Table 4 Percentage of RTECs that met the respective nutrient profiles by sample, target group and claim type
Parameter | Keyhole | IWG | EU | OFCOM | FSANZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
% (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
All German RTECs 2010 (n = 128) | 4 (5) | 16 (20) | 28 (36) | 14 (18) | 23 (29) |
Products by target (sample 2010) | |||||
Children RTECs (n = 58) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 9 (5) | 2 (1) | 9 (5) |
Non-Children RTECs (n = 70) | 7 (5) | 30 (21) | 44 (31) | 24 (17) | 34 (24) |
Chi-square test | a | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.001 |
Products by claim type (sample 2010) | |||||
Nutrition or Health Claim (n = 77) | 5 (4) | 22 (17) | 35 (27) | 16 (12) | 26 (20) |
No Nutrition or Health Claim (n = 51) | 2 (1) | 8 (4) | 18 (9) | 12 (6) | 18 (9) |
Chi-square test | a | 0.049 | 0.044 | 0.612 | 0.291 |
Whole grain claim (n = 39) | 10 (4) | 41 (16) | 46 (18) | 21 (8) | 36 (14) |
No whole grain claim (n = 89) | 1 (1) | 6 (5) | 20 (18) | 11 (10) | 17 (15) |
Chi-square test | a | 0.000 | 0.005 | 0.177 | 0.023 |
Clean labelling (n = 15) | 13 (2) | 27 (4) | 40 (6) | 40 (6) | 47 (7) |
No clean labelling (n = 113) | 3 (3) | 15 (17) | 27 (30) | 11 (12) | 19 (22) |
Chi-square Test | a | a | a | a | a |
Healthy ingredients mentioned in product names (sample 2010) | |||||
Any healthy ingredient (n = 73) | 6 (4) | 23 (17) | 33 (24) | 15 (11) | 25 (18) |
No healthy ingredient (n = 55) | 2 (1) | 7 (4) | 22 (12) | 13 (7) | 20 (11) |
Chi-square Test | a | 0.017 | 0.233 | 0.801 | 0.670 |
Products by production method (sample 2010) | |||||
Organically certified (n = 11) | 9 (1) | 18 (2) | 46 (5) | 46 (5) | 55 (6) |
Conventional (n = 117) | 3 (4) | 16 (19) | 27 (31) | 11 (13) | 20 (23) |
Chi-square Test | a | a | a | a | a |
Products by country (sample 2012) | |||||
German RTECs 2012 (n = 73) | 7 (5) | 16 (12) | 36 (26) | 14 (10) | 26 (19) |
Norwegian RTECs 2012 (n = 38) | 32 (12) | 40 (15) | 66 (25) | 41 (15)b | 60 (22)b |
Chi-square Test | 0.001 | 0.010 | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.001 |