Australian food foundation statistics exercise
A study from the Australian Nutrition foundation has found sandwiches have the potential to provide a dinners worth of calories in one sitting.
The study examined food outlets from across Melbourne and looked at 170 sandwiches from 30 random take away shops throughout the city.
The study found a Tuna salad sandwich contained the most total fat at 43 grams followed closely by a vegetarian sandwich with 40 grams.
The foundations chief nutritionist Jane Smith “compared a tuna salad sandwich with one-third of mayonnaise as the equivalent of three McDonalds Quarter Pounders fat wise.”
The foundation recommends adults consume 65 grams of total fat, 20 grams saturated fat and 2400 milligrams of sodium daily.
A ham and mustard sandwich contains 2344 milligrams of sodium which is only 66 milligrams under the daily limit followed by a Turkey club which contained 1843.
The vegetarian sandwich which contained cucumber, sprouts, avocado and cheese had the most saturated fat at 14 grams followed by a BLT with 12.
Ms Smith said “People tend to think of a sandwich as a bite to eat, but many shops are giving you a dinners worth of fat and calories.”
