Table 1.
Availability of children’s food products in low-income (Campanhã) and high-income (Foz) neighbourhoods, according to processing degree (n 431, available for collection)
| Processing type | Total n 431 | Low income n 305 (70·8 %) | High income n 126 (29·2 %) | P value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 unprocessed or minimally processed foods | 97 | 22·5 | 78 | 25·6 | 19 | 15·1 | |
| Cereal/porridge | 12 | 12·4 | 7 | 9·0 | 5 | 26·3 | 0·026 |
| Fruit/vegetable purée | 77 | 79·4 | 65 | 83·3 | 12 | 63·2 | |
| Meat- or fish-based meal | 1 | 1·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 5·3 | |
| Yogurt or yogurt-related product | 6 | 6·2 | 6 | 7·7 | 0 | 0·0 | |
| Other | 1 | 1·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 5·3 | |
| Group 2 processed foods | 28 | 6·5 | 22 | 7·2 | 6 | 4·8 | |
| Meat- or fish-based meal | 23 | 82·1 | 17 | 77·3 | 6 | 100 | 0·026 |
| Fruit/Vegetable purée | 2 | 7·1 | 2 | 9·1 | 0 | 0·0 | |
| Follow-on formula/growing up-milk | 1 | 3·6 | 1 | 4·5 | 0 | 0·0 | |
| Breast milk substitute | 1 | 3·6 | 1 | 4·5 | 0 | 0·0 | |
| Soup | 1 | 3·6 | 1 | 4·5 | 0 | 0·0 | |
| Group 3 ultra-processed foods | 306 | 71·0 | 205 | 67·2 | 101 | 80·2 | |
| Cereal/porridge | 146 | 47·7 | 93 | 45·4 | 53 | 52·5 | 0·026 |
| Fruit/vegetable purée | 19 | 6·2 | 17 | 8·3 | 2 | 2·0 | |
| Juice/smoothie/tea/other drinks | 12 | 3·9 | 6 | 2·9 | 6 | 5·9 | |
| Follow-on formula/growing up-milk | 13 | 4·2 | 11 | 5·4 | 2 | 2·0 | |
| Breast milk substitute | 83 | 27·1 | 48 | 23·4 | 35 | 34·7 | |
| Yogurt or yogurt-related product | 23 | 7·5 | 22 | 10·7 | 1 | 1·0 | |
| Biscuits/wafers/crisps | 7 | 2·3 | 5 | 2·4 | 2 | 2·0 | |
| Other† | 3 | 1·0 | 3 | 1·5 | 0 | 0·0 | |
*
Chi Square Test, P value for the comparison between low- and high-income neighbourhood.
†
Products for specific purposes (e.g. feed thickener, snacks, supplements).