A comparison of the Health Star Rating and nutrient profiles of branded and generic food products in Sydney supermarkets, Australia

A comparison of the Health Star Rating and nutrient profiles of branded and generic food products in Sydney supermarkets, Australia

To compare the Health Star Rating (HSR) and the nutritional profile of branded and generic packaged foods in Australia. In-store audits of packaged food products capturing data on HSR and nutritional content to analyse differences between branded and generic foods across ten food categories. The aud...

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Veröffentlicht in:Public health nutrition 2019-08, Vol.22 (11), p.2132-2139
Hauptverfasser: Kim, Dong Hun, Liu, Wing Gi Amanda, Rangan, Anna, Gemming, Luke
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Sprache:eng
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Community Nutrition
Convenience foods
Diet
Food
Food - standards
Food - statistics & numerical data
Food Labeling
Food products
Generic products
Geographical variations
Internet
Labeling
New South Wales
Nutrients
Nutrition Policy
Nutrition research
Nutritive Value
Packaged food
Publishing
Research Paper
Supermarkets
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Zusammenfassung:To compare the Health Star Rating (HSR) and the nutritional profile of branded and generic packaged foods in Australia. In-store audits of packaged food products capturing data on HSR and nutritional content to analyse differences between branded and generic foods across ten food categories. The audit was conducted in four major supermarket chains across various locations within metropolitan Sydney regions, Australia. A total of 6269 products were analysed with 57 % of generic products and 28 % of branded products displaying an HSR. The median HSR of branded products was significantly greater than for generic products overall (4·0 v. 3·5, P
ISSN:1368-9800
1475-2727
DOI:10.1017/S1368980019000508