Assessment of front and back of pack nutrition labels of selected convenience food products and snacks available in the Indian market.

ABSTRACT: Nutrition labels on packaged food items provide at-a-glance information about the nutritional composition of the food, serving as a quick guide for consumers to assess the quality of food products. The aim of the current study is to evaluate the nutritional information on the front and back of pack labels of selected packaged foods in the Indian market. A total of 432 food products in six categories (idli mix, breakfast cereals, porridge mix, soup mix, beverage mix and extruded snacks) were investigated by a survey. Nutritional profiling of the foods was done based on the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) claims regulations. The healthiness of the packaged foods was assessed utilising nutritional traffic light system. The products were classified into 'healthy', 'moderat

SUBMITTER: Shobana S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11623555 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature