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Commercial Complementary Food in Germany: A 2020 Market Survey
As consumption of commercial complementary food (CCF) during infancy and toddlerhood is common, the aim of the present study was to describe the current (2020) German market of CCF products targeted at infants and toddlers with a special focus on ingredients, macronutrients, and the practice of nutr...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9502210/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36145138 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14183762 |
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author | Alexy, Ute Dilger, June Joann Koch, Stefanie |
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description | As consumption of commercial complementary food (CCF) during infancy and toddlerhood is common, the aim of the present study was to describe the current (2020) German market of CCF products targeted at infants and toddlers with a special focus on ingredients, macronutrients, and the practice of nutrient fortification. Information on age declarations, ingredients, energy and nutrient contents, and nutrient fortification was obtained in a market survey by contacting the producers and searching manufacturers’ websites. Each product was assigned to 1 of 13 product categories (menus, milk–cereal–meal, fruit–cereal–meal, oil, vegetables, meat, fish, fruits, cereals, snack foods, pouches, desserts, beverages). Descriptive statistics were used. We identified 1057 CF products on the German market (infants’ CCF (<12 months): n = 829; toddlers’ CCF (>12 months): n = 228)). The highest protein content (% of energy content, %E) was found in meat products. In pouches, beverages, cereal fruit meals, and fruits, more than 50% of energy came from total sugar. The highest median salt content was found in toddlers’ menus and desserts. Around one-third of infants’ CCF products and one quarter of toddlers’ products were fortified with nutrients. Vitamin B1 (thiamin) was the most frequently fortified nutrient, followed by vitamin C, iron, calcium, and vitamin D. Apple was the type of fruit listed most often in products with fruits, whereas carrot was the most frequent vegetable among CCF with vegetables. In particular, the high total sugar content of most CCFs currently available on the German market may promote unhealthy dietary habits. Parents need to be advised about the optimal selection of products. |
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spelling | pubmed-95022102022-09-24 Commercial Complementary Food in Germany: A 2020 Market Survey Alexy, Ute Dilger, June Joann Koch, Stefanie Nutrients Article As consumption of commercial complementary food (CCF) during infancy and toddlerhood is common, the aim of the present study was to describe the current (2020) German market of CCF products targeted at infants and toddlers with a special focus on ingredients, macronutrients, and the practice of nutrient fortification. Information on age declarations, ingredients, energy and nutrient contents, and nutrient fortification was obtained in a market survey by contacting the producers and searching manufacturers’ websites. Each product was assigned to 1 of 13 product categories (menus, milk–cereal–meal, fruit–cereal–meal, oil, vegetables, meat, fish, fruits, cereals, snack foods, pouches, desserts, beverages). Descriptive statistics were used. We identified 1057 CF products on the German market (infants’ CCF (<12 months): n = 829; toddlers’ CCF (>12 months): n = 228)). The highest protein content (% of energy content, %E) was found in meat products. In pouches, beverages, cereal fruit meals, and fruits, more than 50% of energy came from total sugar. The highest median salt content was found in toddlers’ menus and desserts. Around one-third of infants’ CCF products and one quarter of toddlers’ products were fortified with nutrients. Vitamin B1 (thiamin) was the most frequently fortified nutrient, followed by vitamin C, iron, calcium, and vitamin D. Apple was the type of fruit listed most often in products with fruits, whereas carrot was the most frequent vegetable among CCF with vegetables. In particular, the high total sugar content of most CCFs currently available on the German market may promote unhealthy dietary habits. Parents need to be advised about the optimal selection of products. MDPI 2022-09-13 /pmc/articles/PMC9502210/ /pubmed/36145138 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14183762 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Alexy, Ute Dilger, June Joann Koch, Stefanie Commercial Complementary Food in Germany: A 2020 Market Survey |
title | Commercial Complementary Food in Germany: A 2020 Market Survey |
title_full | Commercial Complementary Food in Germany: A 2020 Market Survey |
title_fullStr | Commercial Complementary Food in Germany: A 2020 Market Survey |
title_full_unstemmed | Commercial Complementary Food in Germany: A 2020 Market Survey |
title_short | Commercial Complementary Food in Germany: A 2020 Market Survey |
title_sort | commercial complementary food in germany: a 2020 market survey |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9502210/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36145138 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14183762 |
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