Table 2.
Description of sugar in different beverages according to different recommendations (n, %).
| Categories | Number of Products with ‘Red’ Label Color-Coded Labeling | Number of Products with Free Sugar > WHO Recommendation (>25 g) |
Number of Products with Free Sugar > Chinese Dietary Guideline Recommendation (>50 g) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| >11.25 g/100 mL | >13.5 g/Serving | |||
| Total | 344 (21.7) | 1309 (82.5) | 955 (60.2) | 372 (23.4) |
| Fruit/vegetable juices and beverages | 212 (33.6) | 611 (96.8) | 519 (82.3) | 271 (42.9) |
| Protein beverages | 58 (22.0) | 187 (70.8) | 100(37.9) | 31 (11.7) |
| Carbonated beverages | 34 (16.6) | 162 (79.0) | 119 (58.0) | 39 (19.0) |
| Tea beverages | 22 (18.2) | 83 (68.6) | 54 (44.6) | 11 (9.1) |
| Flavored beverages | 12 (7.3) | 117 (70.9) | 91 (55.2) | 13 (7.9) |
| Coffee beverages | 1 (0.9) | 74 (67.3) | 24 (21.8) | 0 (0) |
| Beverages for special uses |
3 (6.0) | 44 (88.0) | 34 (68.0) | 2 (4.0) |
| Botanical beverages | 2 (4.9) | 31 (75.6) | 14 (34.1) | 5 (12.2) |
| p | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Imported products | 263 (21.2) | 122 (43.9) | 159 (25.2) | 195 (31.9) |
| Domestic products | 35 (10.2) | 176 (13.4) | 139 (14.6) | 177 (18.2) |
| p | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |