Table 2.
Median nutrient values/100 g and (interquartile range) of meals and snacks launched in time-periods 2, 3, and 4.
| Meals T2 n = 7 |
Meals T3 n = 19 |
Meals T4 n = 11 |
Snacks T2 n = 17 1 |
Snacks T3 n = 58 |
Snacks T4 n = 90 |
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| Energy (kJ) | 276 (247) | 304 (150) | 395 (183) | 1600 (270) | 1481.7 (1275) | 1657 * (382) |
| Protein (g) | 3.9 (6) | 3.5 (2) | 3.9 (3) | 7.1 (6) | 5.2 (5) | 5.5 (5) |
| Total fat (g) | 2.9 (9) | 2.0 (1) | 2.1 (2) | 6.3 (9) | 3.7 (8) | 6.5 * (14) |
| Saturated fat (g) | 0.5 (1) | 0.6 (1) | 0.8 (2) | 2.3 (3) | 1.2 (3) | 2.5 * (3) |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 9.4 (5) | 9.8 (4) | 9.2 (4) | 65.1 (22) | 65.9 (58) | 65.9 (18) |
| Sugar (g) | 2.3 (3) | 2.5 (1) | 2.5 (1) | 19.3 (31) | 14.8 (30) | 23 (34) |
| Sodium (mg) | 60 (55) | 30 (75) | 55 (70) | 95 (234) | 73 (194) | 32 (192) |
* p ≤ 0.05 for across all time periods. T1 excluded because of no available on-pack data. T2: Time-period 2 (2003–2008); T3: Time-period 3 (2009–2014); T4: Time-period 4 (2014–2020). 1 Total numbers have been adjusted to exclude the products without photos or descriptive data.