Table 1.

Description of the food groups, Brazil, 2019

Food groups	Description
Water	Natural water bottled in traditional and carbonated versions.
Natural juices and smoothies	Fruit or vegetable juices and smoothies, e.g. orange juice, cabbage, pineapple and ginger juice.
Traditional meals	Dishes predominantly made with unprocessed and minimally processed foods, e.g. rice, beans, meat and vegetables.
Vegetables	Dishes made predominantly from vegetables, e.g. mix of salads and vegetable soup.
Fruits	Dishes made predominantly of fruits, e.g. fruit salad, apple and banana.
Ultra-processed beverages	Soft drinks, industrialised juices, energy drinks, tonic water and flavoured water.
Ice cream, candies and salty packaged snacks	Ice cream, popsicles, candies, chewing gum, sweets and industrialised chocolates and salty packaged snacks such as chips.
Sandwiches	Dishes based on bread and ultra-processed ingredients, e.g. hamburger and hot dogs.
Fried savoury snacks	Fried savoury snacks, e.g. croquette.
Pizzas	Pizzas made predominantly with ultra-processed ingredients, e.g. ham pizzas.