Association between the nutritional quality of Canadian packaged foods and their prices: an analysis across five food categories.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the association between nutritional quality and food prices within the same food category by: (1) identifying price differences among products above or below the nutrient thresholds of the Canadian front-of-package nutrition symbol and (2) investigating price differences among products with differing numbers of nutrients exceeding these thresholds.

Design

This study is part of the Food Quality Observatory's work, Québec (Canada).

Setting

For each product, nutrients exceeding the thresholds for Na, sugars and saturated fat were calculated according to Health Canada's guidelines. Prices per 100 g and per 100 kcal (418 kJ) were calculated. Statistical analyses were performed using RStudio to evaluate the association between these price metrics and n

SUBMITTER: Petitclerc I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12465062 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature