Table 1 Variables to be collected‡ and format
From: International collaborative project to compare and track the nutritional composition of fast foods
Primary | Format |
|---|---|
Country | country where data are collected |
Fast food category | refer to Table 2 |
Fast food sub-category (major) | refer to Table 2 |
Company name | as per data source |
Product name | as per data source |
Serving size | grams or millilitres |
Energy | kilojoules or kilocalories / 100 grams or 100 millilitres |
Saturated fat | grams / 100 grams or 100 millilitres |
Total sugars | grams / 100 grams or 100 millilitres |
Sodium* | milligrams / 100 grams or 100 millilitres |
Data source | NIP, MANUF, WEB, DATAB, OTHER |
Date of data collection | date (dd/mm/yyyy) |
Secondary ¶ | |
Total fat | grams / 100 grams or 100 millilitres |
Trans fat | grams / 100 grams or 100 millilitres |
Monounsaturated fat | grams / 100 grams or 100 millilitres |
Polyunsaturated fat | grams / 100 grams or 100 millilitres |
Protein | grams / 100 grams or 100 millilitres |
Carbohydrate | grams / 100 grams or 100 millilitres |
Dietary fibre | grams / 100 grams or 100 millilitres |
Sub-category (minor) | as defined for each country |
Ingredients list | Listing of ingredients |
Price | cost of product per item |
Promoted as healthy option | Yes/No – promoted by food manufacturer as small portion, lite option, or healthier option |
Notes | as deemed important by each collaborating country |