Sorghum Ingredient Audit in Supermarket Grain Products from China and Australia, 2023/24

Anita Stefoska-Needham compiled audit data on sorghum-containing grain-based food products from major supermarkets in Shenzhen, China and Illawarra, Australia in 2023/24. The dataset covers 1,692 products, including breakfast cereals, snack bars, flours, pastas, and noodles, recording ingredients, food format, brand, product name, and wholegrain/gluten-free labeling. It reports the prevalence of sorghum, its position in ingredient lists, and compares utilization between the two countries.

Use Cases

• Compare sorghum utilization rates between China and Australia based on audit results.
• Analyze the association between sorghum presence and gluten-free or wholegrain labeling mentioned in the description.
• Study the prevalence of sorghum in specific product subcategories like oat-bake and muesli bars.
• Investigate the typical position of sorghum in ingredient lists for different product types.

Strengths

• Audit covers 1,692 products across two countries.
• Provides specific counts and percentages for sorghum presence, e.g., 4.3% (12/279) of breakfast cereals in China.
• Records detailed product information including ingredients, brand, and labeling claims.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Geographic scope is limited to specific regions (Shenzhen and Illawarra).

Provenance

Source

Anita Stefoska-Needham

Collection Method

Supermarket audit recording product information from physical packaging.

Time Range

2023/24

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 17:45:05; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Shenzhen, China and Illawarra, Australia