Leading brand products and their supermarket economy line equivalents, is there a difference in nutritional content?

Since the introduction of supermarket economy lines (SELs) in the early 1990s, their popularity has been established nationwide(1). [...]there appears to be no difference in nutritional content between the LB and SEL equivalents in 38 popular food categories, however, there appears to be twofold dif...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 2018, Vol.77 (OCE4), Article E198
Main Authors: Jackson, E., Mushtaq, S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cost analysis
Dietary fiber
Equivalence
Food products
Nutrients
Packaged food
Shopping
Sodium
Sugar
Supermarkets
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Summary:Since the introduction of supermarket economy lines (SELs) in the early 1990s, their popularity has been established nationwide(1). [...]there appears to be no difference in nutritional content between the LB and SEL equivalents in 38 popular food categories, however, there appears to be twofold difference in price The cost analysis demonstrates that consumers can purchase the same quantity of foodstuff for significantly less when opting for SEL products. Ahuja JK, Pehrsson PR, Cogswell M (2017 May 1) A Comparison of Concentrations of Sodium and Related Nutrients (Potassium, Total Dietary Fiber, Total and Saturated Fat, and Total Sugar) in Private-Label and National Brands of Popular, Sodium-Contributing, Commercially Packaged Foods in the United States.
ISSN:0029-6651
1475-2719
DOI:10.1017/S0029665118002045