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Nutritional Content and Ingredients of Commercial Infant and Toddler Food Pouches Compared With Other Packages Available in the United States
The ingredients and nutrients of infant and toddler foods (ITFs) sold in pouches were compared with products available in other packages, such as jars/packs and other containers. Company websites (n = 21) and in-store shelf inventory (n = 3) were used to create a database of commercial ITFs containi...
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2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7319259/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32655191 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NT.0000000000000385 |
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author | Moding, Kameron J. Ferrante, Mackenzie J. Bellows, Laura L. Bakke, Alyssa J. Hayes, John E. Johnson, Susan L. |
author_facet | Moding, Kameron J. Ferrante, Mackenzie J. Bellows, Laura L. Bakke, Alyssa J. Hayes, John E. Johnson, Susan L. |
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description | The ingredients and nutrients of infant and toddler foods (ITFs) sold in pouches were compared with products available in other packages, such as jars/packs and other containers. Company websites (n = 21) and in-store shelf inventory (n = 3) were used to create a database of commercial ITFs containing vegetables (n = 548) sold in the United States. Results indicated that ITFs containing vegetables were most commonly packaged in pouches (50%), followed by “other” packages (25%) and jars/packs (25%). Infant and toddler food pouches contained significantly more sugars per serving and per Reference Amount Customarily Consumed, as well as a greater percentage of calories from sugars, compared with both jars/packs and “other” packages. Pouches were also more likely to contain vegetable/fruit blends, whereas jars/packs were more likely to contain single-vegetable or multivegetable blends, and “other” packages were more likely to contain vegetable/other ingredient combinations (eg, grains and/or dairy). Pouches are popular, widely available, and convenient but may not represent the vegetable profiles and nutritional qualities that parents believe they are buying for their children. |
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spelling | pubmed-73192592020-07-09 Nutritional Content and Ingredients of Commercial Infant and Toddler Food Pouches Compared With Other Packages Available in the United States Moding, Kameron J. Ferrante, Mackenzie J. Bellows, Laura L. Bakke, Alyssa J. Hayes, John E. Johnson, Susan L. Nutr Today Nutrition and the Lifecycle The ingredients and nutrients of infant and toddler foods (ITFs) sold in pouches were compared with products available in other packages, such as jars/packs and other containers. Company websites (n = 21) and in-store shelf inventory (n = 3) were used to create a database of commercial ITFs containing vegetables (n = 548) sold in the United States. Results indicated that ITFs containing vegetables were most commonly packaged in pouches (50%), followed by “other” packages (25%) and jars/packs (25%). Infant and toddler food pouches contained significantly more sugars per serving and per Reference Amount Customarily Consumed, as well as a greater percentage of calories from sugars, compared with both jars/packs and “other” packages. Pouches were also more likely to contain vegetable/fruit blends, whereas jars/packs were more likely to contain single-vegetable or multivegetable blends, and “other” packages were more likely to contain vegetable/other ingredient combinations (eg, grains and/or dairy). Pouches are popular, widely available, and convenient but may not represent the vegetable profiles and nutritional qualities that parents believe they are buying for their children. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2019 2019-12-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7319259/ /pubmed/32655191 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NT.0000000000000385 Text en Copyright © 2019 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal. |
spellingShingle | Nutrition and the Lifecycle Moding, Kameron J. Ferrante, Mackenzie J. Bellows, Laura L. Bakke, Alyssa J. Hayes, John E. Johnson, Susan L. Nutritional Content and Ingredients of Commercial Infant and Toddler Food Pouches Compared With Other Packages Available in the United States |
title | Nutritional Content and Ingredients of Commercial Infant and Toddler Food Pouches Compared With Other Packages Available in the United States |
title_full | Nutritional Content and Ingredients of Commercial Infant and Toddler Food Pouches Compared With Other Packages Available in the United States |
title_fullStr | Nutritional Content and Ingredients of Commercial Infant and Toddler Food Pouches Compared With Other Packages Available in the United States |
title_full_unstemmed | Nutritional Content and Ingredients of Commercial Infant and Toddler Food Pouches Compared With Other Packages Available in the United States |
title_short | Nutritional Content and Ingredients of Commercial Infant and Toddler Food Pouches Compared With Other Packages Available in the United States |
title_sort | nutritional content and ingredients of commercial infant and toddler food pouches compared with other packages available in the united states |
topic | Nutrition and the Lifecycle |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7319259/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32655191 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NT.0000000000000385 |
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