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. 2021 Jul 29;8:670422. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.670422

Table 2.

Declared types and distribution (n) of LCNS across assessed food groups and subgroups available in the Spanish market.

Sorbitol
(E-420)n
Mannitol
(E-421)n
Acesulfame K (E-950)n Aspartame (E-951)n Cyclamate (E-952) n Isomalt (E-953)n Saccharine (E-954)n Sucralose (E-955)n Taumatine (E-957) n Neohesperidine DC (E-959)n Steviol glycosides (E-960) n Neotame (E-961)n Maltitol (E-965) n Lactitol (E-966)n Xylitol (E-967) n Eritritol (E-968)n
Sugars and sweets ( n = 299)
Chewing gum, candies, and sweets (n = 111) 91 31 74 62 0 44 2 39 0 3 7 0 49 0 29 0
Desserts and other sweets (n = 55) 11 1 16 6 0 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
Tabletop sweeteners (n = 52) 0 0 4 7 15 0 16 6 2 0 22 0 0 0 3 5
Chocolates (n = 46) 0 0 7 4 0 3 0 3 0 1 17 0 39 2 0 2
Jams (n = 35) 12 0 8 0 0 4 0 28 0 0 19 0 16 0 0 0
Non-alcoholic beverages ( n = 266)
Diet soft drinks (n = 91) 0 0 67 40 31 0 10 48 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sugar soft drinks (n = 90) 0 1 25 7 10 0 6 59 0 3 22 0 0 0 0 0
Other non-alcoholic drinks (n = 32) 0 0 12 1 4 0 3 13 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
Fruit juices and nectars (n = 30) 0 0 14 1 5 0 4 20 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 0
Energy drinks (n = 14) 0 0 9 2 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coffee and herbal teas (n = 6) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sport drinks (n = 3) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cereals and grains ( n = 239)
Bakery and pastry (n = 186) 120 0 13 0 1 12 1 8 0 0 1 0 82 1 1 2
Breakfast cereal and cereal bars (n = 48) 24 0 3 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 14 0 2 0
Bread (n = 5) 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Milk and dairy products ( n = 169)
Yogurt and fermented milks (n = 126) 0 0 105 30 0 0 0 87 0 0 14 3 0 0 0 0
Other dairy products (n = 41) 10 1 31 11 6 0 4 23 0 2 5 0 21 10 0 2
Cheese (n = 2) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Food supplements and substitutes (n = 109) 36 4 18 8 7 2 5 37 0 0 15 0 10 0 6 1
Meat and meat products ( n = 73)
Sausages and other meat products (n = 70) 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Meat (n = 3) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ready-to-eat meals (n = 28) 23 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appetizers (n = 19) 8 2 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Sauces and condiments (n = 11) 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fish and shellfish (n = 9) 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Canned fruit (n = 9) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alcoholic beverages (n = 6) 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vegetables (n = 1) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
n total products = 1,238/LNCS total declarations 423 41 415 188 83 71 56 421 2 13 143 3 239 13 41 12
LNCS % within total declarations (n = 2,164) 19.5% 2% 19.2% 8.7% 3.8% 3.3% 2.6% 19.5% 0.1% 0.6% 6.6% 0.1% 11% 0.6% 2% 0.6%

n, number of products included in each subgroup and types of LNCS are declared on labels of the products. One or more LNCS could be declared in products from each subgroup. For further description, refer to Supplementary Table 1.

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