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How does the updated Nutri-Score discriminate and classify the nutritional quality of foods in a Norwegian setting?
| العنوان: | How does the updated Nutri-Score discriminate and classify the nutritional quality of foods in a Norwegian setting? |
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| المؤلفون: | B. Øvrebø, A. L. Brantsæter, K. Lund-Iversen, L. F. Andersen, M. M. Paulsen, M. H. Abel |
| المصدر: | International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2023) |
| بيانات النشر: | BMC, 2023. |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Nutrient profiling, Nutrition, Nutri-Score, Food-based dietary guidelines, Front-of-pack nutrition label, Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases, RC620-627, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| الوصف: | Abstract Background The Nutri-Score is a candidate for the harmonized mandatory front-of-pack nutrition label enabling consumers in the European Union to make healthier food choices. Nutri-Score classifies foods (including beverages) from A (high nutritional quality) to E (low nutritional quality) based on the foods’ qualifying and disqualifying components. We aimed to evaluate the updated Nutri-Score for foods (2022) and beverages (2023) in a Norwegian setting by exploring its ability to discriminate the nutritional quality of foods within categories. Additionally, we assessed Nutri-Scores’ ability to classify foods in accordance with the Norwegian food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs). Methods The updated Nutri-Score was calculated for 1,782 foods in a Norwegian food database. The discriminatory ability of the updated Nutri-Score was considered by exploring the distribution of Nutri-Score within categories of foods using boxplots and frequency tables, and by examining which qualifying and disqualifying components that contributed most to the Nutri-Score class. Accordance with the Norwegian FBDGs was assessed by exploring Nutri-Score for foods specifically mentioned in the guidelines. Results Overall, the updated Nutri-Score seemed to discriminate the nutritional quality of foods within categories, in a Norwegian setting. The foods’ content of salt and the beverages’ content of sugar were components contributing the most to Nutri-Scores’ discriminatory ability. Furthermore, in most cases the updated Nutri-Score classified foods in accordance with the Norwegian FBDGs. However, there were minor inconsistencies in how Nutri-Score classified certain foods, such as the inabilities to discriminate between full-fat and low-fat/leaner cheeses, cremes and processed meats (sausages), and between whole grain and refined pasta/rice. Conclusions We observed an overall acceptable discriminatory performance of the updated Nutri-Score in a Norwegian setting and in most cases the updated Nutri-Score classified foods in accordance with the Norwegian FBDGs. However, minor inconsistencies were observed. Together with the FBDGs, the updated Nutri-Score could be a useful tool in guiding consumers towards healthier food choices in Norway, but consumer evaluations are warranted to fully assess the performance of the updated Nutri-Score in a Norwegian context. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1479-5868 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1479-5868 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12966-023-01525-y |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/e7be61ec1bc64fb0a2dc103eda727551 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.7be61ec1bc64fb0a2dc103eda727551 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/s12966-023-01525-y |