Table 3.
Foods and beverages high in critical nutrients by the presence of subcategories of health claims in the front of the package, Brazil, 2017.
| Food Category | General Health Claims | Claims for Special Diets | Claims for “Natural” | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||||||||||||
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |||||||
| Breakfast Cereals and Granola Bars | 50.0 | 30.6 | 69.4 | 63.4 | 51.6 | 73.8 | 66.7 | 31.3 | 89.8 | 59.3 | 48.6 | 69.2 | 53.8 | 27.2 | 78.5 | 61.0 | 50.0 | 70.9 |
| Bakery Products | 88.9 | 63.7 | 97.3 | 88.5 | 82.5 | 92.7 | 90.0 | 66.6 | 97.6 | 88.4 | 82.3 | 92.6 | 88.9 | 63.7 | 97.3 | 88.5 | 82.5 | 92.7 |
| Convenience Foods | 93.3 | 63.0 | 99.1 | 88.8 | 83.9 | 92.3 | 88.5 | 69.1 | 96.3 | 89.2 | 84.2 | 92.7 | 86.1 | 70.3 | 94.2 | 89.6 | 84.6 | 93.1 |
| Unsweetened Dairy Products | 0.0 | . | . | 1.9 | 0.3 | 12.2 | 0.0 | . | . | 2.5 | 0.3 | 16.1 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 57.5 | 0.0 | . | . |
| Sweetened Dairy Products | 46.7 | 29.6 | 64.5 | 44.5 | 35.8 | 53.6 | 64.3 | 36.5 | 84.9 | 43.0 | 34.9 | 51.5 | 37.5 | 17.4 | 63.1 | 45.9 | 37.6 | 54.4 |
| Salty Snacks | 40.0 | 8.2 | 83.2 | 94.2 | 87.6 | 97.4 | 75.0 | 48.1 | 90.7 | 94.6 | 87.5 | 97.7 | 80.0 | 43.7 | 95.4 | 92.9 | 85.7 | 96.6 |
| Cookies | 92.0 | 72.3 | 98.1 | 92.5 | 87.9 | 95.4 | 92.6 | 74.1 | 98.2 | 92.4 | 87.8 | 95.4 | 75.0 | 35.0 | 94.4 | 93.1 | 88.8 | 95.8 |
| Canned Vegetables | 50.0 | 1.9 | 98.1 | 86.1 | 78.2 | 91.5 | 100.0 | . | . | 85.2 | 77.1 | 90.7 | 75.0 | 17.9 | 97.6 | 85.8 | 77.8 | 91.3 |
| Oils and Fats | 28.6 | 6.3 | 70.3 | 14.1 | 8.5 | 22.5 | 0.0 | . | . | 15.5 | 9.7 | 23.9 | 33.3 | 2.5 | 90.5 | 14.6 | 9.0 | 22.8 |
| Sauces and Dressings | 40.0 | 8.2 | 83.2 | 85.2 | 80.3 | 89.1 | 85.7 | 55.7 | 96.6 | 84.3 | 79.2 | 88.3 | 66.7 | 42.1 | 84.6 | 85.7 | 80.7 | 89.5 |
| Coffee and Tea | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Candies and Desserts | 73.3 | 45.6 | 90.0 | 71.7 | 66.8 | 76.2 | 73.3 | 54.6 | 86.3 | 71.6 | 66.6 | 76.2 | 60.0 | 33.9 | 81.4 | 72.3 | 67.4 | 76.7 |
| Cereals, Beans, Other Grain Products | 0.0 | . | . | 12.4 | 8.5 | 17.8 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 26.3 | 11.6 | 7.9 | 16.7 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 35.2 | 11.2 | 7.6 | 16.2 |
| Packaged Fruits and Vegetables | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Meat, Poultry, Seafood, and Egg | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . | 0.0 | . | . |
| Sugar and Nonnutritive Sweeteners | 40.0 | 8.2 | 83.2 | 37.5 | 22.5 | 55.4 | 0.0 | . | . | 38.9 | 24.4 | 55.7 | 50.0 | 1.9 | 98.1 | 37.1 | 22.8 | 54.2 |
| Processed Meats | 100.0 | . | . | 92.6 | 88.5 | 95.3 | 100.0 | . | . | 92.9 | 89.1 | 95.5 | 93.8 | 64.8 | 99.2 | 92.9 | 88.9 | 95.6 |
| Juices | 0.0 | . | . | 14.9 | 7.2 | 28.3 | 0.0 | . | . | 13.5 | 6.5 | 25.8 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 23.6 | 21.7 | 9.2 | 43.4 |
| Nectars | 40.0 | 8.2 | 83.2 | 24.4 | 14.0 | 39.2 | 0.0 | . | . | 26.0 | 15.6 | 40.0 | 26.7 | 13.7 | 45.4 | 25.0 | 10.6 | 48.5 |
| Fruit-Flavored Drinks | 81.8 | 47.3 | 95.8 | 76.9 | 63.5 | 86.5 | 0.0 | . | . | 77.8 | 65.8 | 86.4 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 57.5 | 87.3 | 75.5 | 93.9 |
| Soda | 0.0 | . | . | 57.1 | 40.3 | 72.5 | 0.0 | . | . | 57.1 | 40.3 | 72.5 | 100.0 | . | . | 54.5 | 37.4 | 70.6 |
| Other Beverages | 61.8 | 44.4 | 76.6 | 72.1 | 56.8 | 83.5 | 53.8 | 27.2 | 78.5 | 70.3 | 58.0 | 80.3 | 50.0 | 27.8 | 72.2 | 72.9 | 60.1 | 82.7 |
| Nuts and Seeds | 0.0 | . | . | 31.8 | 15.7 | 53.9 | 0.0 | . | . | 31.8 | 15.7 | 53.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.8 | 15.7 | 53.9 |
| Cheese | 100.0 | . | . | 90.4 | 85.1 | 94.0 | 83.3 | 50.4 | 96.1 | 91.1 | 85.7 | 94.6 | 75.0 | 17.9 | 97.6 | 90.9 | 85.7 | 94.4 |
| Fruit Preserve | 20.0 | 2.1 | 74.5 | 13.0 | 8.2 | 19.9 | 54.5 | 25.6 | 80.7 | 9.6 | 5.5 | 16.2 | 29.4 | 12.4 | 55.1 | 10.9 | 6.4 | 17.9 |
| Total | 50.7 | 45.0 | 56.4 | 57.9 | 56.1 | 59.6 | 63.0 | 56.8 | 68.9 | 56.8 | 55.1 | 58.5 | 43.5 | 38.3 | 48.9 | 58.7 | 57.0 | 60.4 |
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.