Table 2.
Number and proportion of packaged foods with sources of trans fat in the list of ingredients and with trans fats declared on the nutrition facts panel.
| Food Category | n | List of Ingredients | Nutrition Facts Panel | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Specific | Unspecific | Zero or Insignificant | Above Zero | Not Informed | ||||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Breakfast cereals and granola bars | 308 | 225 | 73.1 | 2 | 0.6 | 81 | 26.3 | 304 | 98.7 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Bakery products | 595 | 244 | 41.0 | 123 | 20.7 | 228 | 38.3 | 490 | 82.4 | 105 | 17.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Convenience foods | 795 | 477 | 60.0 | 48 | 6.0 | 270 | 34.0 | 651 | 81.9 | 133 | 16.7 | 11 | 1.4 |
| Unsweetened dairy beverages | 181 | 181 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 179 | 98.9 | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sweetened dairy beverages | 483 | 472 | 97.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 2.3 | 476 | 98.6 | 4 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Snacks | 356 | 203 | 57.0 | 45 | 12.6 | 108 | 30.3 | 340 | 95.5 | 14 | 3.9 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Cookies and crackers | 747 | 185 | 24.8 | 113 | 15.1 | 449 | 60.1 | 638 | 85.4 | 97 | 13.0 | 12 | 1.6 |
| Canned vegetables | 345 | 345 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 330 | 95.7 | 2 | 0.6 | 13 | 3.8 |
| Oils and fats | 351 | 338 | 96.3 | 7 | 2.0 | 6 | 1.7 | 325 | 92.6 | 24 | 6.8 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Sauces, herbs, and dressings | 801 | 720 | 89.9 | 18 | 2.2 | 63 | 7.9 | 785 | 98.0 | 9 | 1.1 | 7 | 0.9 |
| Coffee and tea | 94 | 94 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 84 | 89.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 10.6 |
| Candies and desserts | 1220 | 765 | 62.7 | 100 | 8.2 | 355 | 29.1 | 1132 | 92.8 | 83 | 6.8 | 5 | 0.4 |
| Cereals, beans, other grain products | 735 | 698 | 95.0 | 2 | 0.3 | 35 | 4.8 | 717 | 97.6 | 10 | 1.4 | 8 | 1.1 |
| Packaged fruits and vegetables | 907 | 907 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 841 | 92.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 | 7.3 |
| Meat, poultry, seafood, and eggs | 577 | 577 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 518 | 89.8 | 55 | 9.5 | 4 | 0.7 |
| Sugar and other nonnutritive sweeteners | 106 | 106 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 106 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Processed meats | 810 | 759 | 93.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 50 | 6.2 | 769 | 94.9 | 36 | 4.4 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Fruit juices | 150 | 150 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 150 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nectars | 160 | 160 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 160 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Fruit-flavored drinks | 220 | 220 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 220 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Carbonated beverages | 106 | 106 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 106 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other beverages | 286 | 285 | 99.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 281 | 98.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Nuts and seeds | 80 | 74 | 92.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 4 | 5.0 | 79 | 98.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Cheeses and cheese spreads | 607 | 594 | 97.9 | 11 | 1.8 | 2 | 0.3 | 502 | 82.7 | 105 | 17.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Fruit preserves | 414 | 412 | 99.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 410 | 99.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Total | 11,434 | 9297 | 81.3 | 472 | 4.1 | 1665 | 14.6 | 10,593 | 92.6 | 683 | 6.0 | 158 | 1.4 |