Table 1 Top 20 complementary foods sold in baby food pouches with the highest sugar and percent energy from sugar (g/100 g and % energy content). In a non-systematic internet research on 13th and 14th of October 2018, a total of 100 baby food pouches with the age recommendations: after the 4th month, from the 6th month onwards, and after the 12th month were recorded (see Additional file 1: Table S1)
Product | Energy kcal/100 g | Sugar g/100 g | Sugar % kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
Sesame Street baby food pouch Elmo 100% apple, banana, and raspberry | 63 | 14 | 88.9 |
Bebivita baby food pouch of pear raspberry in apple | 49 | 10.5 | 85.7 |
Bebivita baby food pouch Squeeze Me! kiwi banana in apple | 56 | 12 | 85.7 |
Hipp baby food pouch Super Hippis pomegranate acerola in apple raspberry | 50 | 10.6 | 84.8 |
Erdbaer Freche Freunde baby food pouch 100% apple, pear, and passion fruit | 52 | 11 | 84.6 |
Hipp baby food pouch Hippis peach in apple mango | 55 | 11.5 | 83.6 |
Holle Baby food pouch apple and mango | 58 | 12.1 | 83.4 |
MOGLi baby food pouch fruit drink banana rhubarb raspberry | 71 | 14.8 | 83.4 |
Hipp baby food pouch Hippis wild berries in apple peach | 49 | 10.2 | 83.3 |
Hipp baby food pouch Hippis wild berries in apple peach | 49 | 10.2 | 83.3 |
Holle baby food pouch apple with carrot and parsnip | 49 | 10.2 | 83.3 |
Erdbaer Freche Freunde baby food pouch 100% apple, strawberry, blueberry, and raspberry | 43 | 8.9 | 82.8 |
Alete baby food pouch dragon fire strawberry banana | 65 | 13.4 | 82.5 |
Hipp baby food pouch smoothie mix blueberry in apple pear | 54 | 11.1 | 82.2 |
Hipp baby food pouch smoothie mix red fruits in apple banana | 61 | 12.5 | 82.0 |
Hipp baby food pouch Hippis strawberry banana in apple | 54 | 10.9 | 80.7 |
Hipp baby food pouch Hippis strawberry banana in apple | 54 | 10.9 | 80.7 |
Holle baby food pouch apple and banana | 66 | 13.3 | 80.6 |
Erdbaer Freche Freunde baby food pouch 100% apple, banana, spinach, and cucumber | 50 | 10 | 80.0 |
DM organic baby food pouch banana-orange-beetroot | 60 | 12 | 80.0 |