Table 5.
Distribution across categories of the 5-CNL and change from baseline distribution according to product reformulation
| Nutritional information category | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Yellow | Orange | Pink | Red | Change | Pvalue | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | Number of cereals in each category with change in labeling | ||
| Baseline | 40 (10.5) | 34 (8.9) | 224 (58.9) | 69 (18.2) | 13 (3.4) | - | ||
| −5% Sugar | 42 (11.1) | 39 (10.3) | 223 (58.7) | 64 (16.8) | 12 (3.2) | 16 (4.2) | 0.002 | Honey/caramel sweet cereals (N = 6), crunchy muesli (N = 3), chocolate-flavoured cereals (N = 2), filled cereals (N = 2), light cereals (N = 2), muesli flakes (N = 1) |
| −5% Sodium | 40 (10.5) | 36 (9.5) | 223 (58.7) | 68 (17.9) | 13 (3.4) | 3 (0.8) | 0.22 | Light cereals (N = 1), fibre-riche cereals (N = 1), corn flakes/other plain cereals (N = 1) |
| −5% Saturated fat | 41 (10.8) | 34 (8.9) | 226 (59.5) | 67 (17.6) | 12 (3.2) | 6 (1.6) | 0.19 | crunchy muesli (N = 2), filled cereals (N = 2), light cereals (N = 2) |
| −5% Sugar and Sodium | 42 (11.1) | 41 (10.8) | 221 (58.2) | 64 (16.8) | 12 (3.2) | 18 (4.7) | 0.0008 | Honey/caramel sweet cereals (N = 6), crunchy muesli (N = 3), chocolate-flavoured cereals (N = 2), filled cereals (N = 2), light cereals (N = 2), muesli flakes (N = 1), fibre-riche cereals (N = 1), corn flakes/other plain cereals (N = 1) |
| −5% Saturated fat and Sodium | 41 (10.8) | 36 (9.5) | 225 (59.2) | 66 (17.4) | 12 (3.2) | 9 (2.4) | 0.0559 | filled cereals (N = 3), crunchy muesli (N = 2), light cereals (N = 2), fibre-riche cereals (N = 1), corn flakes/other plain cereals (N = 1) |
| −5% Saturated fat and Sugar | 43 (11.3) | 39 (10.3) | 225 (59.2) | 62 (16.3) | 11 (2.9) | 22 (5.8) | <0.0001 | Honey/caramel sweet cereals (N = 6), crunchy muesli (N = 5), filled cereals (N = 4), light cereals (N = 4), chocolate-flavoured cereals (N = 2), muesli flakes (N = 1) |
| −5% Saturated fat, Sodium and Sugar | 43 (11.3) | 41 (10.8) | 223 (58.7) | 62 (16.3) | 11 (2.9) | 24 (6.3) | <0.0001 | Honey/caramel sweet cereals (N = 6), crunchy muesli (N = 5), filled cereals (N = 4), light cereals (N = 4), chocolate-flavoured cereals (N = 2), muesli flakes (N = 1), fibre-riche cereals (N = 1), corn flakes/other plain cereals (N = 1) |
| −10% Sugar | 43 (11.3) | 48 (12.6) | 219 (57.6) | 61 (16.1) | 9 (2.4) | 36 (9.5) | <0.0001 | Honey/caramel sweet cereals (N = 9), crunchy muesli (N = 8), filled cereals (N = 7), chocolate-flavoured cereals (N = 6), light cereals (N = 4), muesli flakes (N = 1),, corn flakes/other plain cereals (N = 1) |
| −10% Sodium | 40 (10.5) | 46 (12.1) | 224 (58.9) | 59 (15.5) | 11 (2.9) | 26 (6.8) | <0.0001 | Light cereals (N = 1), fibre-riche cereals (N = 1), corn flakes/other plain cereals (N = 1) |
| −10% Saturated fat | 41 (10.8) | 37 (9.7) | 225 (59.2) | 68 (17.9) | 9 (2.4) | 14 (3.7) | 0.0058 | crunchy muesli (N = 5), filled cereals (N = 5), light cereals (N = 3), chocolate-flavoured cereals (N = 1) |
| −10% Sugar and Sodium | 43 (11.3) | 65 (17.1) | 213 (56.1) | 50 (13.2) | 9 (2.4) | 64 (16.8) | <0.0001 | Light cereals (N = 14), chocolate-flavoured cereals (N = 13), crunchy muesli (N = 12), filled cereals (N = 10), honey/caramel sweet cereals (N = 10), fibre-riche cereals (N = 2), corn flakes/other plain cereals (N = 2), muesli flakes (N = 1) |
| −10% Saturated fat and Sodium | 41 (10.8) | 49 (12.9) | 226 (59.5) | 56 (14.7) | 8 (2.1) | 40 (10.5) | <0.0001 | filled cereals (N = 9), light cereals (N = 9), crunchy muesli (N = 8), chocolate-flavoured cereals (N = 5), honey/caramel sweet cereals (N = 5), fibre-riche cereals (N = 2), corn flakes/other plain cereals (N = 2) |
| −10% Saturated fat and Sugar | 44 (11.6) | 51 (13.4) | 221 (58.2) | 57 (15) | 7 (1.8) | 49 (12.9) | <0.0001 | crunchy muesli (N = 14), filled cereals (N = 10), honey/caramel sweet cereals (N = 9), chocolate-flavoured cereals (N = 8), light cereals (N = 6), corn flakes/other plain cereals (N = 1), muesli flakes (N = 1) |
| −10% Saturated fat, Sodium and Sugar | 44 (11.6) | 68 (17.9) | 210 (55.3) | 52 (13.7) | 6 (1.6) | 73 (19.2) | <0.0001 | Light cereals (N = 16), crunchy muesli (N = 16), chocolate-flavoured cereals (N = 15), filled cereals (N = 11), honey/caramel sweet cereals (N = 10), fibre-riche cereals (N = 2), corn flakes/other plain cereals (N = 2), muesli flakes (N = 1) |
Breakfast cereals (N = 380).
P value obtained with Bapkhar’s tests.