Table 3 Free sugar* content of squeeze pouch products by recommended age
| Â | Types of sweeteners used in product composition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Product target age (n) | Total reported sugar content on label g/100 g (mean ± SD) | Total number of products by age group containing free sugars n (%) | Fruit Juice ONLY n (%) | Fruit Puree ONLY n (%) | Fruit Juice AND Fruit Puree n (%) | Fruit Puree Concentrate n (%) |
4 + months (74) | 8.7 ± 3.6 | 64 (86.5) | 0 (0) | 54 (73.0) | 10 (13.5) | 0 (0) |
6 + months (110) | 6.4 ± 3.9 | 74 (67.3) | 3 (2.72) | 61 (55.5) | 10 (9.09) | 0 (0) |
8 + months (37) | 6.4 ± 4.9 | 23 (62.2) | 1 (2.70) | 14 (37.8) | 8 (21.6) | 0 (0) |
12 + months (12) | 8.4 ± 3.8 | 9 (75.0) | 0 (0) | 8 (66.7) | 1 (8.33) | 0 (0) |
Not stated (43) | 8.6 ± 3.0 | 31 (72.1) | 1 (2.32) | 16 (37.2) | 11 (25.6) | 3 (6.98) |