Sorghum Snack Bar Counts in Supermarkets in Shenzhen, China and Illawarra, Australia

A summary of sorghum-containing snack bars found in major supermarkets in Shenzhen, China in February 2023, and in major supermarkets and a health food store in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia in April 2024. Data are presented as counts (n) and percentages (%). The dataset was authored by Anita Stefoska-Needham and is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Compare product availability of sorghum-based snacks based on the described supermarket surveys in China and Australia
• Analyze market penetration of sorghum as an ingredient based on the described counts and percentages
• Assess regional differences in health food retailing based on the described inclusion of a smaller health food store

Strengths

• Data covers two distinct geographic regions and time periods for comparison
• Data is presented with both counts and percentages for analysis
• Dataset is shared under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license

Limitations

• Dataset size is only 9.5 KB, indicating a very limited scope and small sample
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Anita Stefoska-Needham via figshare

Collection Method

Survey of major supermarkets and a health food store

Time Range

February 2023 (Shenzhen), April 2024 (Illawarra)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 17:45:07; freshness should be verified

Geography

Shenzhen, China; Illawarra region, New South Wales, Australia