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Table 1 Overall squeeze pouch product nutrient description by primary ingredient

From: The big squeeze: a product content and labelling analysis of ready-to-use complementary infant food pouches in Australia

 

Average NPI Score (SD)

Poo r nutritional quality (NPI < 74)

%

Moderate nutritional quality (NPI ≥ 74, < 84)

%

Nutritionally adequate

(NPI ≥ 84)

%

Energy Kj/100 g (mean ± SD)

Total Sugar g/100 g (mean ± SD)

Protein

g/100 g (mean ± SD)

Saturated Fat g/100 g (mean ± SD)

Sodium mg/100 g (mean ± SD)

Dietary Fibre g/100 g (mean ± SD)

Vegetables

74.4 ± 3.5

28.8

67.8

3.39

239 ± 48

2.8 ± 1.2

2.5 ± 0.9

0.45 ± 0.46

15.1 ± 9.3

1.7 ± 0.6

Fruit

74.4 ± 3.8

29.4

70.6

0

275 ± 55

9.7 ± 3.1

1.1 ± 1.0

0.22 ± 0.33

7.4 ± 6.8

1.7 ± 0.6

Dairy

66.0 ± 3.8

97.7

2.3

0

366 ± 64

8.0 ± 3.3

3.5 ± 0.9

2.08 ± 1.12

41.9 ± 14.3

1.1 ± 0.8

Grains

71.1 ± 2.5

77.8

22.2

0

246 ± 57

2.1 ± 2.5

2.0 ± 1.2

0.22 ± 0.26

10.9 ± 6.2

4.3