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Table 4 Availability of foods and beverages (packaged and unpackaged) outside schools and colleges through vendors

From: Food environment in and around schools and colleges of Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) in India

Colour coding categories for foods and beveragesa

Observations

Private-schools

n (%)

Public schools

n (%)

Colleges

n (%)

N = 6

N = 3

N = 4

Food items

Green

Matra kulcha (Flat Breads with boiled chickpea salad)

2 (33.3)

2 (66.6)

3 (75)

 Yellow

Ice-creams (milk-based)

6 (100)

3 (100)

4 (100)

Red

Fried snacks with potato curry, sugar balls, instant noodles, candy floss, salted savoury snacks, cookies, chips, candies, −ice-creams (ice candies)

6 (100)

3 (100)

3 (75)

Beverage items

 Yellow

Tea

5 (83.3)

3 (100)

4 (100)

Red

Carbonated sugar sweetened beverages

1 (16.6)

2 (50)

4 (100)

  1. aFoods and beverage classification on the basis of guidelines for making wholesome, nutritious, safe and hygienic foods to school children in India, FSSAI 2015 [17]