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Table 6 Percentages of food products with declared nutrients classed as ‘Medium’ – Moderately healthy, based on the FSA (2016)

From: An assessment of nutrition information on front of pack labels and healthiness of foods in the United Kingdom retail market

 Food category

Fat

Saturated fat

Sugar

Salt

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Cereals

61

34.3

24

21.8

48

28.4

46

36.5

Dairy

33

18.5

33

30.0

46

27.2

19

15.1

Beverages

3

1.7

1

0.9

32

18.9

6

4.8

Meats

73

41.0

45

40.9

5

3.0

44

34.9

Fruits and vegetables

8

4.5

7

6.4

38

22.5

11

8.7

Total

178

100.0

110

100.0

169

100.0

126

100.0

Overall %

500

35.6

500

22.0

500

33.8

500

25.2