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General Description Of Added Sugar Usage In Packaged Processed Food Products Available At X Retail Supermarket In Indonesia On 2019
Last modified: 2019-10-09
Abstract
Added sugar consumption is an important topic in public health issue. In Indonesia, The Ministry of Health has recommended a limit of sugar consumption per day, which is 10% of daily total energy needs or equivalent to 50 grams of table sugar. One of the main source of added sugar consumption for the Indonesian population comes from processed packaged food products. Retail supermarket is the main market for various processed packaged food products. This study was done to provide a general description about the use of added sugar in packaged processed food products available at X Retail Supermarket in Indonesia on 2019. This research was a descriptive study with a quantitative approach. 841 samples of packaged processed food products were selected by total sampling. Data were gathered using a form based on the information printed on the food label. Identification of added sugar types were done by using the “Unique Value” function. The frequency of use for various types of added sugars were calculated by the “Find All” function in Microsoft Excel 2013. The result showed that the proportion of packaged processed food products with added sugars was 90,49% (n=761), total mean of added sugar was 16,52 ± 19,99 g/ 100 g. “Sugar”, “Glucose”, and “Maltodextrin” were the most commonly used term. Both the public and manufacturers are expected to pay more attention to information and regulation regarding added sugars in packaged processed food products as a way to minimize any undesirable health effects from consuming excess sugar.
Keywords
Added Sugar; Free Sugar; Packaged Processed Food Products