Moding, Kameron J., authorFerrante, Mackenzie J., authorBellows, Laura L., authorBakke, Alyssa J., authorHayes, John E., authorJohnson, Susan L., authorWolters Kluwer Health, Inc., publisher2025-08-202025-08-202019Moding, Kameron J. PhD; Ferrante, Mackenzie J. MS, RDN; Bellows, Laura L. PhD, MPH, RDN; Bakke, Alyssa J. PhD; Hayes, John E. PhD; Johnson, Susan L. PhD. Nutritional Content and Ingredients of Commercial Infant and Toddler Food Pouches Compared With Other Packages Available in the United States. Nutrition Today 54(6):p 305-312, 11/12 2019. DOI: 10.1097/NT.0000000000000385https://hdl.handle.net/10217/241605The ingredients and nutrients of infant and toddler foods (ITFs) sold in pouches were compared with products available in other packages, such as jars/packs and other containers. Company websites (n = 21) and in-store shelf inventory (n = 3) were used to create a database of commercial ITFs containing vegetables (n = 548) sold in the United States. Results indicated that ITFs containing vegetables were most commonly packaged in pouches (50%), followed by "other" packages (25%) and jars/packs (25%). Infant and toddler food pouches contained significantly more sugars per serving and per Reference Amount Customarily Consumed, as well as a greater percentage of calories from sugars, compared with both jars/packs and "other" packages. Pouches were also more likely to contain vegetable/fruit blends, whereas jars/packs were more likely to contain single-vegetable or multivegetable blends, and "other" packages were more likely to contain vegetable/other ingredient combinations (eg, grains and/or dairy). Pouches are popular, widely available, and convenient but may not represent the vegetable profiles and nutritional qualities that parents believe they are buying for their children.born digitalarticlesenghttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/infant and toddler foods (ITFs)vegetablespouchesnutritional needsnutritional qualityTextThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBYNC-ND) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).https://doi.org/10.1097/NT.0000000000000385