French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (Anses/PASER/CIQUAL), Maisons-Alfort, France.
J Hum Nutr Diet. 2012 Aug;25(4):323-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2012.01235.x. Epub 2012 Feb 25.
Depending on their spending power, consumers may choose foodstuffs from more or less expensive types of brands (national, retailer, economy-line retailer or discount brands). The present study, on dairy products, assesses the nutritional composition and the frequencies of labelled nutrition parameters, according to types of brands.
The 1646 most consumed dairy products were collected. Nutrient contents and other labelled nutrition parameters provided on the packaging (i.e. nutrition and health claims, nutrition guidelines such as guideline daily amounts, consumption advice and information on added vitamins and minerals) were captured in the French branded product composition database (OQALI).
Significant differences between brands were found for energy, protein, fat, saturates, carbohydrate, sugars, dietary fibre, calcium and sodium, in four of six dairy groups studied, but not systematically. National brands and retailer brands provided more detailed nutrition labelling and more frequent nutrition claims than cheaper brands. More retailer brand products provided nutrition guidelines and consumption advice than the other branded products. National brand products more frequently contained added vitamins and minerals and more frequently bore health claims.
Nutrient contents of the cheaper brands of dairy products did not vary systematically from more expensive ones. However, national brands and retailer brands products provided more nutrition information on labels than the cheaper ones. There should be more detailed studies comparing different types of brands regarding labelling practices for nutrient contents and other nutrition information about foodstuffs to help prepare public health recommendations, adapted to all consumers, regardless of their income.
根据其消费能力，消费者可能会选择来自价格更高或更低的品牌（国家品牌、零售商品牌、经济型零售商品牌或折扣品牌）的食品。本研究针对乳制品，根据品牌类型评估了营养成分和标签营养参数的出现频率。
收集了最常消费的 1646 种乳制品。营养成分和包装上提供的其他标签营养参数（即营养和健康声明、营养指南，如每日摄入量、消费建议以及关于添加维生素和矿物质的信息）都被捕获在法国品牌产品成分数据库（OQALI）中。
在所研究的六个乳制品组中的四个组中，品牌之间在能量、蛋白质、脂肪、饱和脂肪、碳水化合物、糖、膳食纤维、钙和钠方面存在显著差异，但并非系统地存在差异。与较便宜的品牌相比，国家品牌和零售商品牌提供了更详细的营养标签和更频繁的营养声明。与其他品牌产品相比，更多的零售商品牌产品提供了营养指南和消费建议。国家品牌产品更频繁地添加了维生素和矿物质，并且更频繁地带有健康声明。
较便宜品牌的乳制品的营养成分与较昂贵品牌的乳制品没有系统地差异。然而，国家品牌和零售商品牌产品在标签上提供了比较便宜品牌更多的营养信息。应该进行更详细的研究，比较不同类型的品牌在标签实践方面对于营养素含量和其他有关食品的营养信息的差异，以帮助制定适合所有消费者（无论其收入如何）的公共卫生建议。
