This publication is based on two studies, carried out between 2021 and 2023, in which two approaches were used to understand the nutritional quality of plant-based meat-like foods sold in the Brazilian market: (i) Nutritional information contained on product labels (Study 1 and Study 2) and (ii) Categorization of products according to different nutritional indicators: Nutri-Score, NOVA and LUPA (RDC 429/2020 and IN 75/2020 from ANVISA) (Study 2). The market for plant-based meat-like foods in Brazil has grown since the first study was carried out in 2021 and new products have been launched. In addition, many products have been reformulated, with a focus mainly on reducing sodium and saturated fat, to avoid the front-of-package warning, made mandatory by RDC 429/2020, in force since October 9, 2022.
