Table 2.
Proportion of products included claims and marketing strategies on the front of package of ultra-processed food products commonly consumed as a snack by children and adolescents, Costa Rica 2015.
| Food Categoriesb a | Front of Pack with at Least One | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutrition Claim n (%) |
Health Claim n (%) |
Nutrition or Health Claim n (%) |
Promotional Characters n (%) |
Premium Offers n (%) |
Promotional Characters or Premium Offers n (%) |
|
| Confectionery (n = 488) | 119 (24) | 12 (2) A | 119 (24) | 100 (20) A | 12 (2) A | 107 (22) A |
| Cakes, sweet biscuits and pastries (n = 634) | 80 (13) | 17 (3) A | 83 (13) | 89 (14) A,B | 27 (4) A | 114 (18) A,B |
| Breakfast cereals (n = 154) | 131 (85) A | 30 (19) B | 131 (85) A | 73 (47) C | 25 (16) | 85 (55) C |
| Drinking milk products (n = 87) | 81 (93) A | 46 (53) | 85 (98) B | 22 (25) A,D,E | 3 (3) A | 23 (26) A,D |
| Savoury snacks (n = 309) | 142 (46) | 42 (14) B | 148 (48) | 134 (43) C,D | 8 (3) A | 136 (44) C,D |
| Drinks with added sugar (n = 636) | 402 (63) | 74 (12) B | 427 (67) | 67 (11) B,E,F | 11 (2) A | 74 (12) B |
| Drinks without added sugar (n = 94) | 87 (93) A | 6 (6) A,B | 87 (93) A,B | 3 (3) F | 0 B | 3 (3) |
| Total of products (2402) | 1042 (43) | 227 (9) | 1080 (45) | 488 (20) | 86 (4) | 542 (23) |
a INFORMAS food categories classification. A, B, C, D, E, F Percentages with the same superscript letters weren’t significantly different between the column percentages, based on Marascuillo procedure.