Table 2.
Energy, macronutrients and salt contents in the sweet snack category*
| Energy (kcal†/100 g) | Total Fat (g/100 g) | Saturates (g/100 g) | Carbohydrate (g/100 g) | Sugars (g/100 g) | Protein (g/100 g) | Salt (g/100 g) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Items | Number of items | Median | 25th, 75th percentile | Median | 25th, 75th percentile | Median | 25th, 75th percentile | Median | 25th, 75th percentile | Median | 25th, 75th percentile | Median | 25th, 75th percentile | Median | 25th, 75th percentile | |
| Category | Sweet snacks | 476 | 408 | 387, 427 | 18·5 | 15·1, 21·5 | 6·8 | 3·9, 9·9 | 53·0 | 50·0, 57·1 | 28·0 | 22·0, 34·0 | 6·3 | 5·5, 7·2 | 0·5 | 0·4, 0·7 |
| Type | Cream-filled sponge cake | 51 | 403 | 371, 428 | 18·0 | 12·6, 21·7bc | 8·2 | 4·8, 13·8bc | 54·2 | 51·0, 58·0bc | 36·7 | 33·0, 38·2a | 5·8 | 5·5, 6·3bc | 0·4 | 0·3, 0·5c |
| Plain or cream/jam-filled croissant or pain au chocolat | 150 | 412 | 391, 424 | 19·0 | 16·1, 21·0b | 9·2 | 6·1, 11·0ab | 51·1 | 49·0, 54·2c | 21·7 | 16·0, 24·0c | 7·1 | 6·0, 6, 8a | 0·6 | 0·5, 0·7ab | |
| Yogurt plumcake and muffin | 149 | 403 | 383, 428 | 19·0 | 15·3, 21·0bc | 3·7 | 2·6, 6·0d | 52 | 50·0, 55·0c | 30·0 | 25·8, 34·0b | 6·2 | 5·3, 7·0b | 0·6 | 0·5, 0·8a | |
| Sponge cake | 89 | 413 | 389, 432 | 16·1 | 13·8, 23·0bc | 7·4 | 5·8, 9·8bc | 57·0 | 53·0, 63·7b | 31·0 | 27·5, 34·9b | 5·5 | 5·0, 6·2c | 0·4 | 0·4, 0·5c | |
| Cream/jam-filled shortbread cake | 31 | 423 | 394, 477 | 14·0 | 11·8, 22·0c | 6·6 | 3·4, 8·0cd | 64·0 | 61·7, 68·0a | 31·0 | 27·8, 35·1ab | 5·6 | 5·5, 6·5bc | 0·4 | 0·4, 0·7bc | |
| Cream-filled and/or covered chilled snack | 6 | 439 | 422, 446 | 28·1 | 25·0, 28·3a | 17·4 | 15·7, 18·1a | 39·8 | 34·8, 41·5d | 33·3 | 29·5, 34·5ab | 5·7 | 5·3, 7·0abc | 0·2 | 0·2, 0·6bc | |
| Gluten content | Containing gluten | 444 | 408 | 387, 425b | 18·0 | 15·0, 21·0b | 7·0 | 4·1, 10·0 | 53·0 | 50·0, 57·4 | 28·1 | 22·0, 34·0 | 6·4 | 5·5, 7·3a | 0·5 | 0·4, 0·7 |
| Gluten-free | 32 | 432 | 398, 445a | 21·2 | 17·6, 22·0a | 4·7 | 3·3, 8·0 | 53·0 | 50·0, 56·5 | 27·1 | 24·0, 31·5 | 5·0 | 3·9, 5·8b | 0·6 | 0·4, 0·7 | |
| Nutrition claim | No | 408 | 412 | 390, 429a | 18·9 | 15·5, 22·0a | 7·4 | 4·6, 10·0a | 53·0 | 50·3, 57·7 | 28·6 | 22·1, 34·0a | 6·2 | 5·5, 7·0b | 0·5 | 0·4, 0·7b |
| Yes | 68 | 387 | 368, 405b | 17·0 | 12·4, 20·6b | 3·8 | 2·6, 6·4b | 52·0 | 49, 56·8 | 26·2 | 13·3, 33·2b | 6·9 | 5·7, 7·8a | 0·6 | 0·5, 0·8a | |
| Health claim | No | 472 | 408 | 388, 427 | 18·6 | 15·2, 21·6 | 6·8 | 4, 9·9·0a | 53·0 | 50·0, 57·1 | 28·0 | 22·0, 34·0 | 6·2 | 5·5, 7·2 | 0·5 | 0·4, 0·7 |
| Yes | 4 | 388 | 349, 408 | 14·6 | 11·0, 18·0 | 2·4 | 1·9, 3·0b | 54·1 | 51·5, 58·8 | 30·0 | 15·5, 34·4 | 7·4 | 5·4, 7·7 | 0·4 | 0·3, 0·5 | |
*
For each category item, different lowercase letters in the same column indicate significant difference (Kruskal–Wallis non-parametric one-way ANOVA for independent samples with multiple pairwise comparisons; Mann–Whitney non-parametric test for two independent samples), P < 0·05.
†
To convert kcal to kJ, multiply energy values by 4·184.