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    Differences in nutritional content in processed or ultra-processed cereals for children sold in supermarkets in Lima-Peru, 2021
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2022-10-06) Macavilca Toribio, Nicole Adriana; Mauricio Alza, Saby Marisol
    The consumption of processed and ultra-processed products is associated with increased overweight and obesity, especially in children, due to their content of critical nutrients such as sugar, sodium, saturated fat, and trans fats. The aim of the study was to compare the nutritional content of processed or ultra-processed cereals targeted at children sold in supermarkets in Lima, Peru, during the last quarter of 2021. This is an analytical, prospective, and cross-sectional study. Using data collection from Chepulis et al., 58 processed and ultra-processed cereals were analyzed, finding that the cereals analyzed had high sugar content. The most commonly used colorant was E 129 – Red Arilla 9, present in 15.52% of the samples. The cereals covered vitamin B requirements (B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, and B12) and vitamin C in preschoolers, and some vitamin B in school-age children. In minerals, they covered magnesium and potassium in both preschoolers and schoolchildren, and iron in preschoolers.