Nutri-Score 2023 update
Publication date
2024-02
Authors
Merz, Benedikt
Temme, Elisabeth
Alexiou, Hélène
Beulens, Joline
Buyken, Anette Elisabeth
Bohn, Torsten
Ducrot, Pauline
Falquet, Marie Noëlle
Solano, Marta García
Haidar, Hanna
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Abstract
In 2023, the algorithm underlying the Nutri-Score front-of-pack label was updated to better align with food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) across countries engaged in the system. On the basis of a comparison of FBDGs and literature reviews with the current Nutri-Score classification, modification scenarios were developed and tested in nutritional composition databases of branded products in four countries. The updated Nutri-Score nutrient profile model allows a better discrimination between products, in closer alignment with FBDGs, while the updated algorithm adopts a stricter approach for products that are high in components of concern (including non-nutritive sweeteners) and low in favourable dietary components. The updated Nutri-Score algorithm increases the alignment between the front-of-pack label system and FBDGs, strengthening its potential as a complementary public health tool in an international perspective.
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Taverne, Food Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science
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Merz, B, Temme, E, Alexiou, H, Beulens, J W J, Buyken, A E, Bohn, T, Ducrot, P, Falquet, M N, Solano, M G, Haidar, H, Infanger, E, Kühnelt, C, Rodríguez-Artalejo, F, Sarda, B, Steenbergen, E, Vandevijvere, S & Julia, C 2024, 'Nutri-Score 2023 update', Nature Food, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 102-110. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-024-00920-3