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Sodium Whether the HSR System could more effectively discriminate between products that have significantly different sodium levels. Status quo for sodium Increase the maximum sodium levels used to determine baseline points for sodium to better reflect the range of sodium levels in the food supply Positive nutrients Protein Whether protein should be included in the HSR Calculator the majority of Australians and New Zealanders meet or exceed recommended intakes for protein. If so, whether less healthy products should be able to benefit from the presence of protein. Status quo for protein Adjust the threshold at which products can claim modifying protein points to reduce the ability for less healthy products to increase their HSR through protein Remove protein from the HSR Calculator Fibre and wholegrain Whether the HSR System should better enable consideration of the wholegrain content of products. Status quo for Enable foods to receive more modifying F points where more wholegrains are present in the food Specific product issues Oils and oil-based spreads Whether healthy oils and spreads should receive similar, higher HSRs. Status quo for oils and oilbased spreads Rescale Category 3 upwards to increase and narrow the range of HSRs for oils and oilbased spreads so that healthy oils receive higher HSRs which better represent their relative nutritional value
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