Vegetable protein-based burgers consumption
is becoming more popular
among customers looking for healthy and low-calorie foods. An analytical
procedure was proposed to evaluate the bromatological parameters,
mineral composition, and bioaccessibility of macro and micro minerals
in raw and cooked vegetable and animal protein burgers. The contribution
to Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) was also estimated. The trueness
of mass fractions quantification using certified reference material
(CRM) and reference material (RM) of bovine liver were 86–112
and 77–104%, respectively. The mass balance of the bioaccessibility
test, based on an in vitro simulation employing stomach
and intestinal solutions, varied between 80 and 119%. Animal protein
burgers presented higher protein and fat content and a higher Fe,
K, P, and Zn mass fraction than the evaluated vegetable burgers. Industrialized
burgers showed a high amount of Na, which can cause a public health
problem. Bioaccessibility results indicated that vegetable-based burgers
contribute to the ingestion of Fe, Mg, Mn, Mo, and P, while the animal-based
protein burger contributes mainly with Fe, Mo, P, and Zn. The experiment
emphasized the need to provide nutritional information to allow the
consumer to make a rational decision on the basis of the dietary facts
of these products.