Table 1.
Distribution of food and beverage groups and subgroups available in the Spanish market (n, %), according to the number of declared low and no-calorie sweeteners (LCNS).
Food groups and subgroups | Number of declared LNCS | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Sugar and sweets (n = 299; 24.1%) | 97 (32.4%) | 88 (29.4%) | 54 (18%) | 23 (7.7%) | 12 (4%) | 17 (5.7%) | 7 (2.3%) | 1 (0.3%) |
Chewing gum, candies, and sweets (n = 111) | 37 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
Desserts and other sweets (n = 55) | 12 | 11 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Table-top sweeteners (n = 52) | 28 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chocolates (n = 46) | 17 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jams (n = 35) | 3 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Non-alcoholic beverages (n = 266; 21.5%) | 113 (42.5%) | 100 (37.6%) | 51 (19.2%) | 2 (0.75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Diet Soft Drinks (n = 91) | 14 | 43 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sugar Soft Drinks (n = 90) | 61 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other non-alcoholic drinks (n = 32) | 9 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fruit juices and nectars (n = 30) | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Energy drinks (n = 14) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Coffee and herbal teas (n = 6) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sport drinks (n = 3) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cereals and grains (n = 239; 19.3%) | 196 (82%) | 35 (14.6%) | 8 (3.3%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bakery and pastry (n = 186) | 151 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Breakfast cereal and cereal bars (n = 48) | 41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bread (n = 5) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Milk and dairy products (n = 169; 13.6%) | 30 (17.7%) | 122 (72.2%) | 8 (5%) | 8 (5%) | 1 (0.6%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yogurt and fermented milks (n = 126) | 20 | 99 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other dairy products (n = 41) | 10 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cheese (n = 2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Food supplements and substitutes (n = 109; 8.8%) | 79 (72.5%) | 26 (24%) | 4 (3.6%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Meat and meat products (n = 73; 6%) | 73 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ready to eat meals (n = 28; 2.2%) | 28 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Appetizers (n = 19; 1.5%) | 19 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sauces and condiments (n = 11; 1%) | 9 (82%) | 2 (8%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Canned fruit (n = 9; 0.7%) | 2 (22%) | 6 (66%) | 1 (11%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fish and shellfish (n = 9; 0.7%) | 9 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alcoholic beverages (n = 6; 0.5%) | 0 | 5 (83.3%) | 1 (16.6%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vegetables (n = 1; 0.08%) | 0 | 1 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
n total products = 1,238 | 655 | 385 | 127 | 33 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
% of each combination of LNCS | 52.9 | 31.1 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 |