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Table 1 Nutrition criteria according to each stage of the standards

From: Compliance with nutrition standards in Mexican schools and their effectiveness: a repeated cross-sectional study

Food categories

No.

Description

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Prepared (fried and non-fried) foods

1

Portion per package

1

1

NAa

2

Portion (kcal)

≤180

≤180

NA

3

Proteins (% of calories)

≥10 (4.5 g)

≥10 (4.5 g)

NA

4

Total fats (% of calories)

≤35

≤30

NA

5

Saturated fats (%of calories)

≤15

≤10

NA

6

Trans-fatty acids (g/portion)

≤0.5

≤0.5

NA

7

Sodium (mg/portion)

≤230

≤220

NA

Milk

1

Portion per package

1

1

1

2

Portion (ml)

≤250

≤250

≤250

3

Calories per 100 g

≤50

≤50

≤50

4

Total fats (g/100 g)

≤2.5

≤2.5

≤2.5

Solid yogurt

1

Portion per package

1

1

1

2

Portion (g)

≤150

≤150

≤150

3

Total fats (g/100 g)

≤2.5

≤2.5

≤2.5

4

Total sugars (%)

NA

NA

≤30

Drinkable yogurt and fermented dairy products

1

Portion per package

1

1

1

2

Portion (g)

≤250

≤200

≤200

3

Total fats (g/100 g)

≤1.6

≤1.4

≤1.4

4

Total sugars (%)

NA

NA

≤30

Fruit juices and vegetable juices

1

Portions per package

1

1

1

2

Portion (ml)

≤200

≤125

≤125

3

Calories per portion (kcal)

≤110

≤70

≤70

Sweetened fruit juices

1

Portions per package

1

1

1

2

Portion (ml)

≤200

≤125

≤125

3

Calories per portion (kcal)

≤110

≤70

≤70

Soy-based beverages

1

Portions per package

1

1

1

2

Portion (ml)

≤200

≤125

≤125

3

Calories per portion (kcal)

≤60

≤40

≤40

4

Sodium (mg/100 ml)

≤110

≤105

≤105

5

Total fats (g/100 ml)

≤2.5

≤2.5

≤2.5

6

Saturated fats (%)

≤21% of total fats

≤21% of total fats

≤21% of total fats

Snacks

1

Portions per package

1

1

1

2

Calories per portion (kcal)

≤130

≤130

≤130

3

Total fats (% of calories)

≤40

≤35

≤35

4

Saturated fats (%of calories)

≤25

≤15

≤15

5

Trans-fatty acids (g/portion)

≤0.5

≤0.5

≤0.5

6

Sodium (mg/portion)

≤200

≤180

≤180

7

Total sugars (% of calories)

NA

NA

≤10

Cookies, snack cakes, candies and desertes

1

Portions per package

1

1

1

2

Calories per portion (kcal)

≤130

≤130

≤130

3

Total fats (% of calories)

≤40

≤35

≤35

4

Saturated fats (%of calories)

≤20

≤15

≤15

5

Trans-fatty acids (g/portion)

≤0.5

≤0.5

≤0.5

6

Sodium (mg/portion)

≤200

≤180

≤180

7

Total sugars (% of calories)

NA

NA

≤20

Nuts and dry legumes

1

Portions per package

1

1

1

2

Calories per portion (kcal)

≤130

≤130

≤130

3

Saturated fats (%of calories)

≤25

≤15

≤15

4

Trans-fatty acids (g/portion)

≤0.5

≤0.5

≤0.5

5

Sodium (mg/portion)

≤200

≤180

≤180

6

Total sugars (% of calories

NA

NA

≤10

  1. aPrepared foods (foods that are prepared from fresh ingredients in the school, for example sandwiches and tacos) are discouraged in stage 4 of the standards