Table 2.
Critical nutrient of pre-packaged foods sold in supermarkets in Guatemala (per 100 mg or 100 ml)*
| Energy (kJ) | Total fat (g) | Saturated fat (g) | Trans-fat(g) | Total sugar (g) | Added sugar (g) | Na (mg) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Median | IQR |
| By food group† | ||||||||||||||
| Confectionery (n 387) | 1569·0 | 1255·2, 1952·7 | 2·6 | 0·0, 21·4 | 1·4 | 0·0, 9·4 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 51·7 | 25·8, 59·9 | – | – | 71·4 | 14·3, 175·7 |
| Cakes, sweet biscuits and pastries (n 253) | 1781·1 | 1548·9, 1969·0 | 14·8 | 8·6, 20·0 | 6·0 | 2·6, 9·6 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 26·3 | 12·7, 35·7 | – | – | 350·0 | 196·7, 660·7 |
| Savoury snacks (n 289) | 2122·5 | 1966·5, 3301·2 | 28·2 | 22·5, 35·7 | 7·1 | 3·6, 11·6 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 0·6 | 0·0, 4·1 | – | – | 538·6 | 250·0, 845·2 |
| Beverages (n 526) | 215·9 | 146·4, 1292·0 | 0·0 | 0·0, 1·8 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·8 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 9·8 | 5·5, 21·9 | 3·0 | 3·0, 6·0 | 33·9 | 9·2, 121·0 |
| Edible ices (n 7) | 896·2 | 836·8, 976·1 | 12·9 | 10·6, 15·6 | 10·0 | 8·3, 10·6 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 16·5 | 14·1, 16·5 | – | – | 69·2 | 47·1, 88·2 |
| Breakfast cereals (n 182) | 1581·6 | 1534·3, 1673·6 | 4·7 | 1·8, 6·7 | 0·0 | 0·0, 1·5 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 24·3 | 5·0, 33·3 | – | – | 335·0 | 13·8, 472·2 |
| Yoghurts, cream (n 135) | 397·5 | 335·1, 520·1 | 2·5 | 1·8, 5·0 | 1·3 | 1·0, 2·6 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 11·3 | 4·0, 13·9 | 5·2 | 4·0, 10·3 | 45·3 | 40·0, 55·0 |
| Cheese (n 177) | 1255·2 | 1046·0, 1494·1 | 22·0 | 18·0, 28·6 | 14·3 | 10·0, 17·9 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0, 3·6 | – | – | 642·9 | 535·7, 900·0 |
| Ready-made and convenience foods (n 151) | 1394·5 | 871·5, 1569·0 | 4·7 | 1·5, 14·7 | 1·1 | 0·0, 6·7 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 1·4 | 0·0, 5·0 | – | – | 1037·7 | 442·7, 3242·2 |
| Butter and other fats and oils (n 111) | 3347·2 | 2390·7, 3586·1 | 81·7 | 64·3, 93·3 | 18·0 | 13·0, 32·1 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | – | – | 9·0 | 0·0, 714·3 |
| Bread, bread products and crisp breads (n 104) | 1181·1 | 1112·5, 1338·9 | 4·6 | 3·4, 7·3 | 1·7 | 1·2, 2·7 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 4·5 | 2·2, 6·0 | – | – | 490·3 | 393·6, 581·6 |
| Pasta, rice and grains (n 110) | 1521·3 | 1481·1, 1521·3 | 1·5 | 1·0, 1·8 | 0·2 | 0·0, 0·4 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 1·8 | 0·0, 3·5 | – | – | 0·0 | 0·0, 20·9 |
| Fresh and frozen meat, poultry and fish (n 50) | 589·9 | 361·9, 658·6 | 6·3 | 5·5, 9·3 | 2·2 | 2, 3·7 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | – | – | 301·8 | 113·9, 485·6 |
| Processed meat, poultry, fish (n 261) | 703·3 | 531·4, 912·9 | 9·4 | 3·6, 16·0 | 1,9 | 0·9, 4·6 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 0·4 | 0·0, 1·5 | – | – | 608·7 | 392·9, 964·3 |
| Fresh and frozen fruit, vegetables and legumes (n 58) | 143·5 | 100·0, 202·1 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 3·5 | 0·0, 8·7 | – | – | 0·0 | 0·0, 17·7 |
| Processed fruit, vegetables and legumes (n 270) | 418·4 | 199·2, 732·2 | 0·0 | 0·0, 1·3 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 3·3 | 0·3, 18·0 | – | – | 76·9 | 1·9, 476·2 |
| Sauces, dips and dressings (n 258) | 511·7 | 231·8, 1133·0 | 1·3 | 0·0, 20·0 | 0·0 | 0·0, 4·2 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 5·7 | 1·7, 12·5 | – | – | 818·2 | 493·3, 1266·7 |
| Other (n 30) | 669·4 | 0·0, 1227·2 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 3·4 | 0·0, 9·3 | – | – | 8140·0 | 333·3, 19050·0 |
| By Processing degree‡ | ||||||||||||||
| Not processed/minimally processed (n 335) | 1486·6 | 422·2, 1527·6 | 1·8 | 0·9, 3·6 | 1·4 | 0·0, 9·4 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 1·8 | 0·0, 4·2 | – | – | 5 | 0·0, 39·2 |
| Culinary ingredients (n 66) | 3514·6 | 3108·7, 3705·8 | 93·3 | 82·0, 100·0 | 6·0 | 2·6, 9·6 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | – | – | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 |
| Processed foods (n 242) | 392·5 | 168·6, 1195·4 | 0·7 | 0·0, 15·9 | 7·1 | 3·6, 11·6 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 2·4 | 0·0, 6·4 | – | – | 395·0 | 128·3, 639·6 |
| Ultra-processed food products (n 2870) | 1321·3 | 418·4, 1743·5 | 5·0 | 0·0, 20·0 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·8 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 9·6 | 1·5, 30·0 | 5·2 | 3·0, 10·3 | 325·0 | 47·2, 700·0 |
| All packaged foods (n 3459) | 1307·5 | 385·3, 1700·0 | 4·1 | 0·0, 19·4 | 10·0 | 8·3, 10·6 | 0·0 | 0·0, 0·0 | 7·3 | 0·7, 26·3 | 5·2 | 3·0, 10·3 | 275·0 | 33·3, 642·9 |
IQR, Interquartile range (percentile 25, percentile 75).
*
Percentages are the proportion of packaged food with nutrition declarations by each food group classification.
†
Food groups classification are based on the WHO/European nutrient profile model(15).