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A study of ultra-processing marker profiles in 22,028 packaged ultra-processed foods using the Siga classification

Sylvie Davidou
Kelly Frank
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Anthony Fardet

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Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are characterized by the presence of markers of ultra-processing (MUP), either additives (A-MUP) or non-additive ingredients (NA-MUP). The present study aims to characterize the MUP profile of approximately 22,000 UPFs, representative of assortments in French supermarkets. UPFs were ranked according to Siga classification within five UPF technological groups, from C01 to C3, depending on the nature and number of MUPs (MUP1 and MUP2), presence of risk-associated additives, and contents of salt, sugar and/or fat. Then, UPFs were categorized within 10 food categories. The results showed that UPFs contain more NA-MUPs than A-MUPs, on average 1.3 more by UPF. The main MUPs are NA-MUPs, i.e., refined oils (52.5 % of UPFs), extracts and natural aromas (42.7 %), synthetic aromas (26.5 %), glucose syrup (20.0 %), native starches (19.1 %), and dextrose (16.2 %). The NA-MUP/UPF and A-MUP/UPF ratios were not correlated in the 10 food categories. Among UPFs, 19 % contained only one MUP, and 31 % contained more than five MUPs. In conclusion, additives are not a sufficient marker of ultra-processing. It is proposed that NA-MUPs in UPFs should be taken into greater consideration and that foods be scored with indices based on the degree of processing, not compositional scores, which fail to filter MUPs.
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Sylvie Davidou, Aris Christodoulou, Kelly Frank, Anthony Fardet. A study of ultra-processing marker profiles in 22,028 packaged ultra-processed foods using the Siga classification. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 2021, 99 (3), pp.103848. ⟨10.1016/j.jfca.2021.103848⟩. ⟨hal-03182129⟩
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