date:Jul 17, 2019
products examined met all of the six main compositional thresholds proposed by the NPM. Researchers from the University of Leeds who co-developed the NPM surveyed 2,641 baby food products from Denmark, Spain and the UK and a further 1,314 products in seven additional European countries.
Of particular concern were high levels of sugar and the use of concentrated fruit juice or other sweetening agents. The study found, on average, that approximately one-third of energy in the baby foods came fr