Table 3.
Comparison of energy and sugar content in non-alcoholic beverages in 2017 and 2019, based on the presence of added sugar and low and no-calorie sweeteners (LNCS) (N—number of all products; SD—standard deviation; ns—non-significant).
| Added Sugar | Added LNCS | 2017 | 2019 | Energy Value (kJ/100 mL) | Sugar Content (g/100 mL) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2019 | p-Value | 2017 | 2019 | p-Value | |||||
| N (%) | N (%) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||||
| Total | 1043 (100) | 1221 (100) | 152 (66.5) | 147.9 (70.9) | ns | 8.0 (3.6) | 7.6 (3.8) | 0.03 | ||
| All | ✖ | ✖ | 300 (28.7%) | 398 (32.6%) | 174.8 (69.1) | 174.9 (67.6) | ns | 8.3 (3.8) | 8.2 (3.8) | ns |
| ✔ | ✖ | 605 (58.0%) | 634 (52.9%) | 161.8 (50.8) | 159.0 (52.7) | ns | 8.9 (2.7) | 8.7 (2.8) | ns | |
| ✖ | ✔ | 59 (5.7%) | 97 (7.9%) | 22.3 (37.9) | 14.3 (27.9) | ns | 1.0 (2.1) | 0.4 (1.4) | ns | |
| ✔ | ✔ | 79 (7.6%) | 92 (7.5%) | 92.8 (28.1) | 96.2 (40.0) | ns | 4.8 (1.5) | 5.1 (2.3) | ns | |
| Soft drinks | ✖ | ✖ | 26 | 43 | 60.2 (2.5) | 70 (55.4) | ns | 2.5 (3.5) | 2.4 (2.5) | ns |
| ✔ | ✖ | 436 | 440 | 146.3 (8.2) | 142.5 (50.9) | ns | 8.2 (2.7) | 7.9 (2.7) | ns | |
| ✖ | ✔ | 39 | 50 | 4.4 (4.8) | 5.8 (8.0) | ns | 0.1 (0.2) | 0.2 (0.8) | ns | |
| ✔ | ✔ | 54 | 68 | 90.4 (29.7) | 87.5 (35.1) | ns | 4.9 (1.6) | 4.7 (2.0) | ns | |
| Juices | ✖ | ✖ | 267 | 330 | 186.7 (57.0) | 190.5 (54.8) | ns | 8.8 (3.3) | 9.1 (3.1) | ns |
| ✔ | ✖ | |||||||||
| ✖ | ✔ | |||||||||
| ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
| Nectars | ✖ | ✖ | 5 | 23 | 135 (108) | 141.8 (75.0) | 7.8 (6.6) | 6.8 (4.3) | ||
| ✔ | ✖ | 114 | 124 | 203.3 (29.1) | 198.8 (28.6) | ns | 10.6 (1.6) | 10.4 (1.8) | ns | |
| ✖ | ✔ | 10 | 6 | 104.7 (5.4) | 116.5 (23.1) | 5.6 (0.4) | 5.2 (0.7) | |||
| ✔ | ✔ | 6 | 5 | 125.5 (29.1) | 117.2 (16.0) | 6.5 (1.6) | 6.0 (0.6) | |||
| Energy drinks | ✖ | ✖ | 2 | 2 | 240.0 | 203 (52.3) | 13.0 | 11.4 (2.3) | ||
| ✔ | ✖ | 52 | 62 | 203.8 (28.7) | 203.1 (31.4) | ns | 11.4 (1.6) | 11.3 (1.8) | ns | |
| ✖ | ✔ | 8 | 36 | 11.5 (4.7) | 10.6 (7.2) | ns | ns | |||
| ✔ | ✔ | 3 | 10 | 72.7 (7.2) | 153.9 (45.6) | 3.7 (0.4) | 8.3 (2.7) | |||
| Sports drinks | ✖ | ✖ | ||||||||
| ✔ | ✖ | 3 | 8 | 102.7 (26.5) | 104.5 (16.3) | 5.1 (1.2) | 5.3 (0.7) | |||
| ✖ | ✔ | 2 | 5 | 2.5 (3.5) | 4.6 (2.6) | |||||
| ✔ | ✔ | 16 | 9 | 92.1 (12.3) | 86 13.7) | ns | 4.2 (0.4) | 3.9 (0.2) | ns | |