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Tufts University Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman
School of Nutrition Science and Policy
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Kroger OptUP Validation Study

Validating a major grocery retailer's nutrition-rating tool against Food Compass to strengthen the science behind consumer-facing food scores.

Overview

This study evaluates the OptUP nutrition rating used by Kroger, testing how retail food-scoring tools align with rigorous nutrient profiling — a key piece of the private-sector business case for food is medicine.

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