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Somerset
County Council's Trading Standards Team has taken part in a national
food testing exercise and discovered that Somerset kebabs are among
the unhealthiest in the country.
Three
of the top ten unhealthiest doner kebabs in the country were from
Somerset. Despite the three kebabs being described as 'small' they
had more calorie content than medium and large kebabs from other
parts of the country.
The
average kebab in Somerset was found to contain 124 percent of the
recommended daily in take of salt and 216 percent of the recommended
daily intake of saturated fats.
One
kebab from Somerset, described as 'small', contained 87 percent of a
women's recommended daily intake of calories. It also contained 316
percent of the recommended daily intake of saturated fats and 167
percent of the recommended daily in take of salt.
Howard
Burnett, Somerset County Council's Group Manager for Trading
Standards, said: "Somerset County Council carries out checks
on many different food products to check their quality, content and
the correct labelling. It is important people know exactly what they
are eating so they can make informed choices about enjoying a healthy
and controlled diet."
Councillor
Henry Hobhouse, Somerset County Council's Portfolio Holder for
Community Safety, added: "The results of these checks are
quite shocking. All the kebabs tested in Somerset were described as
small, yet we had some of the worst results in the country. Somerset
County Council will be working with LACORS (Local Authorirty
Coordinators of Regulatory Services) and Somerset businesses to
develop guidance aimed at improving the labelling of products used by
kebab producers so they are aware of what they are selling."
1.
The ten doner kebabs with the most calories
|
Calories |
Authority |
Size
Description |
|
1990 |
Cheshire |
Standard |
|
1903 |
North Ayrshire |
No description |
|
1853 |
Wiltshire |
Large |
|
1742 |
Somerset |
Small |
|
1752 |
Inverclyde |
Medium |
|
1709 |
Cheshire |
Large |
|
1690 |
Oxford |
Large |
|
1670 |
Gloucestershire |
Small |
|
1665 |
Somerset |
Small |
|
1661 |
Somerset |
Small |
2.
Nationally 35 percent of the kebabs that provided labels listed
different meat species than that actually contained in the kebab.
3.
Nationally the average kebab contains 98 percent of the recommended
daily intake of salt and 148 percent of the recommended daily intake
of saturated fat.
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