Table 2.

Changes in energy and nutrient contents of ‘New’ compared to ‘Old’ DCL products (large symbol), in relation to energy and nutrient criteria changes between 2006 or 2007 and 2011 (1st smaller symbol), and between 2006 or 2007 and 2015 (2nd smaller symbol).

	Energy	Saturated fat	Trans fat	Added sugar	Sodium	Fibre
Bread2	↑a	↓↓↓	↓↓↓	↓0↓	↓0↓	00↓
Cheese1	↑a	↑↑↓	↓↓↓	0↓↓	00↓	000
Hard cheeses1	↑a	↑↑↓	↓↓↓	0↓↓	↓0↓	000
Soft cheeses1	↑a	0↑↓	0↓↓	0↓↓	00↓	000
Margarines1	0 a	0↓↑	0↓↓	↓↓↓	↓↓↓	000
Processed fruit & vegetables1	0 a	0↓↓	0↓↓	0↓↓	↑↑↑	0↓↓
Processed fruit1	0 a	0↓↓	0↓↓	0↓↓	0↑↑	0↓↓
Processed vegetables1	↓a	0↓↓	0↓↓	0↓↓	↑↑↑	0↓↓
Milk-based drinks1	0 a	↓↓↓	0↓↓	0↓↓	↓00	000
Milk-based desserts1	0 a	↓↓↓	0↓↓	↓↓↓	000	↑00
Processed meat & meat substitutes2	↑a	00↑	↓↓↓	↑↓↓	00↓	000
Processed meat2	0 a	00↑	↓↓↓	0↓↓	00↓	000
Meat substitutes2	↑a	00↑	↓↓↓	↑↓↓	00↓	000
Processed fish2	0 a	0↑↓	0↓↓	000	↑0↓	000
Processed potatoes3	0 a	0↓↓	0↓↓	000	↓↓↓	↓0↓
Soups1	0↓↓	0↓↓	↓↓↓	↑↓↓	↓↓↓	↑00
Emulsion sauces1	0↓↓	↓↓↓	0↓↓	0↑↑	0↓↓	↑00
Sauces on water basis2	↓0↑	0↓↑	0↓↑	↓0↓	00↓	000
Meal sauces1	0↓↓	0↓↓	↓↓↓	0↓↓	0↓↓	↑00
Bread toppings2	↓↓↓	↓↓↓	0↓↓	↑↓↓	0↓↓	000
Bread salads2	0↓↓	0↓↓	0↓↓	0↓↓	↑↓↓	000
Snacks2	0↓↓	↓0↓	↓0↓	000	↓00	000
Cookie/ muesli bar2	0↓↓	00↓	↓0↓	000	000	↑00
Ice cream/ sorbet2	0↓↓	00↓	↓0↓	↑00	↓00	↓00
Candy3	↑↓↓	00↓	00↓	000	000	000
Soft drinks1	0↓↓	0↓↓	0↓↓	0 ↓↓	↓↓↓	000
Fruit juices1	↓↓↓	↑↓↓	0↓↓	0↓↓	↓00	↑↓↓

↓ The average nutrient content has significantly reduced between ‘Old’ and ‘New’ (p<0.05).

↑ The average nutrient content has significantly increased between ‘Old’ and ‘New’ (p<0.05) 0 The average nutrient content did not change significantly between ‘Old’ and ‘New’ (p<0.05).

^↓ Choices nutrient criterion was tightened in 2011 (1^st symbol) or 2015 (2^nd symbol), compared to criterion valid in ‘Old’ (i.e. 2006 or 2007 criteria).

^↑ Choices nutrient criterion was less strict in 2011 (1^st symbol) or 2015 (2^nd symbol), compared to criterion valid in ‘Old’ (i.e. 2006 or 2007 criteria).

⁰ No criterion change from ‘Old’ (i.e. 2006 or 2007 criteria) to 2011 (1^st symbol) or 2015 (2^nd symbol).

¹ ‘Old’ (2006/07) is compared to ‘New’ (2016).

² ‘Old’ (2007/08) is compared to ‘New’ (2016).

³ ‘Old’ (2008/09) is compared to ‘New’ (2016).

DCL: Dutch Choices Logoa No nutrient criteria were developed for this product category.

^a No nutrient criteria were developed for this product category.