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. 2023 Nov 17;57:92. doi: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2023057004614

Table 1. Total number of labels, percentage frequency of labels according to the number of marketing communication strategies (MCS) per label, total and average MCS according to food groups consumed by children under 5 years of age from the Brazilian National Health System (SUS). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2014.

Food groups Number of labels Percentage frequency of labels according to number of MCS per label Number of MCS Average MCS per label
1 to 5 6 to 11 12 to 19
Soy drinks 13 15.4 23.1 61.5 154 11.8
Floursa 18 0 50 50 202 11.2
Breakfast cereals 4 0 50 50 43 10.8
Food supplements and complementsb 5 0 100 0 48 9.6
Juice concentrates and syrups 14 7.1 85.7 7.1 116 8.3
Juice powder 24 20.8 79.2 0 193 8
Industrialized baby foods 2 0 100 0 16 8
Breads 7 0 100 0 55 7.9
Microwave popcorn 3 33.3 66.7 0 23 7.7
Seasonings 14 28.6 57.1 14.3 107 7.6
Soft drinks 10 0 100 0 76 7.6
Juice cartons 32 37.5 59.4 3.1 237 7.4
Ready-made cakes 8 12.5 87.5 0 58 7.3
Crackers and snacks 46 32.6 58.7 8.7 324 7
Dairy products 48 31.3 62.5 6.3 337 7
Peanuts 1 0 100 0 7 7
Cookies 50 42 56 2 312 6.2
Reconstituted meat products 10 60 30 10 61 6.1
Instant noodles 6 33.3 66.7 0 33 5.5
Sweets, candies, and goodies 57 54.4 43.9 1.8 311 5.5
Ready-made toasted manioc flour 3 66.7 33.3 0 15 5
Guarana drinks 5 80 20 0 24 4.8
Margarines 4 100 0 0 18 4.5
Chocolate powder and similar products 6 83.3 16.7 0 22 3.7
Total 390 33.6 57.9 8.5 2,792 7.2

MCS: marketing communication strategies.

a

Mixtures of cereal flours.

b

Formulations of nutrients, bioactive substances, enzymes or probiotics.