Panama

Methods

Data on packaged food data from Panama was obtained by research teams from the Latin American Network of Food Composition Data System (LATINFOODS) as part of a larger study from 14 participating countries: Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Panama, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago. Samples were collected from the grocery stores with the greatest market share in each country; nutrition labels were photographed for content. In Panama, 1509 food products were sampled.

Mean, median, standard deviation, interquartile range and minimum and maximum levels were calculated for sodium content (mg/100 grams) in each of 12 food categories and were used for comparison with the regional target level for sodium.

For more information on the study methodology, please see the data source below.

Data source

Sodium Levels in Packaged Foods Sold in 14 Latin American and Caribbean Countries: A Food Label Analysis

Citation: Arcand J, Blanco-Metzler A, Benavides Aguilar K, L’Abbe MR, Legetic B. Sodium Levels in Packaged Foods Sold in 14 Latin American and Caribbean Countries: A Food Label Analysis.\_Nutrients. 2019;11(2):369. Published 2019 Feb 11. doi:10.3390/nu11020369

Contact

Leticia Núñez
Researcher, LATINFOODS
[email protected]

Institution leading data collection

The Latin American Network of Food Composition Data System (LATINFOODS)