Table 1 Change in proportion of products (%) meeting sodium targets, overall and for each targeted food category.

Food category	Sub-category	Number of products assessed		Products meeting the targets (%)		Change in % of products meeting targets
Food category	Sub-category	2019	2022	2019	2022	Change in % of products meeting targets
*All categories*		*3329*	*3766*	*50.0*	*57.5*	*+7.5*
Bread	Leavened breads	329	460	41.3	63.3	+21.9
Bread	Flat bread	154	200	44.8	59.0	+14.2
Cheese	Cheddar and cheddar style variety cheese products	95	94	64.2	58.5	−5.7
Cheese	Processed cheeses	36	39	55.6	51.3	−4.3
Crumbed & battered proteins	Meat and poultry	121	148	39.7	52.7	+13.0
Crumbed & battered proteins	Seafood	79	111	31.7	35.1	+3.5
Gravies and sauces	Gravies and finishing sauces	70	90	35.7	50.0	+14.3
	Pesto	24	35	29.2	68.6	+39.4
	Asian-style sauces	74	86	29.7	23.3	−6.5
	Other savory sauces	289	302	55.0	58.9	+3.9
Pizza	Pizza	95	99	51.6	52.5	+1.0
Processed meat	Ham	58	58	37.9	48.3	+10.6
	Bacon	65	63	23.1	44.4	+21.4
	Processed deli meats	49	37	14.3	10.8	−3.5
	Frankfurts and Saveloys	23	19	43.5	36.8	−6.6
Sausages	Sausages	67	86	22.4	40.7	+18.3
Savory biscuits	Plain savory crackers and biscuits	160	151	63.8	68.9	+5.1
	Plain corn, rice and other ‘grain-cake’ biscuits	24	16	75.0	68.8	−6.3
	Flavored savory biscuits, crackers and ‘grain-cake’ biscuits	197	273	66.5	65.9	−0.6
Savory pastries	Dry pastries	96	134	60.4	68.7	+8.2
Savory pastries	Wet pastries	77	84	45.6	54.8	+9.4
Savory snacks	Potato snacks	121	143	38.1	49.6	+11.6
	Salt and vinegar snacks	18	20	72.2	75.0	+2.8
	Extruded and pelleted snacks	63	85	58.7	51.8	−7.0
	Vegetable, grain and other snacks	160	164	50.0	50.6	+0.6
Soups	Soups	377	367	53.9	59.4	+5.6
Sweet bakery	Cakes, Muffins and Slices	408	402	61.8	69.2	+7.4

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