Table 3 Mean HSR, sodium, total sugar, and saturated fat content between 2015 and 2019 by food category
Food and beverage categories | Health Star Rating | Sodium mg/100g | Total sugar g/100g | Saturated fat g/100g | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 2019 | 2015 | 2019 | 2015 | 2019 | 2015 | 2019 | |||||||||
N | Mean | N | Mean | N | Mean | N | Mean | N | Mean | N | Mean | N | Mean | N | Mean | |
Bread and bakery products | 196 | 2.4 | 235 | 2.2 | 199 | 397.6 | 235 | 457.3 | 199 | 15.4 | 235 | 14.4 | 199 | 5.7 | 235 | 5.9 |
Cereal and cereal products | 308 | 3.2 | 338 | 3.4 | 309 | 194.3 | 338 | 160.2 | 310 | 15.3 | 338 | 13.5 | 311 | 3.1 | 338 | 3.2 |
Confectionery | 152 | 0.8 | 201 | 0.9 | 154 | 67.3 | 201 | 78.1 | 155 | 48.0 | 201 | 45.5 | 154 | 11.9 | 201 | 13.0 |
Convenience foods | 234 | 3.4 | 194 | 3.5 | 235 | 288.7 | 194 | 287.6 | 238 | 2.8 | 194 | 2.8 | 238 | 1.2 | 194 | 1.3 |
Dairy | 555 | 2.9 | 524 | 3.0 | 558 | 265.9 | 524 | 250.3 | 556 | 10.7 | 524 | 10.1 | 558 | 9.3 | 524 | 9.0 |
Edible oils and oil emulsions | 33 | 1.9 | 33 | 1.6 | 33 | 251.4 | 33 | 291.0 | 33 | 0.8 | 33 | 0.7 | 33 | 41.8 | 33 | 43.4 |
Fish and seafood products | 129 | 3.5 | 108 | 3.4 | 129 | 474.2 | 108 | 509.6 | 132 | 2.0 | 108 | 1.9 | 131 | 1.9 | 108 | 2.2 |
Fruit and vegetables | 476 | 3.9 | 466 | 3.9 | 480 | 450.8 | 466 | 301.8 | 482 | 11.6 | 466 | 12.3 | 481 | 2.2 | 466 | 2.6 |
Meat and meat products | 332 | 2.3 | 333 | 2.4 | 337 | 777.9 | 333 | 803.9 | 335 | 1.7 | 333 | 1.7 | 338 | 5.1 | 333 | 4.7 |
Non-alcoholic beverages | 442 | 2.1 | 564 | 2.1 | 431 | 13.6 | 564 | 20.3 | 427 | 8.1 | 560 | 7.2 | 431 | 0.3 | 560 | 0.3 |
Sauces and spreads | 382 | 2.3 | 364 | 2.5 | 382 | 869.8 | 364 | 853.2 | 384 | 11.9 | 364 | 11.1 | 385 | 2.4 | 364 | 2.4 |
Snackfoods | 139 | 1.4 | 136 | 1.6 | 140 | 674.9 | 136 | 686.3 | 139 | 3.8 | 136 | 3.3 | 139 | 10.8 | 136 | 8.4 |