Examining the Nutritional Quality of Canadian Packaged Foods and Beverages with and without Nutrition Claims.

ABSTRACT: Nutrient content claims, health claims, and front-of-pack symbols (henceforth referred to as “nutrition claims” in the present study) are often found on food labels in Canada. However, it is currently unknown whether foods and beverages (F&Bs) carrying nutrition claims have a more favourable nutritional profile than those without such claims. This study examined differences in the global nutritional quality, as determined by the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Nutrient Profiling Scoring Criterion (FSANZ-NPSC), of Canadian F&B bearing nutrition claims as compared to those without, as well as in their nutritional composition. Data (n = 15,184) was obtained from the University of Toronto 2013 Food Label Information Program. Forty-two percent of F&Bs carrying nutri

SUBMITTER: Franco-Arellano B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6073495 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature