Commercial Baby Foods: Nutrition, Marketing and Motivations for Use-A Narrative Review.

ABSTRACT: A growing body of research on commercial baby foods (CBFs) has reported nutritional composition, marketing, and labelling concerns. We aimed to review and consolidate the evidence on CBFs marketed for children 0-36 months in the UK, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand to inform UK policy by highlighting key issues with the current retail offer. A systematic search conducted on PubMed and Web of Science on three topics: (1) Nutritional Composition, Flavour Profile and Texture, (2) Marketing and Labelling, and (3) Parental Choice and Preferences. Studies on CBFs were included if conducted in English in specified countries, age, and published between 2019 and 2024. Out of 3143 studies screened, 31 full papers were separated into three topics and reviewed. Topic 1: Out of all products sampled,

SUBMITTER: Brand-Williamson J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12454211 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature