According to the Health Star Rating (HSR) system, confectionery was ranked as the least healthy packaged food in Mexico, with a HSR of 1.55. Packaged fruit, vegetables, nuts and legumes were considered the healthiest, with a score of 3.97. In Chile, seafood and other seafood products were found to be the healthiest type of packaged food.
Most unhealthy packaged food in Mexico as of 2016, by category
Packaged food rating using the HSR system (0.5 as least healthy; 5 as healthiest)*
Supplementary notes
* The comparison of the healthiness of the packaged food and beverages was determined using the Health Star Rating (HSR) nutrient profiling system.
The HSR system assigns a rating in an ordinal scale of ten ranging from 0.5 (least healthy) to 5.0 (healthiest).
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