Table 2 Description of sugar content in different NCSSBs according to the UK criterion for sugar intake and WHO recommendation
From: The sugar and energy in non-carbonated sugar-sweetened beverages: a cross-sectional study
Categories | Number (%) of products with ‘Red’ label according to the UK front of pack color-coded labelling | Number (%) of products with free sugar>WHO recommendationβ | Number (%) of products with sugar labelling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
> 11.25 g/100 ml | > 13.5 g/portionα | |||
Total | 117 (25.3) | 441 (95.2) | 378 (81.6) | 82 (17.7) |
Juice drinks | 104 (32.2) | 304 (94.1) | 268 (83.0) | 63 (19.5) |
Tea-based beverages | 11 (11.5) | 94 (97.9) | 80 (83.3) | 10 (10.4) |
Sports drinks | 0 (0) | 31 (96.9) | 23 (71.9) | 9 (28.1) |
Energy drinks | 2 (16.7) | 12 (100) | 7 (58.3) | 0 (0.0) |