Nutri-Score 2023 update [1]
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Benedikt Merz [2]; Temme, Elisabeth [3]; Hélène Alexiou [4]; Joline Wilhelma J Beulens [5]; Anette Elisabeth Buyken [6]; Bohn, Torsten [7]; Pauline Ducrot [8]; Marie-Noëlle Falquet [9]; Solano, Marta García [10]; Hanna Haidar [11]; Esther Infanger [12]; Charlotte Kühnelt [13]; Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo [14]; Barthélémy Sarda [15]; Elly Steenbergen [16]; Stefanie Vandevijvere [17]; Julia, Chantal [18]Trefwoorden
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In 2023, the algorithm underlying the Nutri-Score front-of-pack label was updated to better align with food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) across countries engaged in the system. On the basis of a comparison of FBDGs and literature reviews with the current Nutri-Score classification, modification scenarios were developed and tested in nutritional composition databases of branded products in four countries. The updated Nutri-Score nutrient profile model allows a better discrimination between products, in closer alignment with FBDGs, while the updated algorithm adopts a stricter approach fo…