Table 3.
Number and proportion of packaged foods with trans fat claims.
| Food Category | n Subsample | Presence of Claims | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | 95% CI | |||
| Bakery products | 175 | 37 | 21.1 | 15.7 | 27.8 |
| Cookies and crackers | 225 | 27 | 12.0 | 8.4 | 16.9 |
| Breakfast cereals and granola bars | 95 | 11 | 11.6 | 6.5 | 19.8 |
| Snacks | 108 | 12 | 11.1 | 6.4 | 18.6 |
| Convenience foods | 238 | 22 | 9.2 | 6.2 | 13.7 |
| Fruit preserves | 136 | 7 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 10.4 |
| Candies and desserts | 365 | 13 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 6.0 |
| Oils and fats | 106 | 3 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 8.5 |
| Sauces, herbs, and dressings | 262 | 7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 5.5 |
| Cereals, beans, other grain products | 230 | 6 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| Processed meats | 257 | 6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 5.1 |
| Nectars | 50 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 13.1 |
| Packaged fruits and vegetables | 261 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| Other beverages | 77 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 8.8 |
| Meat, poultry, seafood, and eggs | 171 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 4.6 |
| Unsweetened dairy beverages | 56 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Sweetened dairy beverages | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Canned vegetables | 110 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Coffee and tea | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Sugar and other nonnutritive sweeteners | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Fruit juices | 53 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Fruit-flavored drinks | 63 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Carbonated beverages | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nuts and seeds | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Cheeses and cheese spreads | 180 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 3491 | 160 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 5.3 |