Slovenia
Country targets
- Sodium: No mandatory targets in place as of 2022, the National Action Plan for Reducing the Consumption of Salt in the Diet of the Population of Slovenia for the Period 2010–2020 (in Slovenian) set voluntary gradual targets 2020 (referenced here)..
- Sugar: No targets
- Saturated fat: No targets
Sodium:
Packaged Food Sampling
- Number of packaged food products: 5,759
- Date collected: January 2015-February 2015
- Nutrient type: Sodium
Methods
Data on packaged food was obtained from the Composition and Labelling Information System (CLIS) database, which uses a smartphone application for nutrient data collection and management. Data was collected from the three major grocery chains in Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana: Spar, Mercator and Hofer. All pre-packaged products in the store were systematically photographed and recorded in the CLIS database. Information such as product name, company, brand, list of ingredients, nutritional values, packaging volume, price and European/International Article Number were collected. Products were then sorted into 40 categories according to the Global Food Monitoring Initiative.
Researchers calculated the average sodium content available and sodium content sold among packaged foods (in mg of sodium per 100 g/mL.) For the global nutrition database, we extracted the sodium content for packaged foods available, not sold.
Data source
Changes in Average Sodium Content of Prepacked Foods in Slovenia during 2011–2015
Citation: Pravst I, Lavriša Ž, Kušar A, Miklavec K, Žmitek K. Changes in Average Sodium Content of Prepacked Foods in Slovenia during 2011–2015. Nutrients. 2017; 9(9):952. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9090952
Contact
Prof. Igor Pravst
Researcher, Nutrition Institute, Slovenia
Institution leading data collection
Nutrition Institute, Slovenia
Sugar:
Packaged Food Sampling
- Number of packaged food products: 10,674
- Date collected: January 2015-February 2015
- Nutrient type: Sugar
Methods
Data on packaged food was obtained from the Composition and Labelling Information System (CLIS) database, which uses a smartphone application for nutrient data collection and management. Data was collected from the three major grocery chains in Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana: Spar, Mercator and Hofer. All pre-packaged products in the store were systematically photographed and recorded in the CLIS database. Information such as product name, company, brand, list of ingredients, nutritional values, packaging volume, price and European/International Article Number were collected.
Products were then sorted into 49 food categories for which mean values, standard deviation, median, interquartile range and minimum and maximum values were calculated for the total and free sugar content (g/100g/ml of product). Sales-weighted total/free sugar contents were calculated on the food category level (in g /100g/mL). The study also calculated the average amount of free sugar in an individual food category and reported it as a percentage of the averaged total sugar content of the group; this figure is not included in database. Data reported in Global Nutrition Database is the sales weighted total sugar content for packaged foods included in the sample.
Data source
Total and Free Sugar Content of Pre-Packaged Foods and Non-Alcoholic Beverages in Slovenia
Citation: Zupanič N, Miklavec K, Kušar A, Žmitek K, Fidler Mis N, Pravst I. Total and Free Sugar Content of Pre-Packaged Foods and Non-Alcoholic Beverages in Slovenia. Nutrients. 2018;10(2):151. Published 2018 Jan 30. doi:10.3390/nu10020151
Contact
Prof. Igor Pravst
Researcher, Nutrition Institute, Slovenia
Institution leading data collection
Nutrition Institute, Slovenia
