Table 1.

Rating of interpretation of protein exchanges from food labels by respondents (n = 246) for food and drinks.

Food Item	Impossible		Difficult		Neither Easy/Not Easy		Fairly Easy		Very Easy		Do Not Know
	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n
Any food	7	16	24	60	18	45	35	87	15	37	0.4	1
Any drink	10	25	27	67	19	46	30	75	13	31	0.8	2
Stock cubes	5	13	28	70	13	31	21	51	11	27	22	54
Gravy granules	3	8	31	76	13	32	26	63	10	25	17	42
Gravy Pots	3	8	26	63	15	36	16	40	9	21	32	78
Dried sauce powders (e.g., cheese sauce)	5	12	40	98	12	29	15	37	7	16	22	54
Tabletop sauces, e.g., brown sauce	4	9	21	51	17	42	29	71	22	53	8	20
Ready-to-use cooking sauce	2	6	18	44	19	47	33	81	21	52	7	16
Curry paste	5	11	27	67	15	37	18	44	6	15	29	72
Dried custard powder	5	11	32	78	10	25	22	53	8	19	24	60
Ready-made custard	0.4	1	13	33	13	31	33	82	15	37	25	62
Instant dessert powders	8	20	35	87	13	31	13	32	4	10	27	66
Milkshake powders	4	10	39	95	10	24	19	46	4	10	25	61
Milkshake liquids	4	9	29	72	11	27	20	49	7	18	29	71
Drinking chocolate powder	3	7	39	97	11	26	19	46	7	16	22	54
Ice cream	2	4	33	82	11	28	29	71	15	38	9	23
Ice lollies	1	2	12	29	14	35	38	94	29	72	6	14
Tinned tomatoes	1	3	13	32	15	36	31	76	31	77	9	22
Tomato puree	2	4	15	38	18	44	28	69	29	71	8	20
Dried soups	3	7	33	82	11	26	19	46	9	22	26	63
Tinned or soup pots	0	0	17	41	15	38	31	76	18	44	19	47
Dried rice	3	8	31	75	10	24	24	60	15	36	18	43
Cooked rice	1	3	24	58	15	38	30	74	15	37	15	36
Microwave rice	0.4	1	19	47	12	30	30	74	13	33	25	61
Dried noodles	7	17	36	88	7	16	17	42	5	13	28	70
Pot noodles	6	14	30	74	9	23	14	35	5	12	36	88