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Table 1 Number of healthy food products within the 38 food categories in the web-based supermarket a

From: Effects of different discount levels on healthy products coupled with a healthy choice label, special offer label or both: results from a web-based supermarket experiment

 

Food category

Total products (n)

Healthy products (n)

1

Potatoes and potato products

10

7

2

Fruits

10

10

3

Vegetables

41

41

4

Ready to eat meals

19

4

5

Meat/ Fish/ Poultry*

29

13

6

Meat products*

18

4

7

Salads (e.g., crab salad, egg salad, etc.)

8

3

8

Appetizers/ snacks

6

1

9

Cheese

19

3

10

Dairy drinks (e.g., milk, yoghurt drink, etc.)*

15

8

11

Desserts*

21

4

12

(Whipped) cream

5

-

13

Butter

6

2

14

Eggs

2

-

15

Bread*

15

6

16

Pastry

14

4

17

Snacks/ refreshments

12

3

18

Frozen snacks

10

-

19

Ice (cream)

8

1

20

Frozen pastry

2

-

21

Coffee

7

-

22

Evaporated milk/ sugar/ sweeteners

9

2

23

Baking products

13

4

24

Sweet sandwich fillings*

10

3

25

Breakfast products

13

6

26

Pasta/ Rice/ Noodles*

12

4

27

Mixes for sauces

12

1

28

Seasonings

9

1

29

Herbs and spices

10

-

30

Oils/ Sauces and pickles

26

9

31

Soups

12

2

32

Canned foods (excluding fruits and vegetables)

10

3

33

Beverages (excluding soda)

6

3

34

Soda*

24

14

35

Alcoholic beverages

19

-

36

Candy

14

3

37

Chocolate

20

-

38

Crisps/ nuts/ toast

16

3

 

Total

512

172 (33.6%)

  1. a Healthy products are defined following the Choices front-of-pack nutrition label criteria which are based on the international WHO recommendations regarding saturated fat, trans fat, sodium, and added sugar [13].
  2. *These product categories were selected for within category analysis.