The major types of added sugars and non-nutritive sweeteners in a sample of Australian packaged foods.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Limiting the intake of added sugars in the diet remains a key focus of global dietary recommendations. To date there has been no systematic monitoring of the major types of added sugars used in the Australian food supply. The present study aimed to identify the most common added sugars and non-nutritive sweeteners in the Australian packaged food supply.

Design

Secondary analysis of data from the Australian FoodSwitch database was undertaken. Forty-six added sugars and eight non-nutritive sweetener types were extracted from the ingredient lists of 5744 foods across seventeen food categories.

Setting

Australia.

Subjects

Not applicable.

Results

Added sugar ingredients were found in 61 % of the sample of foods examined and non-nutritive sweetener i

SUBMITTER: Probst YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10261413 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature