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Nutritional Content and Ingredients of Commercial Infant and Toddler Food Pouches Compared With Other Packages Available in the United States.
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- Survey of Emotional Themes Used in Marketing of Commercial Baby Foods in the UK-Implications for Nutrition Promotion in Early Childhood.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Nutrient Density, Added Sugar, and Fiber Content of Commercially Available Fruit Snacks in the United States from 2017 to 2022.Nutrients · 2024Article
- The nutritional profile of commercial complementary foods in Japan: comparison between low- and high-price products.The British journal of nutrition · 2023Article
- Fruit Pouch Consumption Does Not Associate with Early Manifestations of Allergic Disease.Nutrients · 2023Article
- The big squeeze: a product content and labelling analysis of ready-to-use complementary infant food pouches in Australia.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Use of Health-Promoting Food and Supplements in Swiss Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A Qualitative Study of Parental Perceptions of Baby Food Pouches: A Netnographic Analysis.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Frequency of Sweet and Salty Snack Food Consumption Is Associated with Higher Intakes of Overconsumed Nutrients and Weight-For-Length z Scores During Infancy and Toddlerhood.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2022Article
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- Nutritional Implications of Baby-Led Weaning and Baby Food Pouches as Novel Methods of Infant Feeding: Protocol for an Observational Study.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- Energy, Sugars, Iron, and Vitamin B12 Content of Commercial Infant Food Pouches and Other Commercial Infant Foods on the New Zealand Market.Nutrients · 2021Article
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Abstract
The ingredients and nutrients of infant and toddler foods (ITFs) sold in pouches were compared with products available in other packages, such as jars/packs and other containers. Company websites (n = 21) and in-store shelf inventory (n = 3) were used to create a database of commercial ITFs containing vegetables (n = 548) sold in the United States. Results indicated that ITFs containing vegetables were most commonly packaged in pouches (50%), followed by "other" packages (25%) and jars/packs (25%). Infant and toddler food pouches contained significantly more sugars per serving and per Reference Amount Customarily Consumed, as well as a greater percentage of calories from sugars, compared with both jars/packs and "other" packages. Pouches were also more likely to contain vegetable/fruit blends, whereas jars/packs were more likely to contain single-vegetable or multivegetable blends, and "other" packages were more likely to contain vegetable/other ingredient combinations (eg, grains and/or dairy). Pouches are popular, widely available, and convenient but may not represent the vegetable profiles and nutritional qualities that parents believe they are buying for their children.
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