Ingredients

Where you are required to record proportions by weight of total product (e.g. % fruit), look at the ingredients list on the back of pack, near the nutritional panel.

The nutrional information found on the back of products

Tip: look out for sugars (such as fructose, glucose and dextrose) or sweetening agents (including honey, syrups, fruit juices or fruit juice powders) listed as ingredients - these all indicate that the product contains free sugars.

The NPPM is a Nutrient and Promotion Profile Model by WHO and University of Leeds, designed to assess the appropriateness of commercial baby foods.

Contact us: babyfoodnppm@leeds.ac.uk

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