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Table 3 Average calories and sugar content of beverage categories with FSANZ model nutrient profiling

From: Nutritional quality of beverages available in vending machines in health and social care institutions: do we really want such offers?

 

Average from all health and social care institutions (n=188)

 

Total share in relation to all beverages listed [%]

Average calories [kcal in 100 mL]

Average sugar content [in 100 mL]

FSANZ

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

(% less healthy products)

Beverage categorisation

 Soft drinks

75 (n=2286)

30.3

14.64

7.5

4.75

66.4

 Waters

13.7 (n=417)

0

0

0

0

0.0

 Coffee

3.9 (n=119)

66.3

3.96

8.7

0.66

99.2

 Juices

3.7 (n=113)

42.2

17.58

8.6

3.42

14.2

 Energy drinks

3.6 (n=111)

45.7

6.03

10.8

1.48

98.2

Beverage subcategorisation

 Non-carbonated beverages with sugar

30.3 (n=924)

33.6

14.37

7.9

2.13

87.0

 Carbonated beverages with sugar

23.1 (n=704)

39.2

9.99

10.8

6.3

100.0

 Sugar-tasting water

18.6 (n=568)

18

4.47

4

0.38

0.0

 Mineral water

8 (n=243)

0

0

0

0

0.0

 Water

5.7 (n=174)

0

0

0

0

0.0

 Iced coffee

3.9 (n=119)

66.3

3.96

8.7

0.66

99.2

 Energy drinks with sugar

3.6 (n=109)

46.5

0.34

11

0.11

100.0

 100% natural juice

3.3 (n=102)

40.4

16.96

8.4

3.38

15.7

 Carbonated drinks with no sugar and added aspartame/acesulfame-k sweetener

1.4 (n=43)

0.3

0.13

0

0

0.0

 Water with taste but no sugar

1 (n=31)

2.3

0.16

0

0

0.0

 Non-alcoholic beer

0.5 (n=16)

19.4

9.15

4.5

2.06

56.2

 Smoothie

0.4 (n=11)

58.8

14.84

10.9

3.1

0.0

 Energy drinks with no sugar and added aspartame/acesulfame-k sweetener

0.1 (n=2)

1.4

0

0

0

0.0