* N Bread = 62; N Chips and salted snacks = 56; N Preserved food = 72; N Frozen snacks = 47; N Cheese = 47; N Ready meals = 36; N Cakes and confectionery = 57; N Sauces = 72; N Soup = 60; N Meat = 56.
The source notes 1072 unique prepackaged foods have been sampled. For the product choice, "consumption volume of the foods were not taking into consideration." Moreover the source states, in order to compare the products "for every product group approximately ten different, precisely described and well-defined product types were sampled from varying retailers."
Both store brands as well as other brands have been used in the sample, according to the source.
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Average percentage of salt in food in the Netherlands 2015, by product group
This statistic displays the average percentage of salt in food in the Netherlands in 2015, by product group. As of 2015, sampled chips and salted snacks in the Netherlands contained on average roughly *** percent of salt.
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