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PepsiCo Nutrition Philosophy

By offering more nutritious food and beverage options, we seek to make a positive impact on the future of diet and health around the world.

Promoting Positive Choices

In alignment with global dietary guidelines and a healthy sustainable diet, we strive to deliver nutritional benefits by incorporating more diverse ingredients through food groups to encourage (legumes, whole grains, fruits & vegetables, nuts & seeds, and low/fat-free dairy) and plant-based protein, while continuing with our efforts and significant progress towards reducing sodium, saturated fat, and added sugars.

PepsiCo Nutrition Criteria

The PepsiCo Nutrition Criteria (PNC) were developed as a set of science-based nutrition guidelines to assist in PepsiCo’s portfolio transformation journey. These criteria aim to address nutrient density by setting maximums for nutrients to limit and minimums for positive nutritional attributes. The PNC are based on food and nutrient recommendations from leading global and national nutrition authorities, including the World Health Organization (WHO), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), and dietary guidelines from numerous countries. 
 

CRITERIA FOR:
Nutrients to Limit

Nutrients that have been well-established as dietary factors that can contribute to the risk of specific diseases when consumed in excess. They include:

  • Saturated Fats
  • Trans Fats
  • Sodium
  • Added Sugars
     
CRITERIA FOR:
Food Groups to Encourage

Food groups that have been well-established as contributing to healthier diets. They include:

  •  Fruit
  •  Vegetables
  •  Whole Grains
  •  Low Fat Dairy
  •  Nuts
  •  Seeds
  •  Beans, Peas, & Lentils
CRITERIA FOR:
Nutrients to Encourage

Nutrients that have been identified as being commonly under-consumed in a population. They are often called “shortfall nutrients”. They may include:

  • Iron
  • Fiber
  • Specific Vitamins and/or Minerals such as Calcium
Reformulation and Innovation Efforts

PepsiCo’s transformation journey is not easy or fast: we are working hard despite technical challenges to introduce new products that contain nutritious ingredients such as fruit, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds.

We seek to improve nutrient density in-line with consumer demand and provide more choices through innovation and reformulation.

Healthier
Products

Product Example
Quaker Protein Instant Oatmeal Apples & Cinnamon

Before Reform:
10g protein per serving, 0.95mg/kcal sodium

After Reform:
12g protein per serving, 0.75mg/kcal sodium

Simple
Labels

Product Example
Bare Snacks

Ingredients:
Apples

Recognizable
Ingredients

Product Example
Nut Harvest Nut & Fruit Sweet & Salty Trail Mix

Ingredients: Raisins, peanuts, sunflower seed kernels, almonds, walnuts, cashews, dried cranberries, sugar, vegetable oil (cottonseed, sunflower, peanut, and/or soybean oil), and sea salt

Convenient Products
With Positive Nutrition

Product Example
Muscle Milk Plant-Based Protein Shake Chocolate

Contains 30g plant protein, all 9 essential amino acids, and is an excellent source of vitamin B12

PepsiCo Positive

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