Table 1.

Vegan vs. Mediterranean diet foods.

a. Composition of the Two One-Week Diets.
Vegan			Mediterranean
Food	Amount	Unit	Food		Amount	Unit
Mixed grains (cooked)	1.12	kg	Mixed grains (cooked)		1.12	kg
Rice (cooked)	0.72	kg	Rice (cooked)		0.72	kg
Pasta (cooked)	1.68	kg	Pasta (cooked)		1.68	kg
Bread	0.66	kg	Bread		0.66	kg
Olive oil	0.08	kg	Olive oil		0.14	kg
Mixed legumes (cooked)	0.88	kg	Mixed legumes (cooked)		0.40	kg
Mixed fruit	2.63	kg	Mixed fruit		2.10	kg
Vegetables (raw and cooked)	4.20	kg	Vegetables (raw and cooked)		4.20	kg
Mixed nuts	0.42	kg	Mixed nuts		0.40	kg
Sunflower oil	0.06	kg	Egg (cooked)		0.12	kg
Soy dessert, plain, refrigerated	0.25	kg	Chicken (cooked)		0.12	kg
Soy drink, plain, fortified with calcium	0.80	kg	Cheese		0.21	kg
Seitan	0.06	kg	Fish (cooked)		0.12	kg
Tofu	0.16	kg	Red meat (cooked)		0.06	kg
			Skimmed milk		1.40	kg
b. Daily Average Nutritional Characteristics of the Two One-Week Diets.
	Vegan			Mediterranean *
Energy (kcal)	2016.57			2018.57
Carbohydrates (%)	52.93			49.76
Proteins (%)	16.48			17.81
Fats (%)	30.55			32.46
Fiber g (total/1000 kcal)	24.14			21.09
Iron (mg)	22.52			19.27
Calcium (mg)	851.94			853.48
Zinc (mg)	12.71			12.98

* Total kcalories from animal products in a week 1500; kcalories from animal products/per day 214.28.