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    Compliance with Established Limits and Information Declaration of Food Additives in the Nutritional Labeling of Energy Drinks Sold in Supermarkets of Metropolitan Lima, 2022
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2021-10-22) Domínguez Yucra, Patricia; Mauricio Alza, Saby Marisol
    Nutritional labeling is a tool by which the consumer responsibly and informedly selects a product intended for consumption; in it we observe the presence of information about the content of critical nutrients and food additives. Objective: Describe compliance with established limits and declaration of information on food additives in the nutritional labeling of energy drinks sold in supermarkets in Metropolitan Lima, 2022. Methodology: The study design has a quantitative approach, basic explanatory and transversal type. The study population is made up of 18 energy drinks. For data collection, 2 record sheets were used, for the content of food additives and for their declaration information on the labeling of energy drinks. Results: Regarding compliance with the established limit for caffeine, it was reported that 44.4% (n=8) contain limits of 25 to 35 mg per 100 ml, complying with the regulations. In the case of taurine, 44.4% (n=8) complied with maintaining the maximum limit of 400 mg per 100 ml. Regarding the evaluation of the presence of declared information on food additives on nutritional labeling, it was found that caffeine is declared in 94.4% (n=17); Taurine has been declared in 77.8% (n=14) of the energy drinks studied. Conclusions: Most energy drinks comply with the declaration of food additives, caffeine and taurine, in their nutritional labeling and do not exceed the maximum limits established according to the Peruvian technical standard.