Table 5 Categorization of available packaged foods in and around schools and colleges based on WHO’s Nutrient Profile Model for SEAR
Packed foods & beverages | Total Calories (per 100 g/100 ml) (Kcals) | Total sugar/100 g (g) | Total fat/ 100 g (g) | Total Salt (mg) | Categorization of HFSS foods based on thresholds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Food items | |||||
 Chips (Salted) | 550 | 1 | 34.3 | 642 | Salt and fat are higher than thresholds |
 Ice cream –Choco vanilla | 290 | 15.2 | 17.1 | NA | Sugar and fat are higher than thresholds |
 Biscuits | 489 | 16.1 | 21.2 | NA | Sugar and fat are higher than thresholds |
 Fiber-rich biscuits | 443 | 22 | 11 | 11.3 | Sugar higher than thresholds |
 Honey oat biscuits | 485 | 35 | 20 | 275 | Fat and sugar are higher than thresholds |
 Packed noodles | 437 | 3.4 | 15.7 | 1232.2 | Salt and fat are higher than thresholds |
Beverages | |||||
 Lemonade | 45 | 10.5 | 0 | 79 | Sugar and salt higher than thresholds |
 Sugar-sweetened beverage (Carbonated) | 44 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Sugar higher than thresholds |
 Juice (Litchi) | 60 | 15 | 0 | 0 | Sugar higher than the thresholds |
 Mix fruit juice (Non-carbonated) | 56 | 13.7 | 0 | 4 | Sugar higher than thresholds |
 Buttermilk | 26 | 0 | 1.1 | 30 | Salt and fat higher than thresholds |