Nutrition-Related Information on Alcoholic Beverages in Victoria, Australia, 2021
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Data Collection and Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Alcohol Category | Total | Beers | Wines | Spirits | Ready-to-Drink Beverages | Ciders |
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Number of beverages available online | 9902 | 830 | 6644 | 1925 | 283 | 220 |
Number of beverages included in the study sample | 850 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 140 | 110 |
Information Presented | Total (n = 850) | Beers (n = 200) | Wines (n = 200) | Spirits (n = 200) | Ready-to-Drink Beverages (n = 140) | Ciders (n = 110) |
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Nutrition-related information present | 168 (19.8%) | 58 (29.0%) | 9 (4.5%) | 9 (4.5%) | 81 (57.9%) | 11 (10.0%) |
Nutrient levels BUT no nutrition content claim | 82 (9.7%) | 31 (15.5%) | 1 (0.5%) | 9 (4.5%) | 38 (27.1%) | 3 (2.7%) |
Both nutrient levels AND a nutrition content claim | 86 (10.1%) | 27 (13.5%) | 8 (4.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 43 (30.7%) | 8 (7.3%) |
Format of nutrient levels (where present) | ||||||
Nutrition information panel only | 80 (47.6%) | 38 (65.6%) | 9 (100.0%) | 4 (44.4%) | 18 (22.2%) | 11 (100.0%) |
Nutrition information panel and statement on back of beverage | 70 (41.7%) | 8 (13.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (22.2%) | 60 (74.1%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Statement on back of beverage only | 15 (8.9%) | 12 (20.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (33.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Statement on back of beverage and front-of-pack label | 1 (0.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.2%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Front-of-pack label only | 2 (1.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (2.5%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Total (n = 850) | Beer (n = 200) | Wine (n = 200) | Spirits (n = 200) | Ready-to-Drink Beverages (n = 140) | Cider (n = 110) | |
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Total number of products presenting nutrient/energy levels | 168 (19.8%) | 58 (29.0%) | 9 (4.5%) | 9 (4.5%) | 81 (57.9%) | 11 (10.0%) |
| 168 (19.8%) | 58 (29.0%) | 9 (4.5%) | 9 (4.5%) | 81 (57.9%) | 11 (10.0%) |
| 154 (18.1%) | 48 (24.0%) | 9 (4.5%) | 6 (3.0%) | 81 (57.9%) | 10 (9.1%) |
| 153 (18.0%) | 47 (23.5%) | 9 (4.5%) | 6 (3.0%) | 81 (57.9%) | 10 (9.1%) |
| 150 (17.6%) | 46 (23.0%) | 9 (4.5%) | 6 (3.0%) | 78 (55.7%) | 11 (10.0%) |
| 150 (17.6%) | 46 (23.0%) | 9 (4.5%) | 6 (3.0%) | 78 (55.7%) | 11 (10.0%) |
| 150 (17.6%) | 46 (23.0%) | 9 (4.5%) | 6 (3.0%) | 78 (55.7%) | 11 (10.0%) |
Total number of products presenting a nutrition content claim | 86 (10.1%) | 27 (13.5%) | 8 (4.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 43 (30.7%) | 8 (7.3%) |
| 41 (4.8%) | 7 (3.5%) | 8 (4.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 25 (17.9%) | 1 (0.9%) |
| 50 (5.9%) | 23 (11.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 23 (16.4%) | 4 (3.6%) |
| 50 (5.9%) | 10 (5.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 32 (22.9%) | 8 (7.3%) |
Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturer | Percentage of Assessed Beverages That Presented Nutrition-Related Information (%) |
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Bundaberg Distilling Company | 9/9 (100.0%) |
Smirnoff | 11/12 (91.7%) |
United Distillers Limited | 8/8 (100.0%) |
Ampersand Projects | 5/6 (83.3%) |
Gordon’s | 5/6 (83.3%) |
Coopers Brewery | 2/5 (40.0%) |
Orlando Wines | 2/5 (40.0%) |
Rekorderlig | 2/6 (33.3%) |
Carlsberg Group | 3/10 (30.0%) |
Scape Goat | 1/5 (20.0%) |
Strongbow | 1/5 (20.0%) |
Asahi Beverages | 3/17 (17.6%) |
Jack Daniel’s | 1/6 (16.7%) |
Koppabergs Brewery | 0/7 (0.0%) |
Little Fat Lamb | 0/8 (0.0%) |
The Hills Cider Company | 0/5 (0.0%) |
Wild Turkey | 0/5 (0.0%) |
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Barons, K.P.; Mann, D.; Orellana, L.; Miller, M.; Pettigrew, S.; Sacks, G. Nutrition-Related Information on Alcoholic Beverages in Victoria, Australia, 2021. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 4609. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084609
Barons KP, Mann D, Orellana L, Miller M, Pettigrew S, Sacks G. Nutrition-Related Information on Alcoholic Beverages in Victoria, Australia, 2021. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(8):4609. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084609
Chicago/Turabian StyleBarons, Katerina Penelope, Davina Mann, Liliana Orellana, Mia Miller, Simone Pettigrew, and Gary Sacks. 2022. "Nutrition-Related Information on Alcoholic Beverages in Victoria, Australia, 2021" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 8: 4609. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084609