Nutritional quality of a selection of children's packaged food available in Australia

Abstract

The article discusses a study by Nina J.L. Meloncelli and colleagues which aims to evaluate the nutritional quality of children's packaged food products that are not clear discretionary choices in Australia's supermarkets. Topics discussed include the criteria for the selection of food products in the study, the two-step process in identifying food products for analysis, and the use of the profiling scoring calculator from the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ).Meloncelli, Nina J.L. 1 Pelly, Fiona E. 1 Cooper, Sheri L. 1; Affiliation: 1: School of Health and Sport Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast; Source Info: Feb2016, Vol. 73 Issue 1, p88; Subject Term: NUTRITION; Subject Term: STANDARDS; Subject Term: CHILDREN -- Health; Subject Term: FOOD; Subject Term: QUALITY assurance; Subject Term: RESEARCH -- Finance; Subject Term: DATA analysis -- Software; Subject Term: AUSTRALIA; Author-Supplied Keyword: food composition; Author-Supplied Keyword: guidelines; Author-Supplied Keyword: nutrient profiling; Author-Supplied Keyword: nutritional quality; Author-Supplied Keyword: obesity; Number of Pages: 7p; Illustrations: 1 Chart, 1 Graph; Document Type: Article <br />