Table 1.
Characteristics of commercially produced complementary foods by type of product
| Characteristics | Commercially prepared complementary foods | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cereal | Snacks or finger foods | Pureed foods | Mixed meals | Pudding | Other | |
| Recommended age of use (months), % (n) | ||||||
| 4+ | 3 (3) | 9 (3) | ||||
| 6–11+ | 81 (77) | 39 (28) | 20 (7) | 33 (2) | ||
| 12+ | 10 (9) | 51 (36) | 68 (24) | 100 (3) | 100 (7) | |
| 24+ | 4 (3) | 17 (1) | ||||
| No information provided | 6 (6) | 6 (4) | 3 (1) | 50 (3) | ||
| Serving size on product label (g) median (IQR) | 40.0 (25.0–50.0) | 21.8 (10.0–40.0) | 110.0 (100.0–120.0) | 41.0a (25.0–41.0) | b | b |
| Total, % (n) | 44 (95) | 33 (71) | 16 (35) | 1 (3) | 3 (7) | 3 (6) |
a
Calculation of interquartile range (IQR) for mixed meals not possible because n = 3. Minimum and maximum values reported instead.
b
No serving size information reported on the labels.