Table 2.
Number of study products and percentage of products listing items with trans-fat in the ingredient list, with trans-fat listed on the nutrition facts label and with claims of no trans-fat on the packaging, stratified by food group: processed food products (n 2327) available in a large supermarket in Florianópolis, Brazil, May 2010
| Trans-fat report (%) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredients list | Nutrition facts label | Claims of no trans-fat | ||||||||
| Yes | ||||||||||
| Food group | Food products | n | No | Specific name | Alternative name | No | Yes | Not informed | No | Yes |
| A | Granola bar | 42 | 40·5 | 2·4 | 57·1 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 71·4 | 28·6 |
| Frozen fries | 9 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 77·8 | 22·2 | |
| Crisps | 8 | 37·5 | 0·0 | 62·5 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 12·5 | 87·5 | |
| Frozen cheese biscuit | 1 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Crackers | 74 | 20·3 | 35·1 | 44·6 | 82·4 | 17·6 | 0·0 | 52·7 | 47·3 | |
| Bread cones | 2 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 50·0 | 50·0 | |
| Breakfast cereal | 19 | 94·7 | 0·0 | 5·3 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Farofa* | 7 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | |
| Instant noodles | 68 | 8·8 | 8·8 | 82·4 | 98·5 | 1·5 | 0·0 | 80·9 | 19·1 | |
| Frozen pasta | 24 | 12·5 | 0·0 | 87·5 | 37·5 | 45·8 | 16·7 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Pizza dough | 9 | 44·5 | 33·3 | 22·2 | 55·6 | 44·4 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Dry pasta | 9 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 89·0 | 11·0 | |
| Fresh pasta | 61 | 32·8 | 45·9 | 21·3 | 70·5 | 29·5 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Pancake mix | 1 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Bread mix | 13 | 61·5 | 15·4 | 23·1 | 76·9 | 23·1 | 0·0 | 53·8 | 46·2 | |
| Cheese bread mix | 3 | 0·0 | 33·3 | 66·7 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 66·7 | 33·3 | |
| Instant mashed potato | 1 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Breading mix | 1 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Bread | 89 | 60·7 | 6·7 | 32·6 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 11·2 | 88·8 | |
| Garlic bread | 3 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 33·3 | 66·7 | 0·0 | 66·7 | 33·3 | |
| Frozen cheese bread | 7 | 14·3 | 0·0 | 85·7 | 85·7 | 14·3 | 0·0 | 85·7 | 14·3 | |
| Microwave popcorn | 20 | 0·0 | 25·0 | 75·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | |
| Frozen polenta* | 2 | 50·0 | 50·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Bakery products | 151 | 43·0 | 7·3 | 49·7 | 53·0 | 47·0 | 0·0 | 98·7 | 1·3 | |
| Snacks (chips and puffs) | 77 | 62·3 | 10·4 | 27·3 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 48·1 | 51·9 | |
| Frozen sandwich | 10 | 50·0 | 40·0 | 10·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Toast | 13 | 7·7 | 7·7 | 84·6 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 7·7 | 2·3 | |
| B | Milk mix | 20 | 85·0 | 5·0 | 10·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 |
| Yoghurt | 171 | 97·1 | 0·6 | 2·3 | 98·8 | 1·2 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Coffee powder | 16 | 62·4 | 6·3 | 31·3 | 62·5 | 37·5 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Cheese | 124 | 95·2 | 0·0 | 4·8 | 75·0 | 25·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Cream cheese | 26 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 65·4 | 34·6 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Requeijão (creamy cheese) | 17 | 82·4 | 17·6 | 0·0 | 41·2 | 41·2 | 17·6 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| C | Frozen meatballs | 3 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 66·7 | 33·3 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 |
| Frozen breaded meats | 49 | 34·7 | 2·0 | 63·3 | 77·6 | 22·4 | 0·0 | 73·5 | 26·5 | |
| Hamburger | 19 | 79·0 | 10·5 | 10·5 | 63·2 | 36·8 | 0·0 | 57·9 | 42·1 | |
| Pâté | 26 | 73·1 | 0·0 | 26·9 | 80·8 | 19·2 | 0·0 | 96·2 | 3·8 | |
| D | Whipped cream | 6 | 33·4 | 33·3 | 33·3 | 83·3 | 16·7 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 |
| Margarine/vegetal fat | 29 | 93·1 | 6·9 | 0·0 | 89·7 | 10·3 | 0·0 | 17·2 | 82·8 | |
| Butter | 11 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 36·4 | 63·6 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Processed nuts | 32 | 28·1 | 40·6 | 31·3 | 93·7 | 6·3 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| E | Candy | 58 | 74·1 | 20·7 | 5·2 | 84·5 | 15·5 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 |
| Cookie | 248 | 24·6 | 23·4 | 52·0 | 75·0 | 24·6 | 0·4 | 51·6 | 48·4 | |
| Snack cake | 45 | 0·0 | 40·0 | 60·0 | 82·2 | 17·8 | 0·0 | 40·0 | 60·0 | |
| Candy of condensed milk | 2 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Ice cream cones | 1 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | |
| Chocolate | 159 | 25·1 | 14·5 | 60·4 | 95·6 | 4·4 | 0·0 | 84·3 | 15·7 | |
| Icing | 11 | 90·9 | 9·1 | 0·0 | 81·8 | 18·2 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Sweet cream | 6 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 83·3 | 16·7 | |
| Peanut candy | 24 | 79·1 | 4·2 | 16·7 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 95·8 | 4·2 | |
| Chewing gum | 22 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Sprinkles | 15 | 46·7 | 40·0 | 13·3 | 53·3 | 46·7 | 0·0 | 93·3 | 6·7 | |
| Cake mix | 36 | 33·3 | 63·9 | 2·8 | 63·9 | 36·1 | 0·0 | 91·7 | 8·3 | |
| Dessert mix | 31 | 77·4 | 9·7 | 12·9 | 93·5 | 6·5 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Ice cream powder | 3 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Desserts | 8 | 0·0 | 87·5 | 12·5 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Ice cream | 84 | 6·0 | 19·0 | 75·0 | 65·5 | 34·5 | 0·0 | 76·2 | 23·8 | |
| F | Stock cubes | 30 | 16·7 | 0·0 | 83·3 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 20·0 | 80·0 |
| Dry soups with creamer | 5 | 80·0 | 0·0 | 20·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Frozen lasagne | 30 | 6·7 | 3·3 | 90·0 | 36·7 | 63·3 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Fondue mix | 5 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Frozen sauce | 4 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 50·0 | 50·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Sauce | 20 | 65·0 | 10·0 | 25·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 95·0 | 5·0 | |
| Frozen pizza | 37 | 97·3 | 0·0 | 2·7 | 51·4 | 48·6 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Vacuum-packed dinner | 23 | 95·7 | 4·3 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 73·9 | 26·1 | |
| Frozen dinner | 20 | 70·0 | 10·0 | 20·0 | 85·0 | 15·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Dry soup mix | 67 | 40·3 | 1·5 | 58·2 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Seasoning | 52 | 44·2 | 30·8 | 25·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 98·1 | 1·9 | |
| Frozen pie | 8 | 37·5 | 25·0 | 37·5 | 62·5 | 37·5 | 0·0 | 100·0 | 0·0 | |
| Total | 2327 | 49·5 | 13·9 | 36·6 | 81·6 | 18·1 | 0·3 | 77·8 | 22·2 | |
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.
*Farofa is a toasted manioc flour mixture but maize flour is used sometimes and flavours vary. Polenta is boiled cornmeal that can be eaten puréed or shaped into sticks and fried.