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. 2020 May 8;12(5):1346. doi: 10.3390/nu12051346

Table 3.

Sugar levels of products included the FoodSwitch and FoodTrack databases, potential reformulation targets, and recommended targets based on FoodSwitch data.

FoodSwitch Potential Targets Percent FoodSwitch Products Already Meeting Draft HFP Target (%) Recommended Target (FoodSwitch)
HFP Category Number of Products Mean (Range) Food Track Mean (Range) FoodSwitch
33rd Percentile
UK Target Draft HFP Target
Ready to eat breakfast cereals 710 17.5 (0−44.3) g/100 g 19.2 (1.1−46.0) g/100 g 14.4 g/100 g 20% reduction (12.3 g) A 10% reduction in sugar across defined products containing over 25 g sugar/100 g, and a reduction in sugar to 22.5 g/100 g for products between 22.5 and 25 g sugar/100 g. 76.8% meeting 22.5 g/100 g 13.5 g/100 g
Flavoured Milk: Mammalian milks 232 9.1 (0.1−22.9) g/100 mL 9.4 (8.3−10.6) g/100 mL 9 g/100 mL No target if >75% milk 9 g/100 mL 42.7% Same
Flavoured Milk: Dairy alternatives 61 4.6 (0.1−12) g/100 mL 5.8 (5.8−5.8) g/100 mL 2.9 g/100 mL No target if >75% milk 4 g/100 mL 41.0% 3 g/100 mL
Muesli bars 273 22.9 (1.8−50.7) g/100 mL 25.3 (14.7−39.8) g/100 mL 18.9 g/100 mL 20% reduction (26.2 g) A 10% reduction in sugar across defined products containing over 28 g sugar/100 g, and a reduction in sugar to 25 g/100 g for products between 25 and 28 g sugar/100 g. 64.8% meeting 25 g/100 g 18 g/100 mL
Beverages: Soft drinks 505 9.8 (0−34.4) g/100 mL 10.2 (6.2−14.7) g/100 mL 9.5 g/100 mL Tax applied if >5 g/100 mL 10% reduction in total sugar for products above 10 g sugar/100 mL 42.0% meeting 10 g/100 g 9 g/100 mL
Beverages: Flavoured water, flavoured mineral water, soda water and iced tea 391 4.6 (0−13) g/100 mL 7.7 (4.4−9.3) g/100 mL 3.6 g/100 mL Tax applied if >5 g/100 mL 5 g/100 mL 61.4% 3 g/100 mL
Sweetened yoghurt 703 11.9 (0−34.8) g/100 g 11.5 (4.0−19.4) g/100 g 10 g/100 g 20% reduction (11.0 g) 13.5 g/100 g 66.9% 9 g/100 g