Food Labelling Status and Nutrition Profile of Food Products in Tanzania: Focus on Fatty Acid Content in Edible Oils, Street and Fast Foods.

1. Project Description

The overall primary objective is to evaluate the status of food labelling and determine the nutrition profile of food products, with a special focus on fatty acid content of commonly consumed edible oils/fats, street and fast foods in Tanzania.

To evaluate the status of fatty acid content labelling in commonly consumed edible oils/fats based on local and international labelling standards
To evaluate the status of fatty acid content labelling in commonly consumed pre-packaged foods based on local and international labelling standards
To determine the levels of trans fatty acids in commonly consumed edible oils/fats, street and fast foods
To determine the levels of other fatty acids (saturated and unsaturated fatty acids) commonly consumed edible oils/fats, street and fast foods.

2. Project Expected Outcomes:

The intern should have enough mathematical statistical knowledge and be able to

Get involved in questionnaire development for the study
Get involved in part of data collection for the study
Develop a sound and detailed data analysis plan including statistical approaches and packages (software to be used)
Learn, practice and execute relevant statistical analysis of collected data
Produce relevant figures and tables based on a statistical analysis
Interpret data analysis and develop a manuscript.