BETWEEN CHRISTMAS TRADITION AND NUTRITIONAL WARNINGS: ADDED SUGARS AND SATURATED FAT IN DIFFERENT PANETTONE FORMULATIONS

Authors

  • Cynthia Siqueira Silva
  • Nívea Maria da Costa Sousa Leite
  • Jovan Marques Lara Junior
  • Layane Ribeiro de Araujo Leal
  • Lívia de Sousa Oliveira Macedo
  • Maria Amanda Alves da Silva
  • Amri Antony Silva de Araújo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63330/sasciencesv6n2-289

Keywords:

Consumer information, Food education, Nutritional profile, Public health, Sweet baked goods

Abstract

Panettone is traditionally associated with Christmas but encompasses increasingly diverse commercial formulations. This observational, cross-sectional, descriptive documentary study assessed label-declared added sugars and saturated fat in 26 distinct retail panettone formulations. Nutrition-label values were standardized per 100 g and summarized using descriptive statistics and the quantitative Brazilian front-of-pack labeling thresholds. Added sugars ranged from 9.5 to 27 g/100 g, with a median of 21 g/100 g; saturated fat ranged from 4.7 to 14 g/100 g, with a median of 9.6 g/100 g. Of the 26 formulations, 22 (84.6%) reached the added-sugars threshold of 15 g/100 g and 22 (84.6%) reached the saturated-fat threshold of 6 g/100 g; 20 (76.9%) reached both. Comparing two Bauducco formulations revealed substantial nutritional differences within the same traditional brand. The findings indicate that panettone’s commercial and cultural identity does not imply a uniform nutritional composition, underscoring the value of reading individual product labels for informed choices.

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Published

2026-11-06

How to Cite

Silva, C. S. ., Leite, N. M. da C. S. ., Lara Junior, J. M. ., Leal, L. R. de A. ., Macedo, L. de S. O. ., da Silva, M. A. A. ., & de Araújo, A. A. S. . (2026). BETWEEN CHRISTMAS TRADITION AND NUTRITIONAL WARNINGS: ADDED SUGARS AND SATURATED FAT IN DIFFERENT PANETTONE FORMULATIONS. South American Sciences, 6(2), e26517. https://doi.org/10.63330/sasciencesv6n2-289

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