The University of Sydney,Nutrition and Dietetics,School of Life and Environmental Sciences,Charles Perkins Centre,Building D17 Johns Hopkins Drive (off Missenden Road),NSW 2006,Australia.
Public Health Nutr. 2019 Aug;22(11):2132-2139. doi: 10.1017/S1368980019000508. Epub 2019 Mar 26.
To compare the Health Star Rating (HSR) and the nutritional profile of branded and generic packaged foods in Australia.
In-store audits of packaged food products capturing data on HSR and nutritional content to analyse differences between branded and generic foods across ten food categories.
The audit was conducted in four major supermarket chains across various locations within metropolitan Sydney regions, Australia.
A total of 6269 products were analysed with 57 % of generic products and 28 % of branded products displaying an HSR. The median HSR of branded products was significantly greater than for generic products overall (4·0 v. 3·5, P<0·005) and in six out of ten food categories (P<0·005). However, when branded products could be matched to their generic counterparts for paired comparisons (n 146), no statistical difference was observed in all ten food categories. Branded products that chose to display an HSR had significantly lower saturated fat and Na, but higher fibre contents than branded products not displaying an HSR.
Our data show no difference in the HSR or nutrient profiles of similar branded and generic products that display HSR. Branded products appear to exploit the voluntary nature of the HSR scheme, preferentially displaying an HSR on healthier products compared with their generic counterparts.
比较澳大利亚品牌和仿制药包装食品的健康星级评分（HSR）和营养状况。
对包装食品进行店内审核，收集 HSR 和营养成分数据，以分析十个食品类别中品牌食品和仿制药食品之间的差异。
在澳大利亚悉尼市区多个地点的四大连锁超市进行了审核。
共分析了 6269 种产品，其中 57%的仿制药产品和 28%的品牌产品显示 HSR。品牌产品的 HSR 中位数明显大于仿制药产品（4.0 比 3.5，P<0.005），在十个食品类别中有六个（P<0.005）。然而，当对可配对的品牌产品（n 146）进行比较时，在所有十个食品类别中均未观察到统计学差异。选择显示 HSR 的品牌产品的饱和脂肪和 Na 含量明显较低，但纤维含量较高，而不显示 HSR 的品牌产品则没有这种情况。
我们的数据显示，显示 HSR 的类似品牌和仿制药产品的 HSR 或营养状况没有差异。品牌产品似乎利用 HSR 计划的自愿性质，优先在更健康的产品上显示 HSR，而不是与仿制药产品相比。
