Examining the relationship between sugar content, packaging features, and food claims of breakfast cereals

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Autor(a) principal: Prada, Marília
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Saraiva, Magda, Viegas, Cláudia, Cavalheiro, Bernardo, Garrido, Margarida
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/13602
Resumo: Project LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-028008
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spelling Examining the relationship between sugar content, packaging features, and food claims of breakfast cerealsNutritionSugarClaimsLabellingNutritional profileBreakfast cerealsProject LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-028008Excessive free-sugar intake has become highly prevalent in numerous countries, and Portugal is not the exception. One product category that contributes to the daily intake of free sugars is breakfast cereals. In the current work, we identified 289 exemplars from two major retailers in Portugal and collected information on their nutritional profile (e.g., sugar, salt, fiber per 100 g), price, packaging features, type of food claims present (e.g., statements about the composition, sensory features, the origin of the product), and ingredients list. Overall, the sugar content of breakfast cereals was high (Mean = 19.9 g), and less than 10% of the products complied with the current national guidelines (i.e., 5 g of sugar per 100 g of product). Sugar (or other sugar sources) was listed in the top three ingredients for over 85% of the products. On average, each product included about four claims (Mean = 3.9), and sugar content was lower when the claims were related to the product composition. Critically, the sugar content was particularly high for children-oriented products (Mean = 26.4 g). Correlation analysis showed that breakfast cereals with higher sugar content also were cheaper and had lower quantities of fiber, proteins, and salt. Our findings suggest the need to implement strategies to reduce sugar in this product category (e.g., incentivize manufacturers to reformulate products). Also, our results may inform strategies aimed at promoting consumers' awareness about the sugar content in breakfast cereals and other processed foods, facilitating healthier decision-making.MDPIRCIPLPrada, MaríliaSaraiva, MagdaViegas, CláudiaCavalheiro, BernardoGarrido, Margarida2021-07-30T17:41:44Z2021-052021-05-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/13602engPrada M, Saraiva M, Viegas C, Cavalheiro BP, Garrido MV. Examining the relationship between sugar content, packaging features, and food claims of breakfast cereals. Nutrients. 2021;13(6):1841.10.3390/nu13061841info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-08-03T10:08:36Zoai:repositorio.ipl.pt:10400.21/13602Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:21:30.859268Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Examining the relationship between sugar content, packaging features, and food claims of breakfast cereals
title Examining the relationship between sugar content, packaging features, and food claims of breakfast cereals
spellingShingle Examining the relationship between sugar content, packaging features, and food claims of breakfast cereals
Prada, Marília
Nutrition
Sugar
Claims
Labelling
Nutritional profile
Breakfast cereals
title_short Examining the relationship between sugar content, packaging features, and food claims of breakfast cereals
title_full Examining the relationship between sugar content, packaging features, and food claims of breakfast cereals
title_fullStr Examining the relationship between sugar content, packaging features, and food claims of breakfast cereals
title_full_unstemmed Examining the relationship between sugar content, packaging features, and food claims of breakfast cereals
title_sort Examining the relationship between sugar content, packaging features, and food claims of breakfast cereals
author Prada, Marília
author_facet Prada, Marília
Saraiva, Magda
Viegas, Cláudia
Cavalheiro, Bernardo
Garrido, Margarida
author_role author
author2 Saraiva, Magda
Viegas, Cláudia
Cavalheiro, Bernardo
Garrido, Margarida
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv RCIPL
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Prada, Marília
Saraiva, Magda
Viegas, Cláudia
Cavalheiro, Bernardo
Garrido, Margarida
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Nutrition
Sugar
Claims
Labelling
Nutritional profile
Breakfast cereals
topic Nutrition
Sugar
Claims
Labelling
Nutritional profile
Breakfast cereals
description Project LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-028008
publishDate 2021
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2021-07-30T17:41:44Z
2021-05
2021-05-01T00:00:00Z
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dc.language.iso.fl_str_mv eng
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