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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
We seek to improve nutrient density in-line with consumer demand and provide more choices through innovation and reformulation.
Healthier
Products
Before Reform:
10g protein per serving, 0.95mg/kcal sodium
After Reform:
12g protein per serving, 0.75mg/kcal sodium
Simple
Labels
Ingredients:
Apples
Recognizable
Ingredients
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
Contains 30g plant protein, all 9 essential amino acids, and is an excellent source of vitamin B12
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