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. 2017 Dec 22;72(2):228–235. doi: 10.1038/s41430-017-0044-3

Table 2.

Changes in the sales-weighted average content of key nutrients between dates t 0 and t 1 in Breakfast cereals

Breakfast cereals Weigthed average at t 0 Weigthed average at t 1 Variation of the weighted average t 1/t 0 Reformulation New products and product withdrawals Consumers switching
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 1 Scenario 2
Sugar 27.7 27.9 27.8 0.7% 0.5% −3.0% −2.3% 1.4% 1.0% 2.4% 1.8%
Total fats 7.4 8.1 7.9 10.1% 7.5% −0.8% −0.6% −1.0% −0.8% 11.9% 9.0%
SFA 3.0 3.4 3.3 13.6% 10.2% −0.6% −0.4% 1.4% 1.0% 12.8% 9.6%
Fiber 5.1 5.1 5.1 −1.4% −1.1% 2.9% 2.2% −5.1% −3.8% 0.8% 0.6%
Sodium 0.3 0.3 0.3 −11.1% −8.3% −9.7% −7.3% 3.5% 2.6% −4.9% −3.6%

(a) Sales-weighted mean nutrient content at t 0 (g/100 g)

(b) Sales-weighted mean nutrient content at t 1 (g/100 g)

(c) Total change in the sales-weighted mean nutrient content between t 0 and t 1 (%)

(d) Contribution of reformulation of existing food products to changes in the sales-weighted mean nutrient content (%)

(e) Contribution of product renewal (launching/removal of products) to changes in the sales-weighted mean nutrient content (%)

(f) Contribution of consumers switching between existing products to changes in the sales-weighted mean nutrient content (%)

(c)=(d)+(e)+(f)