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. 2021 Oct 20;7(10):e08178. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08178

Table 5.

Presence of products by country in absolute data.

Food categories Food Spain
United Kingdom
United States
% f(x) % f(x) % f(x)
Non-essential and unhealthy foods Fast-food foodstuffs 2.1% 1 13.3% 2 0% 0
Sugary beverages 12.7% 6 0% 0 37.5% 9
Chocolate high in fat and sugar 17.0% 8 0% 0 12.5% 3
Sweets/candies 12.7% 6 26.7% 4 25.0% 6
Ice ​cream 2.1% 1 20% 3 0% 0
Cakes with a high fat and sugar content 0% 0 6.7% 1 0% 0
Crisps/snacks 14.8% 7 0% 0 12.5% 3
High-sugar yoghurt 0% 0 6.7% 1 0% 0
TOTAL 61.7% 29 73.3% 11 87.5% 21
Essential and healthy foods
Cereals with low sugar content 0% 0 0% 0 4.1% 1
Spices 0% 0 6.7% 1 0% 0
Fruit and vegetables 21.2% 10 6.7% 1 0% 0
Biscuits with low sugar content 2.1% 1 0% 0 4.1% 1
TOTAL 23.4% 11 13.3% 2 8.3% 2
Miscellaneous foods
App 2.1% 1 0% 0 0% 0
Festival 2.1% 1 0% 0 0% 0
Restaurant 2.1% 1 0% 0 0% 0
TOTAL 6.4% 3 0% 0 0% 0
Toys related to diet Baby bottle 2.1% 1 0% 0 0% 0
Food establishment 4.3% 2 0% 0 4.1% 1
TOTAL 6.4% 3 0% 0 4.1% 1
Kitchen products Mixer 0% 0 6.7% 1 0% 0
Chocolate-making machine 2.1% 1 0% 0 0% 0
Ice-cream maker 0% 0 6.7% 1 0% 0
TOTAL 2.1% 1 13.3% 2 0% 0
TOTAL N = 86 100% N = 47 100% N = 15 100% N = 24