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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 4.1.

Tax simulation results for nutrient availability

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

total var. % JF var. % total var. % JF var. % total var. % JF var. %
Kcal 36.20 2% −9.65 1% −22.69 1% −63.60 4% −382.45 23% −91.55 6%
Carbs 11.38 5% −3.39 2% 8.65 4% −12.69 6% −64.37 29% −17.06 8%
Sugar −2.75 4% −3.66 6% −10.44 16% −11.70 18% −14.54 22% −13.15 20%
sodium 16.69 1% −5.24 0% −24.03 2% −26.50 2% −301.85 25% −44.07 4%
Fats −1.62 3% 0.35 1% −5.66 11% −0.89 2% −10.91 22% −2.20 4%
saturated fats −0.56 3% 0.15 1% −2.16 13% −0.48 3% −3.57 22% −0.84 5%
protein 0.91 1% −0.26 0% −0.68 1% −1.07 2% −12.95 21% −1.18 2%

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