Table 2.
Ultraprocessed products with added micronutrients and their nutritional profiles, commonly sold in Latin American countries.
| Group | Product a | Critical Nutrients in Excess b |
|---|---|---|
| Ready-to-eat cereals | Cereal bars and breakfast bars | Free sugars, total fat, saturated fat, and salt |
| Breakfast cereals | Free sugars and salt | |
| Nutritional bars or “energy” bars | Saturated fat | |
| Instant noodles | Total fat, saturated fat, salt, and free sugar | |
| Packaged bread (industrial) | Salt | |
| Sugar-sweetened beverages | Sports beverages | Free sugar and salt |
| Energy drinks | Free sugars | |
| Other juices and fruit drinks | Free sugars | |
| Oils | Oils and spreadable fats | Total fat, saturated fat and salt |
| Soups | Dehydrated soups | Saturated fat and salt |
| Instant soups | Saturated fat and salt | |
| Dairy | Sugary Milk beverages | Free sugars and saturated fat |
| Liquid flavored yogurt | Free sugars | |
| Semi-liquid flavored yogurt | Free sugar and saturated fat | |
| Sauces, seasonings, and condiments | Liquid sauces | Total fat, saturated fat, and salt |
| Soy Sauce | Total fat and salt | |
| Pasta sauces | Salt | |
| Ketchup | Free sugar and salt | |
| Bouillon cubes and bouillon powders | Total fat, saturated fat, and salt | |
| Other sauces and condiments | Free sugar and salt | |
| Food for children <2 y | Products targeted to babies and infants | Free sugars, saturated fat, and salt |
a Products marketed with added micronutrients mostly by voluntary initiatives. b Excessive amounts of critical nutrients based on the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) nutrient profile [41].