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. 2023 Oct 31;26(12):3331–3342. doi: 10.1017/S136898002300229X

Table 2.

Mean share (%) of food groups according to the NOVA classification for total energy acquired and total expenditure of federal funds for the purchase of food in Brazil, in the regions of the country, according to location and according to the Municipal Human Development Index (MHDI). Brazil, 2016

Variables Mean share (%) of the total energy from food groups Mean share (%) of the total expenditure of federal funds from food groups
Unprocessed or minimally processed foods Processed culinary ingredients Processed foods Ultra-processed foods Processed foods and ultra-processed foods Unprocessed or minimally processed foods* Processed culinary ingredients* Processed foods Ultra-processed foods Processed foods and ultra-processed foods*
% 95 % CI % 95 % CI % 95 % CI % 95 % CI % 95 % CI % 95 % CI % 95 % CI % 95 % CI % 95 % CI % 95 % CI
Brazil 44·07 43·79, 44·35 20·09 19·89, 20·29 5·96 5·85, 6·06 29·88 29·62, 30·15 35·84 35·55, 36·12 69·32 68·88, 69·76 4·91 4·81, 5·02 5·03 4·85, 5·21 20·73 20·36, 21·10 25·77 25·35, 26·18
Regions
 North 42·51 41·71, 43·30 21·46 20·78, 22·13 6·49 6·11, 6·87 29·54 28·69, 30·40 36·03 35·16, 36·91 64·80 63·43, 66·17 5·52 5·22, 5·83 8·00 7·16, 8·83 21·68 20·59, 22·78 29·68 28·33, 31·02
 Northeast 41·41 41·04, 41·78 21·88 21·56, 22·20 6·23 6·04, 6·41 30·48 30·07, 30·89 36·71 36·28, 37·13 61·45 60·76, 62·13 6·12 5·93, 6·31 7·88 7·49, 8·27 24·55 23·93, 25·18 32·43 31·76, 33·11
 Southeast 46·76 46·30, 47·22 18·63 18·31, 18·95 5·55 5·38, 5·72 29·06 28·64, 29·49 34·61 34·15, 35·07 75·43 74·84, 76·01 4·13 3·98, 4·28 2·91 2·75, 3·08 17·54 17·00, 18·07 20·45 19·88, 21·02
 South 40·49 39·14, 41·85 18·28 17·40, 19·17 6·88 6·42, 7·34 34·35 33·04, 35·66 41·22 39·82, 42·63 67·68 65·79, 69·57 3·60 3·26, 3·93 4·56 4·04, 5·09 24·16 22·41, 25·92 28·72 26·82, 30·63
 Central-West 43·81 42·98, 44·65 20·64 20·07, 21·22 5·96 5·66, 6·27 29·58 28·80, 30·35 35·54 34·74, 36·35 71·17 69·98, 72·36 4·83 4·54, 5·13 3·64 3·27, 4·02 20·35 19·24, 21·46 23·99 22·84, 25·15
Location
 Capitals 41·78 37·73, 45·84 24·49 18·30, 30·69 6·79 5·34, 8·23 26·94 22·50, 31·38 33·73 28·67, 38·78 73·62 69·13, 78·12 5·35 2·35, 8·36 5·16 3·36, 6·96 15·86 12·96, 18·76 21·02 17·15, 24·90
 Non-capitals 44·09 43·80, 44·37 20·07 19·86, 20·27 5·95 5·84, 6·06 29·90 29·63, 30·16 35·85 35·57, 36·13 69·30 68·86, 69·74 4·91 4·81, 5·01 5·03 4·85, 5·21 20·76 20·39, 21·13 25·79 25·37, 26·21
MHDI
 T1 42·22 41·81, 42·63 21·68 21·38, 21·99 6·10 5·93, 6·27 30·00 29·59, 30·41 36·10 35·67, 36·53 62·19 61·49, 62·88 6·23 6·05, 6·42 7·63 7·24, 8·02 23·95 23·34, 24·56 31·58 30·90, 32·27
 T2 45·09 44·60, 45·59 19·89 19·54, 20·24 5·77 5·57, 5·96 29·25 28·81, 29·69 35·02 34·54, 35·49 72·27 71·59, 72·96 4·94 4·77, 5·10 4·11 3·85, 4·36 18·68 18·10, 19·27 22·79 22·13, 23·45
 T3 44·97 44·43, 45·51 18·64 18·26, 19·02 5·99 5·79, 6·19 30·40 29·89, 30·92 36·39 35·84, 36·95 73·67 72·94, 74·40 3·55 3·39, 3·70 3·30 3·10, 3·49 19·49 18·80, 20·17 22·78 22·06, 23·51
*

Resolution No. 6 (8 May 2020), Section III, Art. 21: ‘On the application of funds within the scope of the PNAE: I – at least 75 % must be allocated to the purchase of unprocessed or minimally processed foods; II – a maximum of 20 % can be allocated to the purchase of processed and ultra-processed foods; III – a maximum of 5 % may be allocated to the purchase of processed culinary ingredients’.