Table 1.
Sample description and availability of non-alcoholic beverages with added low- and/or no-calorie sweeteners (LNCS) in the Slovenian food supply in 2017, 2019, and 2020.
| 2017 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Added LNCS | Total | Added LNCS | Total | Added LNCS | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Total | 1,043 (100) | 138 (13.2) | 1,221 (100) | 189 (15.5) | 1,650 (100) | 333 (20.2)a, b |
| Soft drinks | 555 (53.2) | 93 (16.8) | 601 (49.2) | 118 (19.6) | 898 (54.5) | 240 (26.7)a, b |
| Juices | 267 (25.6) | / | 330 (27.0) | / | 350 (21.2) | / |
| Nectars | 135 (12.9) | 16 (11.9) | 158 (12.9) | 11 (7.0) | 229 (13.8) | 12 (5.3)b |
| Energy drinks | 65 (6.2) | 11 (16.9) | 110 (9.0) | 46 (41.8) | 136 (8.2) | 56 (41.2)b |
| Sports drinks | 21 (2.0) | 18 (85.7) | 22 (1.8) | 14 (63.6) | 37 (2.2) | 25 (67.6) |
N—number of products; Data for 2017 and 2019 from Hafner et al. (26).
asignificant change between 2019 and 2020.
bsignificant change between 2017 and 2020.