Evaluation of the Ability of Nutri-Score to Discriminate the Nutritional Quality of Prepacked Foods Using a Sale-Weighting Approach
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data Collection
2.2. Food Categorization and Exclusion Criteria
2.3. Nutri-Score Calculation
2.4. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Distribution and Discriminating Ability
3.2. Consideration of Market Shares and Sale-Weighting
3.3. Agreement between Nutri-Score and Nationally Adapted WHO Europe Nutrient Profile
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Category | Cohen’s Kappa | % of Agreement |
---|---|---|
Beverages (n = 1152) | 0.49 | 79.5 |
Bread and bakery products (n = 1999) | 0.57 | 91.5 |
Cereal and cereal products (n = 1636) | 0.84 | 93.2 |
Confectionery (n = 1938) | Na | 98.2 |
Convenience foods (n = 571) | 0.59 | 80.6 |
Dairy (n = 2578) | 0.39 | 74.9 |
Edible oils and emulsions (n = 492) | Na | 26 |
Eggs (n = 29) | Na | 100 |
Fish and fish products (n = 503) | 0.57 | 77.7 |
Fruit and vegetables (n = 1822) | 0.42 | 70 |
Meat and meat products (n = 1644) | 0.54 | 89.1 |
Snack foods (n = 485) | 0.69 | 98.6 |
Sauces and spreads (n = 973) | Na | 80.7 |
Total (n = 15,822) | 0.57 | 82.9 |
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Hafner, E.; Pravst, I. Evaluation of the Ability of Nutri-Score to Discriminate the Nutritional Quality of Prepacked Foods Using a Sale-Weighting Approach. Foods 2021, 10, 1689. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10081689
Hafner E, Pravst I. Evaluation of the Ability of Nutri-Score to Discriminate the Nutritional Quality of Prepacked Foods Using a Sale-Weighting Approach. Foods. 2021; 10(8):1689. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10081689
Chicago/Turabian StyleHafner, Edvina, and Igor Pravst. 2021. "Evaluation of the Ability of Nutri-Score to Discriminate the Nutritional Quality of Prepacked Foods Using a Sale-Weighting Approach" Foods 10, no. 8: 1689. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10081689