Table 2.
Prevalence of low-calorie sweeteners (LCS) in ultra-processed foods (n = 7,309) and in foods and beverages with added sugars (n = 5,774) sold in the largest Brazilian supermarket chains, 2017.
| Ultra-processed foods and beverages |
Foods and bevaages with added sugars |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | 95% CI | N (%) | 95% CI | |||
| Nonalcoholic beverages | 505 (38.5) | 36.0 | 41.2 | 415 (35.7) | 33.0 | 38.5 |
| Fruit-flavored drinks | 152 (69.7) | 63.3 | 75.5 | 152 (72.0) | 65.6 | 77.7 |
| Other beverages | 138 (53.1) | 47.0 | 59.1 | 101 (48.7) | 42.1 | 55.6 |
| Sodas | 47 (44.8) | 35.6 | 54.4 | 31 (36.4) | 27.0 | 47.2 |
| Dairy beverages | 131 (27.5) | 23.7 | 31.7 | 101 (22.3) | 18.7 | 26.4 |
| Nectars | 37 (25.5) | 19.1 | 33.2 | 30 (20.4) | 14.7 | 27.7 |
| Foods | 518 (8.7) | 8.0 | 9.5 | 432 (9.4) | 8.6 | 10.3 |
| Breakfast cereals and granola bars | 100 (35.6) | 30.2 | 41.4 | 97 (33.8) | 28.6 | 39.5 |
| Candies and desserts | 226 (19.2) | 17.1 | 21.6 | 182 (15.7) | 13.7 | 17.9 |
| Fruit preserve | 43 (17.2) | 13.0 | 22.4 | 20 (6.3) | 4.1 | 9.6 |
| Bakery products | 77 (14.4) | 11.7 | 17.7 | 74 (14.7) | 11.9 | 18.1 |
| Nuts and seeds | 1 (6.2) | 0.9 | 33.6 | 1 (6.7) | 0.9 | 35.2 |
| Cookies | 41 (5.5) | 4.2 | 7.6 | 36 (5.1) | 3.7 | 7.0 |
| Sauces and salad dressings | 12 (2.0) | 1.2 | 3.5 | 6 (1.2) | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| Processed meats | 8 (1.3) | 0.7 | 2.6 | 6 (1.3) | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| Convenience foods | 8 (1.2) | 0.6 | 2.3 | 8 (2.1) | 1.1 | 4.2 |
| Salty snacks | 2 (0.6) | 0.2 | 2.6 | 2 (1.1) | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| Total | 1023 (14.61) | 13.8 | 15.4 | 847 (15.0) | 14.1 | 15.9 |