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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 A6.2.

Tax simulation results for nutrient availability (mid-high 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 9.83 1% −26.47 2% −35.03 2% −93.18 6% −263.96 16% −83.64 5%
carbs 5.82 3% −6.82 3% 2.62 1% −19.61 9% −43.20 19% −15.39 7%
sugar −6.29 9% −6.87 9% −16.28 22% −17.32 24% −11.17 15% −11.70 16%
sodium 2.50 0% −12.59 1% −19.75 2% −39.12 3% −196.86 15% −40.95 3%
fats −1.79 3% 0.15 0% −5.15 10% −1.26 2% −6.49 12% −2.09 4%
sat. fats −0.67 4% 0.03 0% −2.11 11% −0.71 4% −2.19 12% −0.79 4%
protein 0.19 0% −0.61 1% −0.58 1% −1.69 3% −7.88 12% −1.10 2%

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