Abstract
Gravieras are 'gruyere' type hard cheeses with a variety of different products and the second highest consumption in Greece. In this study, we present a dietary intake assessment and a nutritional characterization of pre-packed graviera products sold in the Greek market using Nutri-Score Front of Pack Label (FoPL). The nutrient contents of 92 pre-packed graviera products were combined with daily individual consumption data extracted from the Hellenic National Nutrition Health Survey (n = 93), attempting to evaluate the contribution of graviera's consumption to the Greek diet. The analysis of nutrients' intake as a Reference Intake (RI) percentage ranked saturated fat first on the nutrients' intake list, with RI percentage ranging from 36.1 to 109.2% for the 95th percentile of consumption. The respective % RI for energy, total fat, carbohydrates, sugars, proteins and salt ranged from 12.7-20.7%, 21.6-50.4%, 0-3.1%, 0-6.1%, 37-57.1% and 6.3-42%. Nutri-Score classified 1% of the products to C-light orange class, 62% to D-orange and 37% to E-dark orange, while no products were classified to A-dark green or B-green classes. The comparison between the Nutri-Score classification and the nutrients' intake assessment, also separately conducted within the classes, showed a higher salt intake after the consumption of products classified as D-orange and E-dark orange.