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The Nutri-Score nutrition label

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dc.contributor.authorHercberg, Serge
dc.contributor.authorTouvier, Mathilde
dc.contributor.authorSalas-Salvado, Jordi
dc.contributor.authoron behalf of the Group of European scientists supporting the, null
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-15T17:01:57Z
dc.date.available2022-02-15T17:01:57Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-27
dc.descriptionRito Ana Isabel, Researcher, Director of Centre for Studies and Research on Social Dynamics and Health (CEIDSS), Lisbon, Portugal; Departamento de Alimentação e Nutrição, INSA, Lisbon, Portugalpt_PT
dc.descriptionComplete list of authors are presented in the Electronic Supplementary Material (ESM) 1: https://doi.org/10.1024/0300-9831/a000722pt_PT
dc.description.abstractNutri-Score is a front-of-pack nutrition label with summary graded colour-coding, which aims to inform consumers, in a simple and understandable way, of the overall nutritional value of foods, in order to help them to make healthier choices at the point of purchase and to encourage manufacturers to improve the nutritional quality of their products. It is based on a five-colour scale (from dark green to dark orange) associated with letters, from A to E, to optimize logo accessibility and understanding by the consumer. Nutri-Score does not merely characterize foods as “healthy” or “unhealthy”. Rather, the graded logo provides semi-quantitative information, depending on the colour/ letter, of the relative overall nutritional composition of a food product compared to other similar products as to whether it is more or less favourable to health. Nutri-Score is the only proposed labelling scheme that adheres entirely to the concepts and processes that were published by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Europe concerning the validation studies that are required to select and evaluate a front-of-pack nutrition label. The aim of the present paper is to present the scientific basis for the design of the Nutri-Score and to summarize the various studies to validate its calculation method and its graphic format. We explore its effectiveness and superiority compared to other labelling schemes that have been implemented in other countries or supported by pressure groups. The necessity for objective, impartial consideration of how best to use Nutri-Score and avoid misunderstandings is highlighted.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationInt J Vitam Nutr Res. 2021 Jul 27. doi: 10.1024/0300-9831/a000722. Online ahead of print.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1024/0300-9831/a000722pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0300-9831
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/7950
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherHogrefept_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectNutri-Scorept_PT
dc.subjectFood Choicespt_PT
dc.subjectNutrition Labellingpt_PT
dc.subjectNutritional Qualitypt_PT
dc.subjectValidation Studiespt_PT
dc.subjectPublic Healthpt_PT
dc.subjectEstilos de Vida e Impacto na Saúdept_PT
dc.titleThe Nutri-Score nutrition labelpt_PT
dc.title.alternativeA public health tool based on rigorous scientific evidence aiming to improve the nutritional status of the populationpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Researchpt_PT
rcaap.embargofctAcesso de acordo com página web do editor da revista.pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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