Australian Ready Meals: Does a Higher Health Star Rating Mean Lower Sodium Content?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data Collection Process
2.2. Product Inclusion
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. All Ready Meals and Subcategories
3.2. Comparison of Products with and without HSR
3.3. Comparison by Health Star Rating
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Ready Meals 2019 | Health Star Rating | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
All Ready Meals | Yes | No | p-Value | |
All ready meals, n (%) | 631 (100) | 329 (52) | 302 (48) | |
Serving size (g), median (IQR) | 340 (90) | 350 (95) | 320 (100) | <0.001 |
Sodium content (mg/100 g), median (IQR) | 250 (123) | 238 (91) | 274 (152) | <0.001 |
Sodium content (mg/serving), median (IQR) | 763 (325) | 753 (286) | 772 (425) | 0.134 |
Proportion < 250 mg/100 g, n (%) | 311 (49) | 184 (56) | 127 (42) | <0.001 |
Ambient ready meals, n (%) | 82 (13) | 43 (52) | 39 (48) | |
Serving size (g), median (IQR) | 213 (151) | 250 (160) | 206 (130) | 0.780 |
Sodium content, mg/100 g, median (IQR) | 300 (174) | 264 (113) | 356 (155) | 0.001 |
Sodium content, mg/serving, median (IQR) | 735 (372) | 725 (481) | 757 (446) | 0.059 |
Proportion < 250 mg/100 g, n (%) | 21 (26) | 16 (37) | 5 (13) | 0.012 |
Chilled ready meals, n (%) | 274 (43) | 122 (45) | 152 (55) | |
Serving size (g), median (IQR) | 350 (75) | 350 (106) | 330 (73) | 0.020 |
Sodium content, mg/100 g, median (IQR) | 233 (145) | 217 (106) | 249 (160) | 0.010 |
Sodium content, mg/serving, median (IQR) | 730 (400) | 683 (294) | 795 (576) | 0.011 |
Proportion < 250 mg/100 g, n (%) | 157 (57) | 81 (66) | 76 (50) | 0.006 |
Frozen ready meals, n (%) | 275 (44) | 164 (60) | 111 (40) | |
Serving size (g), median (IQR) | 350 (75) | 350 (80) | 320 (100) | <0.001 |
Sodium content, mg/100 g, median (IQR) | 251 (88) | 240 (77) | 274 (117) | 0.017 |
Sodium content, mg/serving, median (IQR) | 791 (315) | 799 (305) | 767 (345) | 0.251 |
Proportion < 250 mg/100 g, n (%) | 133 (48) | 87 (53) | 46 (41) | 0.059 |
Ready Meals 2019 | Health Star Rating (HSR) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No HSR | ≤3 Stars | 3.5 Stars | ≥4 Stars | p-Value | |
All ready meals, n (%) | 302 (48) | 60 (18) | 188 (57) | 81 (25) | |
Serving size (g), median (IQR) | 320 (100) | 335 (186) | 350 (94) | 350 (80) | 0.212 |
Sodium content, mg/100 g, median (IQR) | 274 (152) | 280 (154) | 240 (83) | 190 (86) | <0.001 |
Sodium content, mg/serving, median (IQR) | 772 (425) | 943 (524) | 770 (237) | 634 (249) | <0.001 |
Proportion <250 mg/100 g, n (%) | 127 (42) | 17 (28) | 100 (53) | 67 (83) | <0.001 |
Ambient ready meals, n (%) | 39 (48) | 12 (28) | 25 (58) | 6 (14) | |
Serving size (g), median (IQR) | 206 (130) | 206 (209) | 250 (144) | 195 (175) | 0.452 |
Sodium content, mg/100 g, median (IQR) | 356 (155) | 240 (199) | 275 (114) | 274 (152) | 0.365 |
Sodium content, mg/serving, median (IQR) | 757 (446) | 734 (670) | 729 (310) | 574 (395) | 0.284 |
Proportion <250 mg/100 g †, n (%) | 5 (13) | 7 (58) | 7 (28) | 2 (33) | 0.221 |
Chilled ready meals, n (%) | 152 (55) | 18 (15) | 54 (44) | 50 (41) | |
Serving size (g), median (IQR) | 330 (73) | 275 (108) | 350 (79) | 350 (50) | 0.002 |
Sodium content, mg/100 g, median (IQR) | 249 (160) | 283 (230) | 232 (100) | 177 (80) | <0.001 |
Sodium content, mg/serving, median (IQR) | 795 (576) | 820 (434) | 729 (260) | 626 (278) | <0.001 |
Proportion <250 mg/100 g, n (%) | 76 (50) | 4 (22) | 32 (59) | 45 (90) | <0.001 |
Frozen ready meals, n (%) | 111 (40) | 30 (18) | 109 (66) | 25 (15) | |
Serving size (g), median (IQR) | 320 (100) | 388 (85) | 350 (75) | 350 (73) | 0.066 |
Sodium content, mg/100 g, median (IQR) | 274 (117) | 300 (128) | 238 (77) | 223 (67) | <0.001 |
Sodium content, mg/serving, median (IQR) | 767 (345) | 1058 (538) | 795 (205) | 689 (216) | <0.001 |
Proportion <250 mg/100 g, n (%) | 46 (41) | 6 (20) | 61 (56) | 20 (80) | <0.001 |
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Davies, A.; Santos, J.A.; Rosewarne, E.; Rangan, A.; Webster, J. Australian Ready Meals: Does a Higher Health Star Rating Mean Lower Sodium Content? Nutrients 2022, 14, 1269. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14061269
Davies A, Santos JA, Rosewarne E, Rangan A, Webster J. Australian Ready Meals: Does a Higher Health Star Rating Mean Lower Sodium Content? Nutrients. 2022; 14(6):1269. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14061269
Chicago/Turabian StyleDavies, Alyse, Joseph Alvin Santos, Emalie Rosewarne, Anna Rangan, and Jacqui Webster. 2022. "Australian Ready Meals: Does a Higher Health Star Rating Mean Lower Sodium Content?" Nutrients 14, no. 6: 1269. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14061269
APA StyleDavies, A., Santos, J. A., Rosewarne, E., Rangan, A., & Webster, J. (2022). Australian Ready Meals: Does a Higher Health Star Rating Mean Lower Sodium Content? Nutrients, 14(6), 1269. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14061269