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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 24.
Published in final edited form as: Food Policy. 2017 Aug 8;71:86–100. doi: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2017.08.001

Table A6.1.

Tax simulation results for nutrient availability (low income group)

40% tax SSBs 5 cents per gram of sugar 30% tax junk food

total var. % JF var. % total var. % JF var. % total var. % JF var. %
kcal 42.54 3% 2.44 0% 21.96 1% −24.05 2% −736.81 46% −135.84 9%
carbs 13.29 6% −0.57 0% 12.83 6% −5.28 2% −102.74 46% −25.86 12%
sugar −0.03 0% −1.21 2% −2.56 4% −4.79 8% −27.60 48% −20.48 35%
sodium 16.96 1% −0.35 0% 3.49 0% −10.78 1% −609.13 53% −62.55 5%
fats −1.63 4% 0.47 1% −3.51 8% −0.24 1% −24.42 55% −3.03 7%
sat. fats −0.52 4% 0.23 2% −1.31 9% −0.13 1% −7.92 56% −1.24 9%
protein 0.97 2% −0.04 0% 0.67 1% −0.45 1% −27.78 46% −1.82 3%

Note: UI: Unhealthy Items: junk food and SSBs. Variation as percentage (%) is reported based on the median availability by purchases.