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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 A6.3.

Tax simulation results for nutrient availability by food group (low income group)

40% tax on SSBs 5 cents per gram of sugar 30% tax on junk food
mean 95% CI mean 95% CI mean 95% CI
Sweets and desserts kcal 17.1 5.7 28.5 −10.1 −30.3 10.2 −86.4 −111.9 −61.0
carbs 3.1 1.0 5.1 −1.8 −5.4 1.8 −15.4 −20.0 −10.9
sugar 2.3 0.8 3.9 −1.4 −4.1 1.4 −11.7 −15.1 −8.2
sodium 6.2 2.1 10.3 −3.6 −10.9 3.7 −31.2 −40.3 −22.0
fats 0.5 0.2 0.8 −0.3 −0.8 0.3 −2.3 −3.0 −1.6
sat. fats 0.2 0.1 0.4 −0.1 −0.4 0.1 −1.1 −1.5 −0.8
protein 0.2 0.1 0.3 −0.1 −0.4 0.1 −1.0 −1.3 −0.7
Salty snacks and chips kcal 0.1 −1.6 1.9 0.5 −2.7 3.7 −12.6 −16.0 −9.3
carbs 0.0 −0.2 0.2 0.1 −0.3 0.4 −1.4 −1.8 −1.0
sugar 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 −0.1 0.0
sodium 0.2 −1.8 2.1 0.6 −3.0 4.2 −14.3 −18.1 −10.5
fats 0.0 −0.1 0.1 0.0 −0.2 0.2 −0.7 −0.9 −0.5
sat. fats 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 −0.1 −0.1 −0.1
protein 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 −0.1 −0.2 −0.1
Meat products and fats kcal −35.3 −70.2 −0.4 −54.7 −116.6 7.1 −189.9 −269.7 −110.1
carbs −0.1 −0.2 0.0 −0.2 −0.4 0.0 −0.6 −0.8 −0.3
sugar −0.1 −0.1 0.0 −0.1 −0.2 0.0 −0.3 −0.5 −0.2
sodium −42.2 −83.9 −0.5 −65.4 −139.3 8.5 −226.9 −322.2 −131.5
fats −3.0 −6.0 0.0 −4.7 −10.0 0.6 −16.3 −23.1 −9.4
sat. fats −1.0 −2.0 0.0 −1.6 −3.3 0.2 −5.4 −7.7 −3.1
protein −1.9 −3.8 0.0 −2.9 −6.2 0.4 −10.2 −14.4 −5.9
F+V and seafood kcal 9.4 −2.7 21.6 21.3 −0.2 42.7 −62.3 −88.8 −35.7
carbs 1.5 −0.4 3.5 3.4 0.0 6.8 −10.0 −14.2 −5.7
sugar 0.6 −0.2 1.4 1.4 0.0 2.9 −4.2 −5.9 −2.4
sodium 6.7 −1.9 15.3 15.1 −0.1 30.3 −44.1 −63.0 −25.3
fats 0.2 −0.1 0.6 0.6 0.0 1.1 −1.6 −2.3 −0.9
sat. fats 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 −0.3 −0.4 −0.2
protein 0.5 −0.1 1.1 1.1 0.0 2.2 −3.2 −4.5 −1.8
Cereal and cereal products kcal 63.1 0.6 125.7 74.3 −36.6 185.2 −340.2 −498.5 −182.0
carbs 12.1 0.1 24.1 14.3 −7.0 35.5 −65.3 −95.7 −34.9
sugar 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.4 −0.2 1.0 −1.8 −2.6 −1.0
sodium 48.9 0.4 97.5 57.6 −28.4 143.6 −263.8 −386.5 −141.1
fats 0.6 0.0 1.2 0.7 −0.3 1.7 −3.2 −4.7 −1.7
sat. fats 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 −0.1 0.5 −0.8 −1.2 −0.4
protein 2.2 0.0 4.5 2.6 −1.3 6.6 −12.1 −17.7 −6.5
SSB, ready to drink kcal −11.2 −15.3 −7.1 −8.1 −15.3 −0.9 −26.5 −34.6 −18.3
carbs −2.8 −3.8 −1.8 −2.0 −3.8 −0.2 −6.6 −8.6 −4.6
sugar −2.7 −3.7 −1.7 −1.9 −3.7 −0.2 −6.4 −8.3 −4.4
sodium −3.9 −5.3 −2.5 −2.8 −5.3 −0.3 −9.2 −12.0 −6.4
fats 0.0 0.0 0.0
sat. fats 0.0 0.0 0.0
protein −0.1 −0.1 −0.1 −0.1 −0.1 0.0 −0.2 −0.3 −0.1
SSB, concentrate kcal −3.6 −5.9 −1.3 −6.4 −10.6 −2.3 −10.3 −13.2 −7.4
carbs −0.9 −1.4 −0.3 −1.5 −2.5 −0.5 −2.4 −3.1 −1.8
sugar −0.8 −1.4 −0.3 −1.5 −2.4 −0.5 −2.4 −3.0 −1.7
sodium −2.8 −4.6 −1.0 −4.9 −8.1 −1.8 −7.9 −10.1 −5.7
fats 0.0 0.0 0.0
sat. fats 0.0 0.0 0.0
protein −0.2 −0.2 −0.1 −0.3 −0.4 −0.1 −0.4 −0.6 −0.3
Water, coffee and tea kcal 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.4 −0.5 −0.7 −0.3
carbs 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 −0.1 −0.2 −0.1
sugar 0.0 0.0 0.0
sodium 0.4 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.1 1.3 −1.5 −2.2 −0.8
fats 0.0 0.0 0.0
sat. fats 0.0 0.0 0.0
protein 0.0 0.0 0.0
Milk kcal 2.7 0.5 4.9 4.9 1.0 8.9 −8.1 −12.3 −3.9
carbs 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.1 1.0 −0.9 −1.4 −0.4
sugar 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.9 −0.8 −1.3 −0.4
sodium 3.4 0.6 6.2 6.2 1.2 11.3 −10.2 −15.5 −4.9
fats 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 −0.3 −0.4 −0.1
sat. fats 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 −0.2 −0.3 −0.1
protein 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.6 −0.5 −0.8 −0.3

Note: significant values to 95% in bold.