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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

March 1, 2008

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ORGANIC

Foods labeled organic
20062007% CHANGE
TOTAL CATEGORY$3.2B$4.0B25.4
Strained Baby Food$92M$106M15.3
RTE Cereal$97M$129M32.4
Ground Coffee$33M$41M24.1

OMEGA-3

Foods with an omega-3 presence
20062007% CHANGE
TOTAL CATEGORY$813M$864M6.2
Fresh Eggs$209M$255M22.2
Peanut Butter$11M$20M82.4
Margarine/Spreads$19M$24M25

GLUTEN

Foods labeled gluten-free
20062007% CHANGE
TOTAL CATEGORY$1.0B$1.2B18.7
Liquid Creamers$207M$229M10.9
Pretzels$871K$1.5M72.9
All-Purpose Flour$2.2M$3.1M39.1

GMO

Foods labeled GMO-free
20062007% CHANGE
TOTAL CATEGORY$538M$638M18.7
Frozen Pizza$29M$35M20.1
Health Bars$17M$23M33.2
Canned Soup$16M$20M24.0

HORMONES

Foods labeled hormone- and antibiotic-free
20062007% CHANGE
TOTAL CATEGORY$1.8B$2.0B15.2
Refrigerated Milk$689M$791M14.9
Fresh Meat$123M$159M29.1
Refrigerated Yogurt$161M$182M12.9

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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