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A Comparison of the Sodium Content of Supermarket Private-Label and Branded Foods in Australia.
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- The Science of Salt: A Regularly Updated Systematic Review of the Implementation of Salt Reduction Interventions (June-October 2015).Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2016Pooled it
- Comparison of Healthiness, Labelling, and Price between Private and Branded Label Packaged Foods in New Zealand (2015-2019).Nutrients · 2021Article
- Comparison of the Nutritional Quality of Branded and Private-Label Food Products Sold in Italy: Focus on the Cereal-Based Products Collected From the Food Labeling of Italian Products Study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Article
- Seventeen-Year Associations between Diet Quality Defined by the Health Star Rating and Mortality in Australians: The Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab).Current developments in nutrition · 2020Article
- The nutritional quality of supermarket own brand chilled convenience foods: an Australian cross-sectional study reveals limitations of the Health Star Rating.Public health nutrition · 2020Article
- Contribution of major food companies and their products to household dietary sodium purchases in Australia.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Article
- The Effects of a Supermarket-Based Intervention on the Nutritional Quality of Private-Label Foods: A Prospective Study.Nutrients · 2020Article
- A comparison of the Health Star Rating and nutrient profiles of branded and generic food products in Sydney supermarkets, Australia.Public health nutrition · 2019Article
- The Science of Salt: A global review on changes in sodium levels in foods.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2019Review
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- The extent and nature of supermarket own brand foods in Australia: study protocol for describing the contribution of selected products to the healthfulness of food environments.Nutrition journal · 2018Article
- What is known about consumer nutrition environments in Australia? A scoping review of the literature.Obesity science & practice · 2018Article
- Assessment of a Salt Reduction Intervention on Adult Population Salt Intake in Fiji.Nutrients · 2017Article
- Effects of an Advocacy Trial on Food Industry Salt Reduction Efforts-An Interim Process Evaluation.Nutrients · 2017Article
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- Examination of food industry progress in reducing the sodium content of packaged foods in Canada: 2010 to 2013.Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme · 2016Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Supermarket private-label products are perceived to be lower quality than their branded counterparts. Excess dietary sodium in foods contributes to high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. Sodium concentrations in products are an important indicator of quality. We compared the sodium content of 15,680 supermarket private-label and branded products, available in four Australian supermarkets between 2011-2013, overall and for 15 food categories. Mean sodium values were compared for: (1) all products in 2013; (2) products in both 2011 and 2013; and (3) products only in 2013. Comparisons were made using paired and unpaired t tests. In each year the proportion of supermarket private-label products was 31%-32%, with overall mean sodium content 17% (12%-23%) lower than branded products in 2013 (p ≤ 0.001). For products available in both 2011 and 2013 there was a ≤2% (1%-3%) mean sodium reduction overall with no difference in reformulation between supermarket private-label and branded products (p = 0.73). New supermarket private-label products in 2013 were 11% lower in sodium than their branded counterparts (p = 0.02). Supermarket private-label products performed generally better than branded in terms of their sodium content. Lower sodium intake translates into lower blood pressure; some supermarket private-label products may be a good option for Australians needing to limit their sodium intake.
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