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Table 3 Overview of nutritional content of products per 100g/100ml

From: An assessment of compliance with proposed regulations to restrict on-package marketing of packaged foods to improve nutrition in South Africa

Ingredient

WL

No WL

P-value**

All Products

 

Mean

Std. Err

95% confidence interval

Mean

Std. Err

95% confidence interval

Mean

Std. Err

95% confidence interval

Sugar (g)

All Products

18.44

0.30

17.85–19.03

5.18

0.23

4.73 −5.63

 < 0.001

15,81

0.25

15.31–16.31

Sugar (g)

Solids

22.15

0.39

21.38–22.91

5.25

0.29

4.68–5.82

 < 0.001

18.66

0.33

18.01–19.30

Sugar (g)

Liquids

8.64

0.23

8.19–9.08

4.95

0.22

4.51–5.38

 < 0.001

7.99

0.19

7.61–8.37

Saturated Fat (g)

All Products

6.19

0.11

5.98–6.40

1.51

0.11

1.29–1.73

 < 0.001

5.26

0.09

5.08–5.44

Saturated Fat (g)

Solids

8.01

0.13

7.75–8.27

1.46

0.12

1.23–1.69

 < 0.001

6.66

0.11

6.43–6.88

Saturated Fat (g)

Liquids

1.39

0.09

1.21–1.57

1.67

0.27

1.15–2.19

 < 0.001

1.44

0.09

1.26–1.62

Sodium (mg) All Products

527.70

25.16

478.37–577.04

121.38

3.65

114.21–128.54

 < 0.001

447.07

20.28

407.32–486.83

Sodium (mg)

Solids

638.56

31.92

575.98–701.15

153.19

4.31

144.73–161.64

 < 0.001

538.32

25.50

488.33–588-30

Sodium (mg)

Liquids

234.12

34.70

166.05–302.18

18.84

1.25

16.39–21.30

 < 0.001

196.29

28.65

140.00–252.38

NNS*

n/a*

  

n/a

  

n/a

n/a

  
  1. *There is no threshold or cut-off set for non-sugar sweeteners. The regulations require a warning label for presence of sweeteners in any amount
  2. **Mann–Whitney U test used to determine level of significance. Level of significance considered at p < 0.05