Table 3.
Nutritional quality of Thai ready-to-eat packaged foods (n 4689) as classified by the Thai Nutrient Profile Model( 13 ), March 2015
| Total | Healthier | Less healthy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | P value* | |
| Food type | |||||||
| Sugary beverages | 894 | 100·0 | 145 | 16·2 | 749 | 83·8 | <0·001 |
| Milk products & yoghurts | 343 | 100·0 | 171 | 49·9 | 172 | 50·2 | |
| Snacks | 3100 | 100·0 | 50 | 1·6 | 3042 | 98·4 | |
| Composite foods | 180 | 100·0 | 16 | 8·9 | 164 | 91·1 | |
| Instant noodles & porridges | 172 | 100·0 | 50 | 29·1 | 122 | 70·9 | |
| Total | 4689 | 100·0 | 432 | 9·2 | 4257 | 90·8 | |
*
The χ 2 test was used to compare between healthier and less healthy categories.