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Table 2 Price (US$) of purchased child-oriented snack foods by category (n = 106)

From: Child-oriented marketing techniques in snack food packages in Guatemala

 

Median cost (p25 - p75)*

Savory snacks

0.13 (0.09 – 0.19)

Pastries and cookies

0.22 (0.11 – 0.50)

Sweetened beverages

0.32 (0.25 – 0.44)

Cereals

0.13 (0.06 – 0.35)

Soft drinks

0.32 (0.25 – 0.63)

Dairy products

0.44 (0.44 – 0.50)

Ice cream and frozen desserts

0.13 (0.13 – 0.32)

Fruit or water

0.25 (0.13 – 0.50)

  1. *p < 0.05 across food categories.