Guilty pleasures: Expenditure elasticities of ultra-processed foods and paid meals in India

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Californiaen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativeTransforming Agrifood Systems in South Asiaen
cg.coverage.countrySudanen
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2SDen
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africaen
cg.creator.identifierAvinash Kishore: 0000-0003-4625-4922en
cg.creator.identifierManavi Gupta: 0000-0002-1846-8299en
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategies and Governance Uniten
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot rankeden
cg.number2330en
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen
dc.contributor.authorKishore, Avinashen
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Manavien
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-27T12:40:05Zen
dc.date.available2025-03-27T12:40:05Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/173891
dc.titleGuilty pleasures: Expenditure elasticities of ultra-processed foods and paid meals in Indiaen
dcterms.abstractThe rising consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and paid food away from home (FAFH) is a growing concern for developing countries like India, which face the double burden of persistent malnutrition and increasing obesity. This paper examines the trends and drivers of UPF and paid meal consumption in rural and urban India from 2014 to 2019. Using high-frequency household consumption survey data, we estimate the expenditure elasticity of these food categories. Our results show a significant increase in the consumption of UPFs and paid meals over the study period. The expenditure elasticity of both UPF and FAFH exceeds 1 on average, indicating that they are highly responsive to income growth. Notably, poorer and urban households display higher elasticities compared to wealthier and rural households. Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition reveals that rising incomes and evolving dietary preferences contribute to the increase in UPF and paid meal consumption. These findings underscore the need for targeted interventions to promote healthier food choices, especially among lower-income groups, as India's economy continues to grow.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audienceCGIARen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationKishore, Avinash; and Gupta, Manavi. 2025. Guilty pleasures: Expenditure elasticities of ultra-processed foods and paid meals in India. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2330. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173891en
dcterms.extent63 p.en
dcterms.isPartOfIFPRI Discussion Paperen
dcterms.issued2025-03-26en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserveden
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
dcterms.subjectagricultural transformationen
dcterms.subjectagrifood systemsen
dcterms.subjectmilitary operationsen
dcterms.subjectpoliticsen
dcterms.subjectvalue chainsen
dcterms.typeWorking Paperen

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