Peru

Methods

Packaged food data from Peru was obtained  between 2015-2016 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. Data collection from these participating countries was done by research teams from the Latin American Network of Food Composition Data System (LATINFOODS). Each country was required to collect a product samples for 12 food categories. The nutrition facts table data was acquired by taking photos of packaged food products from grocery stores that had the greatest market share in each country. In Peru, the study included 850 food products.

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

Dr. Maria Reyes Garcia
Researcher, LATINFOODS
[email protected]

Institution leading data collection

Latin American Network of Food Composition Data System (LATINFOODS)