Table 1.
Names used and number/percentage of citations of components with trans-fat in the ingredient list, stratified by food group: processed food products (n 2327) available in a large supermarket in Florianópolis, Brazil, May 2010
| Citations per food group | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All citations | A | B | C | D | E | F | ||
| n | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Specific names of components with trans-fat | ||||||||
| Partially hydrogenated soyabean fat | 2 | 0·6 | – | – | – | – | – | 8·0 |
| Hydrogenated fat | 1 | 0·3 | – | – | – | – | 0·6 | – |
| Hydrogenated soyabean fat | 4 | 1·2 | – | – | – | – | 2·3 | – |
| Partially hydrogenated fat | 1 | 0·3 | – | – | – | – | – | 4·0 |
| Partially hydrogenated and/or interesterified fat | 1 | 0·3 | – | – | – | – | 0·6 | – |
| Hydrogenated vegetable fat | 305 | 9·0 | 91·7 | 100·0 | 100·0 | 82·4 | 91·4 | 88·0 |
| Partially hydrogenated vegetable fat | 1 | 0·3 | 0·9 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hydrogenated | 1 | 0·3 | 0·9 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hydrogenated vegetable margarine | 1 | 0·3 | 0·9 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hydrogenated corn oil | 1 | 0·3 | 0·9 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hydrogenated cotton, soyabean and palm oil | 1 | 0·3 | 0·9 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hydrogenated vegetable oil | 8 | 2·4 | 0·9 | – | – | 5·9 | 3·4 | – |
| Liquid and hydrogenated vegetable oil | 2 | 0·6 | – | – | – | 11·8 | – | – |
| Partially hydrogenated vegetable oil | 6 | 1·8 | 2·8 | – | – | – | 1·7 | – |
| Total (n) | 335 | 109 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 175 | 25 | |
| Alternative names of components with trans-fat | ||||||||
| Vegetable cream | 5 | 0·5 | 0·6 | – | – | – | 0·7 | – |
| Milk mix with vegetable fat (lists vegetable fat as 2nd ingredient) | 11 | 1·1 | – | – | – | – | 1·0 | 5·0 |
| Fat | 1 | 0·1 | – | – | – | – | – | 0·7 |
| Vegetable fat | 771 | 78·4 | 67·7 | 83·3 | 62·8 | 100·0 | 88·0 | 80·7 |
| Sunflower vegetable fat | 5 | 0·5 | 1·4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Soyabean vegetable fat | 1 | 0·1 | 0·3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Margarine | 177 | 18·0 | 27·6 | – | 37·2 | – | 10·3 | 13·6 |
| Vegetable margarine | 9 | 0·9 | 2·5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Milk mix for drinks (lists vegetable fat as 3rd ingredient) | 3 | 0·3 | – | 16·7 | – | – | – | – |
| Total (n) | 983 | 362 | 18 | 43 | 12 | 408 | 140 | |
Food groups: Group A = bakery products, grains and grain-based products; Group B = dairy; Group C = meat-based products; Group D = oils, fats and processed nuts; Group E = sugars, sugary foods and snacks; Group F = sauces, seasoning blends, stock cubes, dry soups and refrigerated/frozen dishes.