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. 2024 Jan 24;16(3):343. doi: 10.3390/nu16030343

Table 1.

Quantities and percentages of included product categories divided by type of front-of-package labeling and its absence.

Total HS HSF HAS HSF + HAS HS + HSF HAS + HS Without Warning
Category of Product n n % n % n % n % n % n % n %
Biscuits and Snacks
Filled Sweet Biscuits 135 - - - - 21 15.6 30 22.2 - - - - 84 62.2
Sweet Biscuits without Filling 108 - - - - 16 14.8 5 4.6 - - - - 87 80.6
Wafer with Filling and Topping 21 - - - - - - 6 28.6 - - - - 15 71.4
Wafer without Filling 51 - - - - - - 14 27.5 - - - - 37 72.5
Cookies 31 - - - - - - 5 16.1 - - - - 26 83.9
Salty Crackers 101 15 14.8 3 3.0 - - - - 3 3 - - 80 79.2
Appetizer 155 13 8.4 6 3.9 - - - - 6 3.9 - - 130 83.9
Tapioca Biscuit 5 - - - - - - - - 2 40 - - 3 60
Straw Potatoes 25 - - 11 44 - - - - - - - - 14 56
Salted Peanuts 19 1 5.3 1 5.3 - - - - - - - - 17 89.5
Sweets and Chocolates
Chocolate Bars 305 - - - - - - 81 26.6 - - - - 224 73.4
Chocolate Powder 5 - - - - 2 40 - - - - - - 3 60
Cacao Powder 2 - - 1 50.0 - - - - - - - - 1 50
Cocoa Powder 10 - - - - 1 10 - - - - - - 9 90
Peanut Candy 14 - - - - 5 35.7 - - - - - - 9 64.3
Sweet Peanuts 5 - - - - 3 60 - - - - - - 2 40
Cake Mixes 75 - - - - 15 20 - - - - - - 60 80
Sugar Candies 71 - - - - 14 19.7 - - - - - - 57 80.3
Hazelnut Spread 7 - - - - - - 2 28.6 - - - - 5 71.4
Ice Cream Topping 5 - - - - 2 40 - - - - - - 3 60
Ice Cream Powdered Mixture 4 - - - - 3 75 - - - - - - 1 25
Chewing Gum 31 - - - - 12 38.7 - - - - - - 19 61.3
Honey Bun 5 - - - - - - 1 20.0 - - - - 4 80
Sweet Popcorn 2 - - - - 2 100 - - - - - - 0 0
Jam 32 - - - - 3 9.4 - - - - - - 29 90.6
Dulce de Leche 6 - - - - 1 16.7 - - - - - - 5 83.3
Guava Candy (Brazilian goiabada) 9 - - - - 5 55.6 - - - - - - 4 44.4
Marshmallow 4 - - - - 1 25 - - - - - - 3 75
Sausages and Processed Meats
Smoked Sausage 33 - - - - - - - - 15 45.5 - - 18 54.5
Raw Sausage 65 18 27.7 1 1.5 - - - - 10 15.4 - - 36 55.4
Hot Dog Sausage 23 3 13.0 - - - - - - 5 21.7 - - 15 65.2
Bacon 23 - - - - - - - - 11 47.8 - - 12 52.2
Salami 38 1 2.6 - - - - - - 17 44.7 - - 20 52.6
Hamburger 33 2 6.1 10 30.3 - - - - 2 6.1 - - 19 57.6
Canned Ham 3 1 33.3 - - - - - - - - - - 2 66.7
Cooked Ham 9 4 44.4 - - - - - - - - - - 5 55.6
Raw Ham 7 3 42.9 - - - - - - - - - - 4 57.1
Mortadella 23 1 4.3 - - - - - - 9 39.1 - - 13 56.5
Beverages
Soft Drinks 58 - - - - 11 19 - - - - - - 47 81
Energy Drinks 37 - - - - 3 8.1 - - - - - - 34 91.9
Refresher Syrup 7 - - - - 2 28.6 - - - - - - 5 71.4
Fats
Lard 1 - - 1 100 - - - - - - - - 0 0
Butter 60 - - 10 16.7 - - - - 1 1.7 - - 49 81.7
Margarine 32 - - 8 25 - - - - - - - - 24 75
Dairy
Cream Cheese 39 - - 6 15.4 - - - - - - - - 33 84.6
Canned Whipped Cream 10 - - 5 50 - - 1 10.0 - - - - 4 40
Milk Cream 18 - - 6 33.3 - - - - - - - - 12 66.7
Sweet Condensed Milk 21 - - - - 5 23.8 - - - - - - 16 76.2
Frozen Ready-Made Preparations
Frozen Meatballs 1 - - 1 100 - - - - - - - - 0 0
Frozen Sandwich 19 8 42.1 - - - - - - - - - - 11 57.9
Frozen Pizza 51 1 2 - - - - - - 2 3.9 - - 48 94.1
Ready-Made Seasonings
Ready-Made Seasoning in Tablets 26 7 26.9 - - - - - - - - - - 19 73.1
Ready-Made Seasoning Powder 32 7 21.9 - - - - - - - - - - 25 78.1
Salad Dressing 12 - - - - - - - - 2 16.7 - - 10 83.3
Sauces
Mayonnaise 19 1 5.3 - - - - - - - - - - 18 94.7
Ketchup 12 - - - - - - - - - - 1 8.3 11 91.7
Barbecue 7 - - - - - - - - - - 1 14.3 6 85.7
Soy Sauce 8 1 12.5 - - - - - - - - 1 12.5 6 75
Others
Pastry Dough 7 1 14.3 - - - - - - - - - - 6 85.7
Fresh Ravioli Pasta 12 4 33.3 - - - - - - - - - - 8 66.7
Morning Cereal (e.g., Sugared Corn Flakes) 41 - - - - 10 24.4 - - - - - - 31 75.6
Olives 16 4 25 - - - - - - - - - - 12 75
Soup Powder 52 2 3.8 - - - - - - - - - - 50 96.2
Panettone 45 - - - - 10 22.2 25 55.6 - - - - 10 22.2

HS: high in sodium; HSF: high in saturated fat; HAS: high in added sugar; HSF + HAS: high in saturated fat and high in added sugar; HS + HSF: high in sodium and high in saturated fat; HAS + HS: high in added sugar and high in sodium.