Table 2.
Foods and beverages in the Norwegian food composition table (N = 1,944) within each category of the WHO nutrient profile model 2023 (the WHO-EURO), splits of not permitted and permitted products, and Nutri-Score distribution
| WHO category number | Food category | Categorization by WHO-EURO | Nutri-Score N (%)1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | E | |||
| All foods | Not permitted (n = 919) | 40 (4) | 48 (5) | 213 (23) | 339 (37) | 279 (30) | |
| Permitted (n = 1,025) | 653 (64) | 166 (15) | 170 (17) | 29 (3) | 7 (1) | ||
| 1 | Chocolate and sugar confectionery, energy bars, sweet toppings and desserts | Not permitted (n = 87) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 17 (20) | 28 (32) | 38 (44) |
| Permitted (n = 7) | 5 (71) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (29) | ||
| 2 | Cakes, sweet biscuits and pastries; other sweet bakery wares | Not permitted (n = 179) | 2 (1) | 4 (2) | 29 (16) | 52 (29) | 92 (51) |
| Permitted (n = 0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| 3 | Savoury snacks | Not permitted (n = 36) | 0 (0) | 5 (14) | 13 (36) | 12 (33) | 6 (17) |
| Permitted (n = 23) | 18 (78) | 4 (17) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| 4.1 | Juices | Not permitted (n = 30) | 0 (0) | 3 (10) | 12 (40) | 10 (33) | 5 (17) |
| Permitted (n = 0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| 4.2 | Dairy milk drinks | Not permitted (n = 28) | 0 (0) | 3 (11) | 11 (39) | 3 (11) | 11 (39) |
| Permitted (n = 28) | 0 (0) | 25 (89) | 3 (11) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| 4.3 | Plant based milk | Not permitted (n = 12) | 0 (0) | 7 (58) | 1 (8) | 0 (0) | 4 (3) |
| Permitted (n = 15) | 0 (0) | 2 (13) | 7 (47) | 6 (40) | 0 (0) | ||
| 4.4 | Energy drinks | Not permitted (n = 2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (50) | 0 (0) | 1 (50) |
| Permitted (n = 0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| 4.5 | Soft drinks, bottled waters and other drinks | Not permitted (n = 22) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (23) | 3 (14) | 14 (64) |
| Permitted (n = 16) | 7 (44) | 6 (38) | 2 (12) | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | ||
| 5 | Edible ices | Not permitted (n = 30) | 3 (10) | 0 (0) | 6 (20) | 17 (57) | 4 (13) |
| Permitted (n = 0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| 6 | Breakfast cereals | Not permitted (n = 13) | 1 (8) | 2 (15) | 6 (46) | 4 (31) | 0 (0) |
| Permitted (n = 12) | 5 (42) | 1 (8) | 6 (50) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| 7 | Yoghurt, sour milk, cream and similar foods | Not permitted (n = 33) | 2 (6) | 8 (24) | 13 (39) | 10 (30) | 5 (15) |
| Permitted (n = 15) | 6 (40) | 4 (27) | 4 (27) | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | ||
| 8 | Cheese | Not permitted (n = 56) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (9) | 37 (66) | 14 (25) |
| Permitted (n = 13) | 1 (8) | 0 (0) | 4 (31) | 3 (23) | 5 (38) | ||
| 9 | Ready-made and convenience foods and composite dishes | Not permitted (n = 48) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 25 (52) | 20 (42) | 2 (4) |
| Permitted (n = 102) | 24 (24) | 31 (30) | 42 (41) | 5 (5) | 0 (0) | ||
| 10 | Butter, other fats and oils | Not permitted (n = 21) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (24) | 16 (76) |
| Permitted (n = 31) | 0 (0) | 10 (32) | 17 (55) | 4 (13) | 0 (0) | ||
| 11 | Bread, bread products and crisp breads | Not permitted (n = 20) | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 7 (35) | 8 (40) | 4 (20) |
| Permitted (n = 90) | 42 (47) | 20 (22) | 28 (31) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| 12 | Fresh or dried pasta, rice and grains | Not permitted (n = 3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (33) | 2 (67) | 0 (0) |
| Permitted (n = 103) | 65 (63) | 27 (26) | 11 (11) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| 13 | Fresh and frozen meat, poultry, fish and similar | Not permitted (n = 12) | 0 (0) | 2 (17) | 1 (8) | 8 (67) | 1 (8) |
| Permitted (n = 126) | 108 (86) | 5 (4) | 11 (9) | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | ||
| 14 | Processed meat, poultry, fish and similar | Not permitted (n = 165) | 4 (2) | 5 (3) | 21 (13) | 87 (53) | 48 (29) |
| Permitted (n = 159) | 105 (66) | 19 (12) | 29 (18) | 6 (4) | 0 (0) | ||
| 15 | Fresh and frozen fruit, vegetables and legumes | Not permitted (n = 0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Permitted (n = 215) | 210 (98) | 3 (1) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0. 5) | 0 (0) | ||
| 16 | Processed fruit and vegetables | Not permitted (n = 59) | 15 (25) | 3 (5) | 25 (42) | 14 (24) | 2 (3) |
| Permitted (n = 51) | 45 (88) | 6 (12) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| 17 | Savoury plant-based foods/meat analogues | Not permitted (n = 28) | 7 (25) | 2 (7) | 7 (25) | 6 (21) | 6 (21) |
| Permitted (n = 11) | 9 (82) | 1 (9) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| 18 | Sauces, dips and dressings | Not permitted (n = 35) | 3 (9) | 1 (3) | 7 (20) | 13 (37) | 11 (31) |
| Permitted (n = 8) | 3 (38) | 2 (25) | 3 (38) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
1Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding