Sodium content and labelling of processed and ultra-processed food products marketed in Brazil
Carla Adriano Martins, Anete Araújo de Sousa, Marcela Boro Veiros, David Alejandro González‐Chica, Rossana Pacheco da Costa Proença
Public Health Nutrition
Abstract
Most food products had high Na content, with great variation between similar products, which presents new evidence for reformulation opportunities. There were inconsistencies in Na labelling, such as lack of nutritional information and incomplete ingredient descriptions. The position of salt on the ingredients list did not facilitate the identification of high-Na foods. We therefore recommend a reduction in Na in these products and a review of Brazilian legislation.
Extracted Claims
2 claims extracted from this paper into the knowledge graph
processed and ultra-processed food products have high Na content
“Most food products had high Na content”
processed and ultra-processed food products show inconsistencies in Na labelling
“There were inconsistencies in Na labelling, such as lack of nutritional information and incomplete ingredient descriptions”