Risk Assessment Studies Report No. 17 NUTRIENT VALUES OF CHINESE DIM SUM April 2005 (Revised February 2007) Food and Environmental Hygiene Department The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region i This is a publication of the Food and Public Health Branch of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Under no circumstances should the research data contained herein be reproduced, reviewed, or abstracted in part or in whole, or in conjunction with other publications or research work unless a written permission is obtained from FEHD. Acknowledgement is required if other parts of this publication are used. Correspondence: Risk Assessment Section Food and Environmental Hygiene Department 43/F, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong. Email:
[email protected] ii Contents Page Abstract 2 Objectives 3 Background 3 Scope of Study 5 Method 6 Sampling Plan Laboratory Analysis Data Analysis Results and Discussion 7 Nutrient Contents in Chinese Dim Sum Effects of Adding Sauces in the Boiled Vegetable Effects of Consuming Soup on the Sodium Content of Noodle-in-soup Limitations of the study Conclusion and Recommendations 16 References 21 Annex I: Recommendations of WHO and FAO on Nutrient Intake 22 Annex II: Nutrition and Health 24 Annex III: Chinese dim sum analyzed in this study 27 Annex IV: Testing Methods for the Determining Nutrient Contents 30 in Foods iii Annex V: Nutrient Contents of Chinese Dim Sum (per 100 g) 32 Annex VI: Nutrient Contents of Chinese Dim Sum (per 37 Serving/Unit) Annex VII: Nutrient Contents of Three Chinese Dim Sum Menus 43 Annex VIII: Criteria for Evaluation of Nutrient Values of Chinese 46 Dim Sum Sets iv Risk Assessment Studies Report No.