Table 2.
Mean, range, median interquartile range, and percentage of products that meet sodium targets.
| Country (World Bank Group) | Products with Sodium Data “as Sold” | Products with Sodium Data “as Prepared” | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean Sodium (mg/100 g) as Sold | Range of Sodium (mg/100 g) as Sold | Median Sodium and IQR (mg/100 g) as Sold | Products Known to Meet Pacific Salt Reduction Target (1600 mg/100 g as Sold) | Products Known to Meet South Africa 2016 Target (1500 mg/100 g as Sold) | n | Mean Sodium (mg/100 g) as Prepared | Range (mg/100 g) as Prepared | Median Sodium and IQR (mg/100 g) as Prepared | Products Known to Meet UK 2017 Max Sodium Target (350 mg/100 g as Consumed) | ||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |||||||||
| New Zealand (HIC) | 42 | 798 | 249–2380 | 508 (429) | 35 | 83 | 35 | 83 | 41 | 388 | 222–725 | 360 (106) | 19 | 46 |
| UK (HIC) | 11 | 1323 | 488–2650 | 948 (1620) | 6 | 55 | 6 | 55 | 121 | 220 | 120–440 | 200 (100) | 109 | 90 |
| Australia (HIC) | 9 | 1939 | 950–3050 | 2110 (951) | 3 | 33 | 3 | 33 | 49 | 378 | 205–635 | 350 (181) | 25 | 51 |
| China (MIC) | 283 | 1944 | 397–3678 | 2062 (757) | 74 | 26 | 67 | 24 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samoa (MIC) | 28 | 1854 | 970–3360 | 1751 (610) | 11 | 39 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 334 | 245–590 | 280 (75) | 12 | 80 |
| Indonesia (MIC) | 28 | 1916 | 770–7584 | 1388 (1025) | 15 | 54 | 15 | 54 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Africa (MIC) | 28 | 1206 | 350–1640 | 1314 (202) | 27 | 96 | 24 | 86 | 9 | 331 | 266–475 | 290 (90) | 5 | 56 |
| Fiji (MIC) | 23 | 1892 | 845–3510 | 1913 (767) | 6 | 26 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 317 | 200–443 | 300 (184) | 3 | 60 |
| Costa Rica (MIC) | 18 | 1703 | 1148–2278 | 1766 (242) | 4 | 22 | 4 | 22 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| India (MIC) | 15 | 910 | 280–1932 | 590 (1067) | 12 | 80 | 12 | 80 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| HICs sub-total | 62 | 1057 | 249–3050 | 605 (1280) * | 44 | 71 * | 44 | 71 * | 211 | 289 | 120–725 | 270 (180) | 153 | 73 |
| MICs subtotal | 423 | 1838 | 280–7584 | 1889 (926) | 149 | 35 | 134 | 32 | 29 | 330 | 200–590 | 290 (98) | 20 | 69 |
| Totals | 485 | 1738 | 249–7584 | 1823 (1029) | 193 | 40 | 178 | 37 | 240 | 294 | 120–725 | 273 (160) | 173 | 72 |
* Difference between HICs and MICs significant at p < 0.001. - data not available.