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After excluding breast milk substitutes and follow-up formulas, all cereals, food supplements and some of the fruit or vegetable purees were ultra-processed, higher in energy density, fat, carbohydrate and protein and low in fibre (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0\u00b705).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980021001555_as6\"><jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title><jats:p>The findings reveal that ultra-processed foods for infants are widely available in Brazil, reaffirming the need to strengthen the regulation of foods for infants and young children by introducing complementary measures designed to promote the production and marketing of foods manufactured using lower levels of processing.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1017\/s1368980021001555","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,12]],"date-time":"2021-04-12T13:15:03Z","timestamp":1618233303000},"page":"3179-3186","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/policypage","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":24,"title":["Commercial foods for infants under the age of 36 months: an assessment of the availability and nutrient profile of ultra-processed foods"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"24","author":[{"given":"Karini F","family":"da Rocha","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9650-3870","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"C\u00e9lia RB","family":"de Ara\u00fajo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"In\u00eas L","family":"de Morais","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6310-4956","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Patr\u00edcia","family":"Padr\u00e3o","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Pedro","family":"Moreira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2251-5967","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Karla Danielly da S","family":"Ribeiro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"56","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"S1368980021001555_ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00394-018-1870-3"},{"key":"S1368980021001555_ref43","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.11606\/S1518-8787.2019053001184"},{"key":"S1368980021001555_ref9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.numecd.2018.11.003"},{"key":"S1368980021001555_ref7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/S1368980018003762"},{"key":"S1368980021001555_ref3","volume-title":"Dietary Guidelines for Brazilian Children under 2 Years Old","year":"2019"},{"key":"S1368980021001555_ref35","volume-title":"Resolution of the Board of Directors\u2013RDC n. 49 of 25\/09\/2014","year":"2014"},{"key":"S1368980021001555_ref28","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.appet.2016.11.006"},{"key":"S1368980021001555_ref31","volume-title":"Resolution of the Board of Directors\u2013RDC n. 45 of 25\/09\/2014","year":"2014"},{"key":"S1368980021001555_ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.appet.2018.11.005"},{"key":"S1368980021001555_ref15","volume-title":"Household Budget Survey (Pesquisa de Or\u00e7amentos Familiares) 2008\u20132009","year":"2011"},{"key":"S1368980021001555_ref42","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jped.2017.01.002"},{"key":"S1368980021001555_ref20","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1590\/0102-311x00152016"},{"key":"S1368980021001555_ref19","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jped.2018.05.004"},{"key":"S1368980021001555_ref25","volume-title":"Get to Know Your Neighborhood Better. 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