Table 2. Macronutrient values (LP estimated to NFL) and added sugar estimates across beverage categories.
| Beverage category | Caloric sodas & energy drinks |
Sports drinks | Flavored water – carbonated & still |
Fruit & vegetable juice drinks |
Fruit flavored drinks |
Sweetened dairy & dairy alternatives |
Ready-to-drink coffees & teas |
Concentrated fruit drinks |
Powdered beverage mixes |
Cocktail mixes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| N | mean | SD | N | mean | SD | n | mean | SD | n | mean | SD | n | mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | N | mean | SD | n | mean | SD | n | mean | SD | n | mean | SD | |
| # of unique products in 2007-08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| with NFL total sugar >0g | 1711 | 290 | 331 | 1649 | 183 | 860 | 742 | 130 | 942 | 183 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| with estimated added sugar >0g | 1695 | 290 | 297 | 1524 | 183 | 829 | 712 | 124 | 901 | 174 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LP to NFL Nutrient Ratios | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Calories | 1711 | 1.03 | 0.07 | 290 | 1.08 | 0.14 | 335 | 1.04 | 0.20 | 1652 | 1.01 | 0.16 | 183 | 1.06 | 0.69 | 867 | 1.01 | 0.13 | 769 | 1.02 | 0.18 | 130 | 1.00 | 0.08 | 942 | 0.99 | 0.29 | 184 | 1.00 | 0.09 |
| Total fat | 7 | 0.86 | 0.37 | 0 | 6 | 0.78 | 0.40 | 44 | 1.98 | 2.21 | 1 | 0.02 | 836 | 1.05 | 0.31 | 140 | 0.96 | 0.32 | 7 | 0.97 | 0.46 | 493 | 1.10 | 0.33 | 18 | 0.59 | 0.47 | |||
| Saturated fat | 2 | 1.36 | 0.64 | 0 | 2 | 1.16 | 0.23 | 22 | 3.31 | 2.77 | 0 | 749 | 0.96 | 0.25 | 131 | 0.92 | 0.30 | 5 | 1.01 | 0.07 | 389 | 0.89 | 0.39 | 10 | 0.71 | 0.42 | ||||
| Carbohydrate | 1711 | 1.00 | 0.04 | 290 | 1.01 | 0.07 | 335 | 1.01 | 0.06 | 1652 | 1.01 | 0.10 | 183 | 1.08 | 0.75 | 867 | 1.01 | 0.15 | 769 | 1.00 | 0.16 | 130 | 1.01 | 0.07 | 942 | 1.01 | 0.28 | 184 | 1.01 | 0.08 |
| Total sugar | 1711 | 0.99 | 0.05 | 290 | 0.99 | 0.07 | 331 | 0.97 | 0.22 | 1649 | 1.00 | 0.24 | 183 | 1.04 | 0.70 | 860 | 0.93 | 0.19 | 742 | 0.99 | 0.19 | 130 | 1.01 | 0.08 | 942 | 1.00 | 0.16 | 183 | 1.02 | 0.19 |
| Protein | 61 | 0.19 | 0.35 | 1 | 1.00 | 14 | 0.98 | 0.47 | 220 | 0.73 | 0.65 | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 849 | 1.06 | 0.27 | 152 | 0.89 | 0.39 | 50 | 0.23 | 0.32 | 504 | 1.03 | 0.28 | 28 | 1.08 | 0.74 | |
| Est. added sugar (g per 100g of product) among UPCs with NFL total sugar >0g |
1711 | 10.79 | 2.31 | 290 | 5.21 | 1.63 | 331 | 4.31 | 3.23 | 1649 | 8.00 | 3.84 | 183 | 8.03 | 4.90 | 860 | 6.27 | 3.61 | 742 | 7.44 | 4.77 | 130 | 36.11 | 14.41 | 942 | 66.17 | 26.23 | 183 | 19.36 | 11.20 |
| Est. added sugar calories as % of calories among UPCs with NFL total sugar >0g |
1711 | 98.25% | 290 | 101.46% | 331 | 91.54% | 1649 | 71.06% | 183 | 97.53% | 860 | 33.80% | 742 | 79.62% | 130 | 77.64% | 942 | 67.73% | 183 | 84.40% | ||||||||||
| Median total error per nutrient and
weight (tolerance units) |
0.008 | 0.006 | 0.003 | 0.010 | 0.004 | 0.034 | 0.008 | 0.065 | 0.136 | 0.012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Notes: LP= Linear programming; NFL= Nutrition Facts Label; UPC= Universal Product Code; SD= Standard deviation.
Estimated values from LP model when fruit juice and fruit juice concentrate not considered an added sugar. Some beverage categories contain both regular and low calorie products. Ns represent products with non-missing or non-zero NFP values.