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Table 5 Share of less-healthy food groups in total ultra-processed foods (2014–2018)

From: Papua New Guinea agri-food trade and household consumption trends point towards dietary change and increased overweight and obesity prevalence

Country

Share of ultra-processed foods in total food imports

Share of food type within ultra-processed* food imports

Sugar-sweetened food

Sugar-sweetened beverage

High-saturated fat

Other ultra-processed

Marshall Islands

50%

3%

14%

68%

15%

French Polynesia

47%

14%

13%

62%

12%

Vanuatu

46%

8%

20%

56%

16%

Tonga

40%

6%

19%

56%

19%

Papua New Guinea

37%

11%

28%

47%

13%

Kiribati

34%

6%

23%

45%

26%

Micronesia

34%

4%

16%

59%

21%

Philippines

33%

16%

33%

41%

10%

East Timor

33%

6%

40%

24%

29%

Samoa

32%

7%

22%

42%

29%

Solomon Islands

29%

8%

22%

37%

33%

Fiji

23%

13%

32%

41%

13%

Malaysia

22%

22%

29%

37%

12%

Indonesia

20%

16%

40%

37%

7%

  1. Source: Authors’ calculations using BACI International trade database at the product level
  2. Note: A few items, which are not ultra-processed (e.g. butter, cheese, and sweetened milk), are included to reflect sugar-sweetened food and beverage, and high-saturated fat food groups