Table 2.
Distribution of NOVA groups among food subcategories of the traditional MD pyramid tiers.
| Food Tiers of the Traditional Mediterranean Diet Pyramid |
Food Subcategory | NOVA Classification System | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOVA1 | NOVA2 | NOVA3 | NOVA4 | ||
| Red Meat (n = 33) | Preserved Meat (n = 11) | - | - | - | 11 (100.0) |
| Sausage or similar meat product (n = 21) | - | - | - | 21 (100.0) | |
| Meat dish (n = 1) | - | - | - | 1 (100.0) | |
| Sweets (n = 290) | Fine Bakery Ware (n = 92) | - | - | - | 92 (100.0) |
| Sugar, Honey or Syrup (n = 35) | - | 34 (97.1) | 1 (2.9) | - | |
| Jam or Marmalade (n = 69) | - | - | - | 69 (100.0) | |
| Non-chocolate confectionary or other sugar product (n = 64) | - | - | 21 (32.8) | 43 (67.2) | |
| Prepared Food Product (n = 30) | - | - | - | 30 (100.0) | |
| Eggs (n = 32) | Fresh or Processed Egg (n = 32) | 31 (96.9) | - | - | 1 (3.1) |
| Potatoes (n = 11) | Starchy Root or Potato (n = 11) | 1 (9.1) | - | 1 (9.1) | 9 (81.8) |
| Olives, Pulses, Nuts (n = 505) | Pulses (n = 422) | 422 (100.0) | - | - | - |
| Nut or Seed Product (n = 12) | 5 (41.7) | - | - | 7 (58.3) | |
| Seeds or Kernel (n = 31) | - | - | 16 (51.6) | 15 (48.4) | |
| Nuts (n = 38) | 12 (31.6) | - | 6 (15.8) | 20 (52.6) | |
| Vegetable (n = 1) | 1 (100.0) | ||||
| Prepared Food Product (n = 1) | - | - | - | 1 (100.0) | |
| Fish (n = 46) | Seafood Product (n = 46) | - | - | 33 (71.7) | 13 (28.3) |
| Dairy (n = 195) | Milk (n = 55) | 28 (50.9) | - | 3 (5.5) | 24 (43.6) |
| Yogurt (n = 51) | 16 (31.4) | - | - | 35 (68.6) | |
| Cheese (n = 89) | - | - | 54 (60.7) | 35 (39.3) | |
| Fruits and Vegetables (n = 182) | Vegetable (n = 159) | 59 (37.1) | - | 27 (17.0) | 73 (45.9) |
| Processed fruit (n = 23) | 1 (4.3) | - | 2 (8.7) | 20 (87.0) | |
| Non refined cereals (n = 73) | Rice or Similar Product (n = 7) | 7 (100.0) | - | - | - |
| Pasta or Similar product (n = 22) | 21 (95.5) | - | - | 1 (4.5) | |
| Bread or similar product (n = 44) | - | - | - | 44 (100.0) | |