Sodium concentration of pre-packaged foods sold in Hong Kong.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the Na concentration of pre-packaged foods available in Hong Kong.

Design

The Na concentrations (mg/100 g or mg/100 ml or per serving) of all pre-packaged foods available for sale in major supermarket chains in Hong Kong were obtained from the 2017 Hong Kong FoodSwitch database. Median and interquartile range (IQR) of Na concentration for different food groups and the proportion of foods and beverages considered low and high Na (<120 mg/100 g or mg/100 ml and >600 mg/100 g or mg/100 ml, respectively) were determined.

Setting

Hong Kong.

Participants

Not applicable.

Results

We analysed 11 518 pre-packaged products. 'Fruit and vegetables (including table salt)' had the highest variability in Na concentration ranging from 0 to 39 000 mg

SUBMITTER: Wong ASC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10200669 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature