Table 5.
Distribution of the number of unprocessed or minimally processed foods purchased annually and percentage of municipalities that followed the recommendation for variety, according to quarters of energy share of ultra-processed foods. Brazil, 2016
| Quartiles of energy share from ultra-processed foods* | Number of unprocessed or minimally processed foods purchased | Percentage of municipalities aligned with the recommendation† | 95 % CI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 95 % CI | Median | Minimum | Maximum | |||
| Q1 | 32·25 | 31·52, 32·98 | 33 | 1 | 74 | 6·38 | 4·97, 8·15 |
| Q2 | 35·05 | 34·34, 35·76 | 34 | 4 | 90 | 9·52 | 7·79, 11·60 |
| Q3 | 34·29 | 33·57, 35·01 | 34 | 5 | 80 | 8·54 | 6·90, 10·53 |
| Q4 | 33·48 | 32·54, 34·43 | 33 | 0 | 169 | 10·28 | 8·48, 12·41 |
*
Minimum and maximum values of energy share from ultra-processed foods, according to quartile percentages: Q1: 0–25·49; Q2: 25·50–30·12; Q3: 30·13–34·90; Q4: 34·90–100·00.
†
Resolution No. 6 (8 May 2020), Section III, Art. 21, Sole Paragraph: ‘In addition, at least 50 (fifty) different types of unprocessed or minimally processed foods should be purchased annually by the municipalities’.