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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 A1.

Food group description and average nutrient content per 100 grams

Food group Description Kcal sugar
(g.)
sodium
(mg.)
fat
(g.)
saturated
fat (g.)
protein
(g.)
Sweets and desserts Pastries, chocolate, candy, ice cream, yogurts, desserts, breakfast cereals 294.9 39.9 106.3 7.9 3.9 3.5
Salty snacks and chips Cocktail items, potato chips 518.2 1.7 585.2 29.4 3.8 6.1
Meat products and fats Meats, sausages, patties, oils, butter, margarine 295.1 0.5 352.6 25.3 8.4 15.8
F+V and seafood All fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables, pulses and seafood 68.7 4.6 48.7 1.8 0.3 3.5
Cereals and cereal products Bread, rice, flour and pasta 244.9 1.3 189.9 2.3 0.6 8.7
SSB ready-to-drink* Sodas, juices, nectars and flavored waters 37.4 9.0 13.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
SSB concentrate* Juices based on powder or concentrate 14.3 3.3 11.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
Water, coffee and tea Bottled water, coffee, tea and infusions 0.7 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Milk Whole milk only 46.9 4.8 59.2 1.6 1.0 3.1

Note: Calculations based on median purchases per household and reconstituted foods. F+V: fruits and vegetables. SSBs from concentrate are considered in the ‘junk’ food tax given that some items are affected by the FOP labelling scheme.

*

Subject to 40% SSBs tax

Subject to 5 cents per gram of sugar tax

Subject to 30% tax on marketing controlled food and beverages (‘junk’ food tax).