ArticlePublic health nutrition2018
Use of added sugars in packaged foods sold in Brazil.
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- The Extension of Added Sugar Use in Packaged Foods Targeted at Children in Brazil.Maternal & child nutrition · 2026Article
- Assessing nutritional composition and ingredients of packaged foods in Brazil: an in-store census method for creating a comprehensive food label database.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Enabling Informed Decision Making in the Absence of Detailed Nutrition Labels: A Model to Estimate the Added Sugar Content of Foods.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Consumers' Response to Sugar Label Formats in Packaged Foods: A Multi-Methods Study in Brazil.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- University Students' Knowledge and Perceptions About Concepts, Recommendations, and Health Effects of Added Sugars.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- From the most to the least flexible nutritional profile: Classification of foods marketed in Brazil according to the Brazilian and Mexican models.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Total and Free Sugar Levels and Main Types of Sugars Used in 18,784 Local and Imported Pre-Packaged Foods and Beverages Sold in Hong Kong.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Objective Biomarkers for Total Added Sugar Intake - Are We on a Wild Goose Chase?Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveStudies have shown that the consumption of added sugars may be associated with harmful health effects. The present study investigated the presence and types of added sugars in packaged foods.
designCross-sectional analysis of the presence and types of added sugars in the ingredients lists of packaged foods sold in a major Brazilian supermarket. The nomenclature of ingredients classified as added sugars and their frequency were identified. Data were organised and analysed through descriptive statistics: absolute and relative frequencies of the presence of added sugars categorised by food groups were calculated, and ingredients were analysed by text mining using R statistical environment.
settingA supermarket in Florianópolis, a metropolis in southern Brazil. SUBJECTS: Packaged food products (n 4539) classified into eight groups.
resultsOf the 4539 products, 71 % had some type of added sugar. The group with the highest frequency of added sugars was 'products in which carbohydrates and fats are the main energy source' (93 %). Food groups containing predominantly salty foods had a high frequency of added sugars, such as 'meats and eggs' (61 %). In total, 179 different terms for added sugars were identified, of which sugar, maltodextrin and glucose syrup were the most frequent.
conclusionsMost of the packaged foods sold in Brazil contain added sugars, which may hamper adherence to the recommendation of limiting added sugars intake. The data may be useful for monitoring tendencies in the use of added sugars in packaged foods and as supplementary information to support the improvement of food label regulations.
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