Table 1.

Variables to be collected‡ and format

Primary	Format
Country	country where data are collected
Fast food category	refer to Table 2
Fast food sub-category (major)	refer to Table 2
Company name	as per data source
Product name	as per data source
Serving size	grams or millilitres
Energy	kilojoules or kilocalories / 100 grams or 100 millilitres
Saturated fat	grams / 100 grams or 100 millilitres
Total sugars	grams / 100 grams or 100 millilitres
Sodium*	milligrams / 100 grams or 100 millilitres
Data source	NIP, MANUF, WEB, DATAB, OTHER
Date of data collection	date (dd/mm/yyyy)
Secondary¶
Total fat	grams / 100 grams or 100 millilitres
Trans fat	grams / 100 grams or 100 millilitres
Monounsaturated fat	grams / 100 grams or 100 millilitres
Polyunsaturated fat	grams / 100 grams or 100 millilitres
Protein	grams / 100 grams or 100 millilitres
Carbohydrate	grams / 100 grams or 100 millilitres
Dietary fibre	grams / 100 grams or 100 millilitres
Sub-category (minor)	as defined for each country
Ingredients list	Listing of ingredients
Price	cost of product per item
Promoted as healthy option	Yes/No – promoted by food manufacturer as small portion, lite option, or healthier option
Notes	as deemed important by each collaborating country

NIP, nutrition information panel on product packaging; MANUF, direct from manufacturer; WEB, direct from internet site; DATAB, from external branded database.

*it will also be possible to submit data as salt in grams / 100 grams or 100 millilitres.

‡ countries will be required to indicate if the definition for a nutrient varies from that in the protocol.

^¶ additional variables can be collected by each country as required (e.g. calcium).