Demers-Potvin Élisabeth, Gaucher-Holm Alexa, Hobin Erin, Provencher Véronique, Niquette Manon, Bélanger-Gravel Ariane, Vanderlee Lana
Centre NUTRISS - Nutrition, santé et société, Institut sur la nutrition et les aliments fonctionnels (INAF), Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
École de nutrition, Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
Prev Med Rep. 2023 Feb 23;32:102164. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102164. eCollection 2023 Apr.
Nutrition cues on ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages (RTDs) may create an illusion of healthfulness; however, nutrition information on alcohol in Canada is seldom regulated. This research aimed to systematically record the use of nutrition cues on a subsample of RTDs sold in grocery stores. In July 2021, all available RTDs were purchased from three major grocery store banners in Québec City, Canada. Data regarding container size, purchase format, alcohol-by-volume (ABV), presence of nutrition cues (nutrient claims, other food-related claims and nutrition facts tables [NFTs]) and container surface occupied by nutrition cues were recorded. RTDs were classified as hard seltzers or pre-mixed cocktails and their ABV as "light-strength" (3.5%-4.0% ABV) and "regular-strength" (>4.0%-7.0% ABV). In total (n = 193), 23% were hard seltzers and 17% light-strength. Most RTDs (68%) had ≥1 type of nutrition cue, most often natural flavour claims (45%), an NFT (38%), and calorie claims (29%). Light-strength beverages were more likely than regular-strength to carry any nutrient claim (97% vs. 19%, p < 0.0001), an NFT (97% vs. 26%, p < 0.0001) and other food-related claims (e.g., natural flavour) (88% vs. 52%, p = 0.0002). In adjusted regression analyses, hard seltzers were more likely than pre-mixed cocktails to carry any nutrient claim (AOR = 19.1, 95% CI:7.5,48.7), any other food-related claim (AOR = 7.5, 95% CI:2.9,19.4), and an NFT (AOR = 45.5, 95% CI:12.6,163.9). The mean container surface occupied by nutrition cues was higher for hard seltzers compared to pre-mixed cocktails (13% vs 3%, p < 0.0001). The high proportion of RTDs carrying nutrition cues supports the need to further regulate labelling and marketing of RTDs.
即饮酒精饮料（RTD）上的营养提示可能会营造出健康的错觉；然而，加拿大关于酒精饮料的营养信息很少受到监管。本研究旨在系统记录在杂货店销售的RTD子样本上营养提示的使用情况。2021年7月，从加拿大魁北克市的三个主要杂货店品牌购买了所有可得的RTD。记录了有关容器尺寸、购买形式、酒精度（ABV）、营养提示的存在情况（营养声明、其他与食品相关的声明和营养成分表 [NFT]）以及营养提示所占容器表面面积的数据。RTD被分类为硬苏打水或预调鸡尾酒，其ABV分为“低强度”（3.5%-4.0% ABV）和“常规强度”（>4.0%-7.0% ABV）。总共（n = 193），23% 是硬苏打水，17% 是低强度的。大多数RTD（68%）有≥1种营养提示类型，最常见的是天然风味声明（45%）、NFT（38%）和卡路里声明（29%）。低强度饮料比常规强度饮料更有可能带有任何营养声明（97% 对19%，p < 0.0001）、NFT（97% 对26%，p < 0.0001）以及其他与食品相关的声明（如天然风味）（88% 对52%，p = 0.0002）。在调整后的回归分析中，硬苏打水比预调鸡尾酒更有可能带有任何营养声明（调整后比值比 [AOR] = 19.1，95% 置信区间：7.5,48.7）、任何其他与食品相关的声明（AOR = 7.5，95% 置信区间：2.9,19.4）以及NFT（AOR = 45.5，95% 置信区间：12.6,163.9）。与预调鸡尾酒相比，硬苏打水营养提示所占的平均容器表面面积更高（13% 对3%，p < 0.0001）。带有营养提示的RTD比例很高，这支持了进一步规范RTD标签和营销的必要性。
