Table 4.
Nutrition claims, and other information related to ingredients and others, reported in the pack labelling of PB food products.
| Almond “Milk” | Oat “Milk” | Soy “Milk” | PB “Milks” | PB Foods | Total PB Foods and “Milks” | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 80 | N = 114 | N = 119 | N = 313 | N = 231 | N = 544 | |
| Information relative to nutritional claim | ||||||
| Low salt/sodium | 4 (4.94%) | 4 (3.51%) | 2 (1.68%) | 10 (3.30%) | 0 (0%) | 10 (1.84%) |
| Low fat/low saturated fat | 9 (11.11%) | 11 (9.65%) | 8 (6.72%) | 28 (9.24%) | 12 (5.19%) | 40 (7.35%) |
| Low sugar | 0 (0%) | (0%) | 21 (17.65%) | 21 (6.93%) | 0 (0%) | 21 (3.86%) |
| Without added sugar 1 | 29 (35.80%) | 38 (33.33%) | 2 (1.68%) | 69 (22.77%) | 2 (0.87%) | 71 (13.05%) |
| Source of/rich in vitamins | 17 (20.99%) | 14 (12.28%) | 42 (35.29%) | 73 (24.09%) | 1 (0.43%) | 74 (13.6%) |
| Source of/rich in calcium | 21 (25.93%) | 27 (23.68%) | 54 (45.38%) | 102 (33.66%) | 0 (0%) | 102 (18.75%) |
| Source of/rich in iron | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.88%) | 2 (1.68%) | 3 (0.99%) | 3 (1.3%) | 6 (1.1%) |
| Source of/rich in fiber | 0 (0%) | 6 (5.26%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (1.98%) | 36 (15.58%) | 42 (7.72%) |
| Source of/rich in protein | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 28 (23.53%) | 28 (9.24%) | 48 (20.78%) | 76 (13.97%) |
| Information relative to ingredients | ||||||
| Preservatives free | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.88%) | 2 (1.68%) | 3 (0.99%) | 7 (3.03%) | 10 (1.84%) |
| Dye free | 1 (1.23%) | 3 (2.63%) | 3 (2.52%) | 7 (2.31%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (1.29%) |
| Additives free | 0 (0%) | 2 (1.75%) | 2 (1.68%) | 4 (1.32%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (0.74%) |
| Gluten free | 24 (29.63%) | 6 (5.26%) | 47 (39.50%) | 77 (25.41%) | 6 (2.6%) | 83 (15.26%) |
| Lactose free | 11 (13.58%) | 13 (11.4%) | 33 (27.73%) | 57 (18.81%) | 5 (2.16%) | 62 (11.4%) |
| Soy free | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.88%) | 2 (1.68%) | 3 (0.99%) | 2 (0.87%) | 5 (0.92%) |
| GMO free | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (3.36%) | 4 (1.32%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (0.74%) |
| Information relative to environment or agriculture type | ||||||
| Organic or ecological certified | 20 (24.69%) | 30 (26.32%) | 44 (36.97%) | 96 (31.68%) | 18 (7.79%) | 114 (20.96%) |
| FSC certified | 12 (14.81%) | 8 (7.02%) | 34 (28.57%) | 54 (17.82%) | (0%) | 54 (9.93%) |
Number of foods with nutritional claim or other information and the percentage of food group per nutritional claim or other information is indicated between brackets. 1 The label “with no added sugars”, according to European legislation (CE No 1924/2006), is a nutritional claim; it can be considered an ingredient information, too. This claim is also followed by the claim “contains naturally occurring sugars”. GMO: Genetically Modified Organism; FSC: Forest Stewardship Council (on forest management and chain custody).