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ORGANIC Foods labeled organic 2006 2007 % CHANGE TOTAL CATEGORY $3.2B $4.0B 25.4 Strained Baby Food $92M $106M 15.3 RTE Cereal $97M $129M 32.4 Ground Coffee $33M $41M 24.1 OMEGA-3 Foods with an omega-3 presence 2006 2007 % CHANGE TOTAL CATEGORY $813M $864M 6.2 Fresh Eggs $209M $255M 22.2 Peanut Butter $11M $20M 82.4 Margarine/Spreads $19M $24M 25 GLUTEN Foods labeled gluten-free 2006 2007 % CHANGE

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ORGANIC

Foods labeled organic

2006

2007

% CHANGE

TOTAL CATEGORY

$3.2B

$4.0B

25.4

Strained Baby Food

$92M

$106M

15.3

RTE Cereal

$97M

$129M

32.4

Ground Coffee

$33M

$41M

24.1

OMEGA-3

Foods with an omega-3 presence

2006

2007

% CHANGE

TOTAL CATEGORY

$813M

$864M

6.2

Fresh Eggs

$209M

$255M

22.2

Peanut Butter

$11M

$20M

82.4

Margarine/Spreads

$19M

$24M

25

GLUTEN

Foods labeled gluten-free

2006

2007

% CHANGE

TOTAL CATEGORY

$1.0B

$1.2B

18.7

Liquid Creamers

$207M

$229M

10.9

Pretzels

$871K

$1.5M

72.9

All-Purpose Flour

$2.2M

$3.1M

39.1

GMO

Foods labeled GMO-free

2006

2007

% CHANGE

TOTAL CATEGORY

$538M

$638M

18.7

Frozen Pizza

$29M

$35M

20.1

Health Bars

$17M

$23M

33.2

Canned Soup

$16M

$20M

24.0

HORMONES

Foods labeled hormone- and antibiotic-free

2006

2007

% CHANGE

TOTAL CATEGORY

$1.8B

$2.0B

15.2

Refrigerated Milk

$689M

$791M

14.9

Fresh Meat

$123M

$159M

29.1

Refrigerated Yogurt

$161M

$182M

12.9

NOTE: All sales figures are rounded and are based on package claims, not ingredient lists; only for prepackaged, UPC-coded items sold through combined

food/drug/mass merchandiser stores (excluding Wal-Mart Stores).

SOURCE: The Nielsen Co., LabelTrends, November 2007

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