Which type of breakfast cereals is healthier: evaluating labels in the Portuguese market

Diva Santos; Rui Barros; José A. Lopes da Silva; Manuela Pintado

doi:10.31031/ntnf.2022.06.000641

Which type of breakfast cereals is healthier: evaluating labels in the Portuguese market

Diva Santos, Rui Barros, José A. Lopes da Silva, Manuela Pintado^*

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The need for nutritional improvement of Breakfast Cereal Products (BCP) has been pointed out, namely regarding sugar, salt, and fat contents. Fibre has several proven health benefits but has been ignored in previous studies. This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional quality of BCP in the Portuguese market, especially regarding fibre content. A total of 247BCP available in online stores of the leading retailers were evaluated regarding the nutritional profile, using the information given in the products’ label. BCP were divided by types according to texture/appearance and production method. Nutritional differences between branded and white-label BCP were also investigated. The majority of BCP have healthy values of total fat, saturates and salt. BCP marketed for children have the highest sugar content values (p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	571-579
Number of pages	9
Journal	Novel Techniques in Nutrition & Food Science
Volume	6
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.31031/ntnf.2022.06.000641
Publication status	Published - 30 May 2022

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Breakfast cereals
Nutritional quality
Food label

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