Table 3.
Sodium content of food categories at baseline and at the first monitoring, Brazil 2011–2012 and 2013
| Food categories | Portion size, g | Sodium content at baseline (mg/100 g) | Sodium content after the first biennium (mg/100 g) | P Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Mean±SD | Median (minimum–maximum) | No. | Mean±SD | Median (minimum–maximum) | |||
| Instant pastasa | 85 | 90 | 1960.0±384.5 | 1993.5 (1104.9–2729.1) | 97 | 1662.3±265.7 | 1670.0 (1057.5–2548.6) | <.001e |
| Loaf breadsa | 50 | 117 | 426.5±107.1 | 432.0 (118.0–796.0) | 87 | 380.3±122.1 | 380.0 (126.0–870.0) | <.001d |
| Bunsa | 50 | 8 | 436.1±121.4 | 462.0 (260.0–570.0) | 9 | 388.5±74.4 | 415.0 (270.0–462.0) | .353d |
| Cakes without fillingb | 50 | 64 | 335.7±66.7 | 355.0 (188.3–462.9) | 68 | 282.7±85.5 | 304.0 (117.00–398.3) | <.001e |
| Cakes with fillingb | 50 | 41 | 249.9±51.4 | 240.0 (106.9‐330.0) | 68 | 212.3±46.9 | 224.0 (108.30‐330.0) | <.001e |
| Cake rollsb | 50 | 14 | 204.5±32.2 | 210.0 (156.7–240.0) | 17 | 161.3±20.4 | 153.0 (121.7–220.0) | <.001d |
| Aerated cake mixesb | 35 | 125 | 372.3±173.4 | 313.9 (166.7–1111.5) | 201 | 310.6±72.7 | 327.0 (117.0–652.0) | .07e |
| Creamy cake mixesb | 35 | 26 | 268.4±76.3 | 280.0 (135.0–412.0) | 40 | 252.6±54.3 | 251.0 (69.0–404.0) | .24e |
| Corn snacksb | 25 | 65 | 831.9±226.1 | 840.0 (351.0–1288.0) | 39 | 753.9±140.1 | 756.0 (352.00–1032.0) | .10e |
| Potato chipsb | 25 | 22 | 547.6±123.6 | 598.0 (305.0–720.0) | 28 | 513.9±130.8 | 516.0 (276.0–700.0) | .35d |
| Mayonnaiseb | 12 | 31 | 1063.9±198.2 | 1058.3 (741.7–1566.7) | 41 | 891.7±157.8 | 925.0 (400.0–1075.0) | <.001d |
| Sweet crackersb | 30 | 17 | 359.2±81.3 | 386.7 (213.3–490.0) | 45 | 318.2±50.3 | 317.0 (236.7–416.0) | .05e |
| Salted crackersb | 30 | 39 | 695.8±260.8 | 686.7 (83.3–1136.7) | 94 | 660.9±147.1 | 633.0 (350.0–923.0) | .38e |
| Filled cookiesb | 30 | 176 | 259.5±65.9 | 251.7 (140.0–600.0) | 198 | 242.6±48.9 | 243.0 (127.0–390.0) | .03e |
| Breakfast cerealsc | 30 | 27 | 428.9±141.8 | 430.0 (132.0–676.7) | 21 | 406.6±129.9 | 392.5 (195.0–679.3) | .58d |
| Margarinesc | 10 | 93 | 737.1±364.6 | 720.0 (40.0–1660.0) | 83 | 684.6±350.6 | 710.0 (0.0–1660.0) | .33d |
| Powder and cube bouillonsc | 5 | 41 | 1.035.9±94.4 | 1015.0 (900.0–1247.0) | 26 | 985.5±105.8 | 1.019.0 (705.0–1183.0) | .04d |
| Paste condimentsc | 5 | 14 | 33.494.5±4054.4 | 33450.0 (26840.0–40700.0) | 14 | 32900.0±3173.6 | 33.850.0 (26840.0–37280.0) | .67d |
| Rice condimentsc | 5 | 5 | 31.425.2±3009.7 | 32120.0 (26.186.0–33800.0) | 4 | 29530.0±6140.7 | 3.2370.0 (20340.0–33040.0) | .56d |
| Other salt‐based condimentsc | 5 | 15 | 21157.3±3595.3 | 21820.0 (16360.0–25960.0) | 51 | 17697.7±5420.7 | 18420.0 (7540.0–36660.0) | .02d |