Data
Year of publication
2020
Kind
Quantitative
Design
Cross-sectional
Classification
Other (non-stated)
Country studied
Ecuador
Data
Primary
Data collected
Other (photos)
Study setting
Retail
Age group of participants
N/A
Participant sex
N/A
Target population
N/A
Sample size
n=1725 (food and beverage)
Evaluation of the accurateness of the nutritional labels of processed and ultra-processed products available in supermarkets of Ecuador
goal
Evaluate the consistency of information reported on the nutrition labels of processed and UPPs found in the main supermarkets of Cuenca, a city in southern Ecuador.
Results
24% products had inconsistencies in traffic light label and 10.9% products had inconsistencies in indicator for sugar specifically. Most inconsistencies fell within the medium indicators for sugar and fat - products with a medium indicator for sugar had a 1.98 times higher chance of having inconsistencies in comparison with low indicator.
Authors
Morales-Avilez D, Cruz-Casarrubias C, Tolentino-Mayo L, Encalada-Torres L, Abril-Ulloa V.
Log
Nutrients
DOIs