Most of the available food composit

Most of the available food composition tables have inconsistent

or incomplete values. The nature of these tables (e.g. incomplete,

national values) causes significant problems, especially when com-
paring results obtained from nutrition studies using different food

composition tables. Such differences introduce errors in the esti-
mate of nutrient intake (Ros, Martínez de Victoria, & Farran,

2009). Furthermore, food composition tables are, generally, defi-

cient in information about TFA content. Considering the impor-
tance for human health not only the amount of dietary fat

consumed but also the type of dietary fat, studies on fatty acid con-
tent in processed foods are relevant. Thus, the aim of this study

was to evaluate the fatty acid profile of snacks commonly eaten

by college students (18–24 years).