Title |
A nutrient profiling system for the (re)formulation of a global food and beverage portfolio
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Published in |
European Journal of Nutrition, February 2016
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DOI | 10.1007/s00394-016-1161-9 |
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Authors |
Antonis Vlassopoulos, Gabriel Masset, Veronique Rheiner Charles, Cassandra Hoover, Caroline Chesneau-Guillemont, Fabienne Leroy, Undine Lehmann, Jörg Spieldenner, E-Siong Tee, Mike Gibney, Adam Drewnowski |
Abstract |
To describe the Nestlé Nutritional Profiling System (NNPS) developed to guide the reformulation of Nestlé products, and the results of its application in the USA and France. The NNPS is a category-specific system that calculates nutrient targets per serving as consumed, based on age-adjusted dietary guidelines. Products are aggregated into 32 food categories. The NNPS ensures that excessive amounts of nutrients to limit cannot be compensated for by adding nutrients to encourage. A study was conducted to measure changes in nutrient profiles of the most widely purchased Nestlé products from eight food categories (n = 99) in the USA and France. A comparison was made between the 2009-2010 and 2014-2015 products. The application of the NNPS between 2009-2010 and 2014-2015 was associated with an overall downwards trend for all nutrients to limit. Sodium and total sugars contents were reduced by up to 22 and 31 %, respectively. Saturated Fatty Acids and total fat reductions were less homogeneous across categories, with children products having larger reductions. Energy per serving was reduced by <10 % in most categories, while serving sizes remained unchanged. The NNPS sets feasible and yet challenging targets for public health-oriented reformulation of a varied product portfolio; its application was associated with improved nutrient density in eight major food categories in the USA and France. Confirmatory analyses are needed in other countries and food categories; the impact of such a large-scale reformulation on dietary intake and health remains to be investigated. |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
France | 1 | 33% |
Unknown | 1 | 33% |
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Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
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Netherlands | 2 | 2% |
Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 116 | 97% |
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Student > Master | 21 | 18% |
Researcher | 16 | 13% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 13% |
Other | 13 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 9 | 8% |
Other | 19 | 16% |
Unknown | 25 | 21% |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 28 | 24% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 12% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 11% |
Social Sciences | 9 | 8% |
Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 4 | 3% |
Other | 20 | 17% |
Unknown | 31 | 26% |