Assessment of Macronutrients in Street Food Especially Pao Bhaji Collected from the Metropolitan City of Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Street foods are well-known edible foods for the local people in a fast-growing city. The objective of the study was attempted to evaluate the macronutrient compositions of street foods, especially Pao Bhaji collected from four different areas of Kolkata metropolitan city. This study deals with the distribution level of macronutrients, energy contribution, amount of supply per day requirement and comparing homemade foods and street food prepared by street vendors in different places. In the present study, homemade food is more suitable than the street food related to energy (kcal) uptake and macronutrient consumption as Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA%) by the local people. In conclusion, Pao Bhaji is a well-known street food sold from open areas. In the present study, the macronutrients viz. carbohydrate and fat observed higher values in street food when compared to homemade food, but all the macronutrients obtained below the RDA value. It is suggested to analysis macronutrients among other street foods within these study sites.