Table 8.
Average nutritional profile of beverages in vending machines according to guideline implementation status and province, excluding dairy and soya-based beverages. Beverages (n 618) within vending machines in eighteen recreation and sport facilities in the three Canadian provinces were audited between April and July, 2013; half of the facilities were implementing nutrition guidelines
| Average content | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kJ) | Fat (g) | SFA (g) | TFA (g) | CHO (g) | Fibre (g) | Sugars (g) | Protein (g) | Na (mg) | ||||||||||
| Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | |
| Implementer mean | 418·4 a | 23·4 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 25·8 a | 1·5 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 23·8 a | 1·4 | 0·1 a | 0·1 | 64·8 a | 5·7 |
| BC | 460·2 b , c | 35·6 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 27·3 b | 2·2 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 24·6 b | 2·2 | 0·2 d | 0·2 | 68·2 | 8·6 |
| AB | 459·8 b , c | 50·2 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 28·1 b | 3·2 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 26·6 b | 3·1 | 0·2 d | 0·2 | 42·7 | 12·1 |
| NS | 335·6 b , e , f | 34·7 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 22·1 b | 2·2 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 20·2 b | 2·1 | 0·0 d | 0·2 | 83·6 | 8·3 |
| Non-implementer mean | 502·4 | 25·9 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 31·2 | 1·6 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 29·8 | 1·6 | 0·5 | 0·1 | 83·9 | 6·2 |
| BC | 412·5 b | 51·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 23·8 b | 3·2 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 22·2 b | 3·1 | 0·2 d | 0·2 | 100·6 | 12·3 |
| AB | 678·2 c , d , e , f , g | 45·2 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 43·2 c , d , e , f , g | 2·8 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 41·9 c , d , e , f , g | 2·8 | 0·3 d | 0·2 | 53·2 | 10·9 |
| NS | 416·7 b | 36·8 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 26·7 b | 2·3 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 25·2 b | 2·3 | 1·2 b , c , e , f , g | 0·2 | 97·9 | 8·8 |
| Overall mean and pooled se | 446·9 | 16·7 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 27·8 | 1·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 26·0 | 1·0 | 0·3 | 0·1 | 76·5 | 4·0 |
BC, British Columbia; AB, Alberta; NS, Nova Scotia; TFA, trans-fatty acids; CHO, carbohydrate.
Values represent means with their standard errors unless otherwise indicated.
P<0·05 compared with the non-implementer mean.
P<0·05 compared with AB non-implementers.
P<0·05 compared with NS implementers.
P<0·05 compared with NS non-implementers.
P<0·05 compared with BC implementers.
P<0·05 compared with AB implementers.
P<0·05 compared with BC non-implementers.