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

Table 5.

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

Soft drinks 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 6.5 6.5 6.5 −0.1% −0.1% −2.2% −1.7% −2.4% −2.2% 4.4% 3.8%

(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)