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. 2022 Apr 26;9:852831. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.852831

Table 2.

The number of items and nutrition declaration [according to the Council Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 (14)] of plant-based ready-sliced meat analogues reported for presence of nutrition claim and organic declaration.

Number of items Energy kcal/100 g Total fat g/100 g Saturates g/100 g Total carbohydrates g/100 g Sugars g/100 g Fibre g/100 g Protein g/100 g Salt g/100 g
All ready-sliced meat analogues 40 212 (198–247) 8.3 (4.1–13.6) 1.2 (0.7–1.9) 5.9 (3.4–10.1) 1.3 (0.4–2.4) 3.0 (1.1–5.3) 26.1 (16.5–29.4) 1.8 (1.5–2.2)
Nutrition claim No 18 231 (206–264)* 12.9 (8.7–15.0)* 1.5 (1.1–1.9)* 5.4 (4.4–7.2) 0.9 (0.5–1.7) 2.5 (1.5–5.3) 27.0 (15.0–28.0) 1.9 (1.7–2.3)*
Yes 22 205 (71–221) 6.3 (1.0–8.5) 1.0 (0.0–1.6) 6.5 (0.1–13.0) 1.5 (0.0–2.8) 3.5 (0.7–5.3) 26.1 (19.2–30.0) 1.6 (1.5–2.2)
Protein claim No 21 218 (206–257) 13.0 (8.7–15.0)* 1.3 (1.1–1.9) 5.6 (4.4–7.2) 0.9 (0.5–1.4) 2.5 (1.5–5.3) 21.4 (14.9–27.2)* 1.8 (1.7–2.3)
Yes 19 210 (71–224) 5.8 (1.0–8.1) 0.9 (0.0–1.8) 6.4 (0.1–13.0) 1.7 (0.0–3.2) 3.4 (0.7–5.3) 26.1 (26.1–30.0) 1.5 (1.5–2.2)
Fibre claim No 33 212 (196–249) 8.1 (4.1–13.8) 1.2 (0.7–1.9) 5.1 (2.8–8.1) 0.9 (0.4–1.7) 2.0 (0.7–4.8) 26.1 (17.5–29.0) 1.8 (1.5–2.2)
Yes 7 212 (208–221) 12.0 (5.8–13.4) 1.1 (1.0–1.8) 7.0 (6.4–10.9) 2.2 (1.1–3.2) 4.3 (3.5–5.5) 19.2 (6.4–31.0) 2.0 (1.5–2.5)
Organic No 4 204 (135–249) 10.1 (4.4–16.7) 1.0 (0.5–1.5) 6.0 (2.8–11.2) 1.4 (0.7–1.8) 3.0 (1.6–4.8) 16.5 (11.3–20.5) 1.7 (0.9–2.1)
Yes 36 214 (199–247) 8.2 (4.1–13.6) 1.2 (0.7–1.9) 5.9 (3.4–10.1) 1.1 (0.4–2.7) 3.0 (1.1–5.3) 27.0 (18.3–29.9) 1.8 (1.5–2.2)

Data are expressed as median (25°–75° percentile). Asterisks within the same column indicate significant differences between products with or without nutrition claims and organic declaration (Mann–Whitney non-parametric test for two independent samples, p < 0.05).