Table 2 Contribution of product subcategories to total food and beverage advertising on the Sydney metropolitan train network
Advertisement subcategory | Number of (% of total food) advertisements | Total (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Summer | Winter | ||
Core | |||
 Bottled water (including mineral and soda water) | 59 (5.9) | 72 (7.9) | 6.8 |
 Soups, salads and sandwiches, including frozen meals (<10 g fat/serve), soups (<2 g fat/100 g, excludes dehydrated), sandwiches, mixed salads and low fat savoury sauces (<10 g fat/100 g; includes pasta simmer sauces), low fat mixed meals or side dishes (<10 g fat) | 0 (0) | 15 (1.6) | 0.8 |
 Breads (include high fibre, low fat crackers), rice, pasta and noodles | 4 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0.2 |
 Vegetables and vegetable products | 0 (0) | 3 (0.3) | 0.2 |
 Low fat/reduced fat milk, yoghurt, custard (<3 g/100 g fat) and cheese (<15 g fat/100 g); includes 50% reduced fat cheddar, ricotta and cottage and their alternatives (e.g. soy) (including probiotic drinks) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0) | 0.1 |
Discretionary | |||
 Snack foods, including chips, savoury crisps, extruded snacks, popcorn, sugar-sweetened fruit and vegetable products, and sugar coated and salted nuts | 253 (25.3) | 226 (24.7) | 25.0 |
 Sugar sweetened drinks including soft drinks, cordials, electrolyte drinks and flavour additions (e.g. Milo) | 230 (23) | 210 (22.9) | 23.0 |
 Intense-sweetened beverages | 191 (19.1) | 167 (18.2) | 18.7 |
 Alcohol | 52 (5.2) | 67 (7.3) | 6.2 |
 High fat savoury biscuits, sweet biscuits, cakes, muffins, pastries, pies | 64 (6.4) | 9 (1.0) | 3.8 |
 Fast food restaurants/meals (including pizza, burgers, ‘healthy’ alternatives from fast food restaurants) | 25 (2.5) | 24 (2.6) | 2.6 |
 Chocolate and confectionary (including regular and sugar-free chewing gum) | 21 (2.1) | 26 (2.8) | 2.6 |
 Ice cream and iced confection | 10 (1.0) | 16 (1.7) | 1.4 |
 High fat/sugar/salt spreads (including yeast extracts, excludes peanut butter), oils, high fat savoury sauces, mixed meals and side dishes (>10 g fat/100 g), meal helpers (including stocks, tomato paste) and soups (>2 g fat/100 g, tinned and all dehydrated) | 12 (1.2) | 7 (0.8) | 1.0 |
 Fruit juice and fruit drinks | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) | 0.1 |
 Full cream milk, yoghurt, custard, dairy desserts (>3 g fat/100 g) and cheese (25% reduced fat and full fat varieties) and high salt cheese (including haloumi and feta) and their alternatives | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0) | 0.1 |
Miscellaneous | |||
 Brand only – nil specific products mentioned | 71 (7.1) | 49 (5.3) | 6.3 |
 Supermarkets - non-specified (generic supermarket ads or not clearly for core or discretionary) | 3 (0.3) | 11 (1.2) | 0.7 |
 Vitamin and mineral supplements | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.2) | 0.2 |
 Tea and coffee | 0 (0) | 3 (0.3) | 0.2 |
 Supermarkets – advertising core foods | 0 (0) | 4 (0.4) | 0.2 |
 Supermarkets – advertising discretionary foods | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) | 0.1 |