Table 1.
Comparison between usual consumption and calculated amount by the optimal models
| Food groups | Usual consumption (g/d) | Minimum water footprint model | Minimum carbon footprint model | Minimum cost model | Maximum NRF model | Optimal model | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (g/d) | Percentage change* | (g/d) | Percentage change* | (g/d) | Percentage change* | (g/d) | Percentage change* | (g/d) | Percentage change* | ||
| Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta | 728·5 | 505·1 | –30·7 | 407·5 | –44·1 | 479·9 | –34·1 | 436·4 | –40·1 | 479·9 | –34·1 |
| Breads | 378·6 | 193·6 | –48·9 | 189·3 | –50·0 | 267·0 | –29·5 | 261·3 | –31·0 | 267·0 | –29·5 |
| Rice & Pasta | 306·7 | 288·3 | –6·0 | 153·3 | –50·0 | 153·3 | –50·0 | 153·3 | –50·0 | 153·3 | –50·0 |
| Cereals | 43·2 | 23·3 | –46·1 | 64·8 | 50·0 | 59·5 | 37·7 | 21·8 | –49·5 | 59·5 | 37·7 |
| Vegetables | 264·7 | 323·0 | 22·0 | 281·6 | 6·4 | 280·4 | 5·9 | 382·5 | 44·5 | 284·9 | 7·6 |
| Starchy roots | 51·4 | 77·1 | 50·0 | 77·1 | 50·0 | 77·1 | 50·0 | 77·1 | 50·0 | 77·1 | 50·0 |
| Cruciferous vegetables | 5·7 | 8·6 | 50·9 | 8·6 | 50·9 | 2·9 | –49·1 | 8·6 | 50·9 | 8·6 | 50·9 |
| Leafy green vegetables | 41·7 | 62·4 | 49·6 | 42·8 | 2·6 | 60·9 | 46·0 | 62·5 | 49·9 | 53·1 | 27·3 |
| Other vegetables | 165·9 | 174·9 | 5·4 | 153·1 | –7·7 | 139·5 | –15·9 | 234·3 | 41·2 | 146·1 | –11·9 |
| Fruits | 204·3 | 258·3 | 26·4 | 271·0 | 32·6 | 258·3 | 26·4 | 281·7 | 37·9 | 256·6 | 25·6 |
| Fresh fruits | 201·3 | 254·1 | 26·2 | 266·5 | 32·4 | 254·2 | 26·3 | 279·9 | 39·0 | 252·4 | 25·4 |
| Dried fruits | 3·0 | 4·2 | 40·0 | 4·6 | 53·3 | 4·1 | 36·7 | 1·8 | –40·0 | 4·2 | 40·0 |
| Dairy | 172·4 | 197·4 | 14·5 | 261·0 | 51·4 | 347·8 | 101·7 | 1247·7 | 623·7 | 231·6 | 34·3 |
| Meat, Poultry, Fish, Eggs, Legumes and Nuts | 160·6 | 153·0 | –4·7 | 173·1 | 7·8 | 138·7 | –13·6 | 177·5 | 10·5 | 143·6 | –10·6 |
| Processed meat | 1·6 | 1·6 | 0·0 | 0·8 | –50·0 | 1·2 | –25·0 | 0·8 | –50·0 | 0·8 | –50·0 |
| Meat | 15·2 | 12·0 | –21·1 | 7·6 | –50·0 | 7·6 | –50·0 | 22·9 | 50·7 | 7·8 | –48·7 |
| Poultry | 55·8 | 60·1 | 7·7 | 61·0 | 9·3 | 83·4 | 49·5 | 42·9 | –23·1 | 81·2 | 45·5 |
| Fish | 8·2 | 12·3 | 50·0 | 4·8 | –41·5 | 4·1 | –50·0 | 12·3 | 50·0 | 4·1 | –50·0 |
| Eggs | 20·8 | 10·4 | –50·0 | 10·4 | –50·0 | 10·4 | –50·0 | 31·2 | 50·0 | 10·4 | –50·0 |
| Legumes | 53·3 | 49·7 | –6·8 | 80·0 | 50·1 | 26·7 | –49·9 | 64·1 | 20·3 | 34·0 | –36·2 |
| Nuts | 5·6 | 6·9 | 23·2 | 8·4 | 50·0 | 5·3 | –5·4 | 3·3 | –41·1 | 5·3 | –5·4 |
| Fats, Oils, Sugars and Sweets | 154·2 | 181·0 | 17·4 | 134·7 | –12·6 | 100·6 | –34·8 | 70·3 | –54·4 | 116·7 | –24·3 |
| Hydrogenated fats | 25·2 | 12·6 | –50·0 | 23·7 | –6·0 | 12·6 | –50·0 | 12·6 | –50·0 | 12·6 | –50·0 |
| Vegetable oils | 24·5 | 35·3 | 44·1 | 12·3 | –49·8 | 12·3 | –49·8 | 12·3 | –49·8 | 31·9 | 30·2 |
| Sugar | 81·6 | 115·6 | 41·7 | 88·9 | 8·9 | 66·6 | –18·4 | 41·3 | –49·4 | 68·0 | –16·7 |
| Sweets desserts | 8·4 | 12·6 | 50·0 | 4·9 | –41·7 | 4·2 | –50·0 | 4·2 | –50·0 | 4·2 | –50·0 |
NRF, Nutrient Rich Food.
*
Percentage change compared with the usual consumption.