Table 2.
Change in total sugar content (g per 100 g or 100 ml and % change) for the subgroup of products that had a decrease in sugar content between 2013 and 2017, overall and by major food category (n 823)
| Major food category | Decrease in sugar content (g per 100 g or 100 ml) | % Decrease in sugar content* | P-value† | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean | sd | Min | 25th | 50th | 75th | Max | Mean | sd | Min | 25th | 50th | 75th | Max | ||
| Bakery | 115 | –4·1 | 3·6 | 0·0 | –1·6 | –2·9 | –5·4 | –17·1 | –29 | 30 | 0 | –7 | –17 | –33 | –100 | <0·0001 |
| Beverages (ml) | 140 | –1·4 | 1·7 | 0·0 | –0·4 | –0·8 | –2·0 | –10·7 | –15 | 21 | 0 | –4 | –8 | –18 | –100 | <0·0001 |
| Cereals and grains | 57 | –2·3 | 1·7 | –0·1 | –1·2 | –1·7 | –3·4 | –7·4 | –34 | 29 | –1 | –14 | –33 | –33 | –100 | <0·0001 |
| Dairy and alt. | 37 | –2·4 | 4·4 | 0·0 | –1·0 | –1·6 | –2·9 | –27·7 | –31 | 32 | 0 | –10 | –23 | –29 | –100 | <0·0001 |
| Desserts (ml) | 78 | –2·4 | 1·7 | 0·0 | –1·0 | –2·0 | –3·3 | –9·3 | –10 | 7 | 0 | –5 | –7 | –13 | –35 | <0·0001 |
| Fats and vinegars | 14 | –6·4 | 2·5 | –1·0 | –6·1 | –6·3 | –6·7 | –13·4 | –55 | 32 | –13 | –33 | –42 | –100 | –100 | 0·0001 |
| Fish and seafood | 19 | –1·7 | 1·1 | 0·0 | –0·9 | –1·7 | –2·7 | –4·0 | –59 | 35 | –2 | –27 | –60 | –100 | –100 | <0·0001 |
| Fruits | 27 | –2·2 | 1·8 | –0·6 | –0·8 | –1·5 | –2·9 | –6·7 | –15 | 12 | –4 | –6 | –12 | –19 | –50 | <0·0001 |
| Meat, eggs and alt. | 34 | –1·5 | 0·7 | –0·2 | –1·0 | –1·2 | –1·8 | –3·5 | –74 | 34 | –5 | –50 | –100 | –100 | –100 | <0·0001 |
| Mixed dishes | 81 | –1·2 | 1·3 | 0·0 | –0·4 | –0·9 | –1·4 | –7·9 | –31 | 25 | –1 | –14 | –25 | –33 | –100 | <0·0001 |
| Nuts and seeds | 2 | –0·5 | 0·0 | –0·5 | –0·5 | –0·5 | –0·5 | –0·5 | –7 | 0 | –7 | –7 | –7 | –7 | –7 | 0·5000 |
| Other foods | 5 | –7·7 | 5·2 | –1·6 | –3·3 | –8·3 | –11·4 | –13·9 | –71 | 43 | –5 | –50 | –100 | –100 | –100 | 0·0625 |
| Sauces and dips | 58 | –3·2 | 3·6 | –0·3 | –1·3 | –1·7 | –3·3 | –16·7 | –30 | 26 | –2 | –13 | –21 | –44 | –100 | <0·0001 |
| Snacks | 24 | –2·6 | 2·6 | –0·5 | –1·3 | –2 | –2·5 | –12·5 | –33 | 25 | –1 | –18 | –29 | –46 | –100 | <0·0001 |
| Soups | 33 | –1·4 | 1·4 | –0·4 | –0·8 | –0·8 | –1·5 | –5·6 | –44 | 29 | –4 | –25 | –38 | –50 | –100 | <0·0001 |
| Sugars and sweets | 38 | –4·9 | 3·8 | –0·4 | –3·3 | –4·7 | –5·1 | –19·1 | –10 | 7 | –1 | –6 | –8 | –13 | –28 | <0·0001 |
| Vegetables | 61 | –2·1 | 2·6 | –0·1 | –0·8 | –1·4 | –2·7 | –14·3 | –44 | 31 | –2 | –20 | –36 | –50 | –100 | <0·0001 |
| Overall | 823 | –2·5 | 2·8 | 0·0 | –0·8 | –1·6 | –3·3 | –27·7 | –29 | 30 | 0 | –7 | –19 | –35 | –100 | <0·0001 |
Alt., alternatives; Min, minimum; Max, maximum.
*
Percent change in sugar content determined by dividing the difference in sugar contents between 2013 and 2017 as a proportion of 2013 sugar levels.
†
Significance determined using Wilcoxon signed-rank tests.