Table 2. Price-protected food groups and food, South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions, 2022.
| Food groupa | Countries protecting food group (n = 10), no. | Food and beverage elements in the food group | Countries protecting this food type, no. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starchy staples | 9 | Rice | 9 |
| Flour, wheat | 7 | ||
| Starchy vegetables (e.g. potatoes and root crops) | 5 | ||
| Bread | 1 | ||
| Cereal | 1 | ||
| Fruit and vegetables | 5 | Vegetables (e.g. onions, garlic and chillies) | 5 |
| Fruit (e.g. coconut, mangosteen, durian and logan) | 3 | ||
| Protein | 8 | Poultry (e.g. chicken and goose) | 5 |
| Fresh meat (e.g. pork, beef and buffalo) | 5 | ||
| Processed meat (e.g. luncheon meat, canned and corned meat) | 5 | ||
| Frozen goods (e.g. turkey tail, mutton flaps, pork trotter, chicken leg, turkey wings and turkey tail) | 1 | ||
| Fresh fish (and fish products) | 2 | ||
| Canned fish (and other marine products) | 4 | ||
| Eggs | 3 | ||
| Legumes | 1 | ||
| Dairy | 8 | Processed milk (e.g. evaporated, powdered and condensed) | 8 |
| Milk (fresh) | 4 | ||
| Milk (creamer – a processed concentrated powdered milk) | 1 | ||
| Other dairy products (unspecified) | 1 | ||
| Oils | 6 | Oils (e.g. canola, corn, palm, vegetable, sunflower and soya bean) | 6 |
| Condiments, coffee and tea | 3 | Cooking sauces (e.g. oyster, chilli, ketchup, soy and fish) | 3 |
| Coffee and tea | 3 | ||
| Vinegar | 1 | ||
| Curry powder | 1 | ||
| Discretionary foods and beverages | 9 | Sugar | 8 |
| Salt | 4 | ||
| Butter | 3 | ||
| Margarine | 2 | ||
| Ghee | 1 | ||
| Instant noodles | 3 | ||
| Sugar-sweetened beverages (e.g. coffee 3 in1,b tea 3 in1 and fruit juices with high amounts of added sugar) | 3 | ||
| Milk (condensed) | 3 | ||
| Biscuits | 2 | ||
| Other | 4 | Formula milk for babies and baby food | 3 |
| Water | 1 |
WHO: World Health Organization.
a Food categories were determined from a global review of food based dietary guidelines.32
b 3 in1 drinks are considered sugar-sweetened beverages due to the addition of sugar and powdered milk or creamer, as well as additional substances to improve shelf life in some of these products.