1. ABOUT THE DATASET -------------------- Title: UK Commerically Available Baby Food Creator(s): Cigdem Bozkir [1,2] Diane Threapleton [1] Janet Cade [1] Organisation(s): 1. University of Leeds, 2 Inonu University Rights-holder(s):Unless otherwise stated, Copyright 2023 University of Leeds Publication Year: 2023 Description: The dataset contains information on 470 UK commercial infant foods collected from 4 major supermarkets, representing 11 brands. The data has been mapped to the WHO Nutrient and Promotion Model (NPPM) 2022, for checking baby food quality. Cite as: Cigdem Bozkir, Diane Threapleton, Janet Cade (2023): UK Commerically Available Baby Food. [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.5518/1395 Related publication: Contact: 2. TERMS OF USE --------------- e.g. Copyright [publication year] University of Leeds. Unless otherwise stated, this dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. 3. PROJECT AND FUNDING INFORMATION ---------------------------------- Title: Dates: Funding organisation: Grant no.: This work was carried out as part of the work of the WHO Collaborating Centre in Nutritional Epidemiology, based at the University of Leeds. Cigdem Bozkir was funded by the Tirkish Govenment as a postdoctoral fellow. 4. CONTENTS ----------- File listing UK_470 baby products_with_ingredients 21 10 23.xls 470 baby foods extracted information to match WHO NPPM Variables: Select product category Sub Category Product Name Brand Product weight (g) (for products sold as consumed, this is the weight for which all nutrient values should be provided) This is usually 100g, but it may the be stated portion size" Weight of dry cereal (g) (enter only for cereal products requiring the addition of milk/water, otherwise leave blank)" Volume of added liquid (ml) (enter only for cereal products requiring the addition of milk/water, otherwise leave blank)" Energy unit (select kcal or KJ)" Energy (enter energy in your selected units for the product weight entered)" Fat (g) (enter grams of fat for the product weight entered)" Sugar (g) (enter grams of sugar for the product weight entered)" Protein (g) (enter grams of protein for the product weight entered)" Sodium (mg) (enter mg of sodium for the product weight entered. If value provided for salt in grams, leave blank and use next column instead)" Salt (g) (enter grams of salt for the product weight entered. If value provided for sodium in mg, leave blank and use previous column instead)" % Protein (weight of any protein referred to in the product name, as a % of total product weight)" % Total fruit (weight of total fruit, as a % of total product weight)" % Dry fruit (weight of dry fruit, as a % of total product weight)" Have free sugars been added? (select Yes or No - if you're not sure, go to free sugars guidance)" % Added water or stock (enter amount of added water or stock, as a % of total product weight. If no added water or stock, enter zero)" Lower age recommendation (months) Upper age recommendation (months) Serving size (g) Does the product include any inappropriate claims? (follow the link to guidance on what constitutes an inappropriate product claim) Is the product name misleading? (i.e. does the product name accurately reflect its ingredients? Follow the link for more guidance)" Does the ingredients list have any missing information? (follow the link to guidance on what should be present in the ingredients list)" If the product packaging has a spout, does it also have guidance stating 'children should not suck from the spout'? (if the product packaging does not have a spout, please select N/A)" Are the preparation instructions given appropriate? (if the product does not require preparation, please select N/A. If you're not sure, refer to guidance)" Are statements relating to breastfeeding missing or inappropriate? (follow the link to guidance on what constitutes an inappropriate breastfeeding statement)" Ingredients 5. METHODS ---------- All baby foods listed online for supermarkets Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s UK were collected. Data collected February-April 2023 Data extracted (nutrient and label information) according to NPPM criteria Excel spreadsheet showing product information mapped against nutrition and promotion criteria for WHO NPPM https://www.babyfoodnppm.org Data collected by CB and checked by DT.