutritional content to the World Health Organization's recommended daily intake values. The majority of menu items were considered unhealthy, with 23 of the 25 ready-to-eat menu items containing more than the recommended sodium intake for adults. Eighty percent of all sweets contained approximately 1.5 times more sugar than the daily recommendation. Displaying nutrition facts in the OFD applications for menu items and providing consumers with filters for healthier options are required to reduce overconsumption and improve consumer food choice.
在线食品配送 (OFD) 应用的兴起增加了获取各种即食食品的机会，但这可能导致人们选择更不健康的食物。我们的目的是评估泰国曼谷 OFD 应用中提供的流行菜品的营养状况。我们从 2021 年使用最广泛的三种 OFD 应用中选择了排名前 40 的热门菜品。从曼谷排名前 15 的餐厅中收集了每种菜品，总共 600 种。曼谷的一家专业食品实验室对营养成分进行了分析。采用描述性统计方法描述了每个菜品的营养成分，包括能量、脂肪、钠和糖含量。我们还将营养成分与世界卫生组织推荐的每日摄入量值进行了比较。大多数菜品被认为是不健康的，25 种即食菜品中有 23 种的钠含量超过了成年人的推荐摄入量。80%的甜食中的糖含量比每日推荐量多 1.5 倍左右。需要在 OFD 应用中为菜品显示营养成分，并为消费者提供更健康选择的筛选器，以减少过度消费并改善消费者的食物选择。
