To what healthy food options are consumers turning?

Grocery stores need to understand consumer attitudes and preferences toward food products in order to stock the shelves with products that consumers demand. For many years, the demand for products labeled "fat$-$free" grew at a rapid pace. Recent news stories suggest this trend may be reversing, while a new trend toward foods labeled "gluten$-$free" and "natural" or "organic" is emerging. One story suggested that the new trends are especially prevalent in households with young child$($ren$).$

Using a recent grocery industry report, you pulled information about the types of food people bought over the last three years along with information about households with child$($ren$)$ under the age of $18.$ You also extracted data for a grocery store chain that caters to all three trends. Does the data support the claims in the news about fat$-$free, gluten$-$free, and natural$/$organic foods?

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Review the table provided, then answer the questions that follow. In some instances, the necessary information may be provided directly in the table. However, in most cases, you will need to calculate the answers using the provided information.

million adults with child$($ren$)$ under the age of $6$ bought gluten$-$free labeled food products in $2023.($Round to one decimal places.$)$