A simple visual model to compare existing nutrient profiling schemes

Figures & data

Figure 1.  A simple visual model to compare existing nutrient profiling schemes; basic figure.

Figure 2.  Application of the simple visual model to compare existing nutrient profiling schemes; examples from the UK (Fig. 2a), USA (Fig. 2b), The Netherlands (Fig. 2c) and Sweden (Fig. 2d) as well as the private ‘Ik Kies Bewust’/‘Choices’ initiative (Fig. 2e) and the Albert Heijn/Ahold retailer's ‘clover system’ (Fig. 2f). Note: the Dutch system will be adapted shortly with sodium as an additional disqualifying criterion.