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. 2020 Jul 8;23(16):2870–2878. doi: 10.1017/S1368980020001159

Table 1.

Major food and beverage categories used in this study and examples of products included in each

Major food category Examples of food and beverages
Bakery Baked breakfast (e.g. croissants, pancakes, waffles, scones), baked desserts (e.g. brownies, doughnuts, pastries, sweet buns), bread products (e.g. bagels, bread, English muffins, flatbreads, muffins, rolls), cake (cakes, cheesecakes, snack cakes), cereal and granola bars, cookies, doughs, pies, tarts, cobblers.
Beverages Dairy and alternatives (e.g. drinkable yogurts, milk, plant-based milk, smoothies), energy drinks, fruit juice, fruit drinks, hot beverages (e.g. coffee, tea, cocoa), soft drinks, sports drinks, vegetable drinks, water.
Cereals and grains Hot breakfast cereals, ready-to-eat cereals, flours, grains.
Dairy and alt. Cheese (e.g. cottage cheese, cream cheese, soft cheese, hard cheese), condensed milk, evaporated milk, sour cream, yogurt.
Desserts Custard, gelatin, mousse, pudding, frozen desserts (e.g. ice cream, ice pops, sherbet, sorbet, sundaes, frozen dessert sandwiches/bars/cones), dessert toppings and fillings (e.g. icing, frosting, pie fillings).
Fats and vinegars Butter, margarine, oil, mayonnaise, salad dressing, vinegar.
Fish and seafood Marine and freshwater animals.
Fruits Canned fruit, dried fruit, frozen fruit, fruit sauces, fresh and frozen fruit.
Meat, eggs and alt. Meat, poultry, deli meats, bacon, eggs and egg substitutes, meat substitutes (e.g. tofu, tempeh, analogues).
Mixed dishes Baked and refried beans, canned chili, pizza and frozen sandwiches, potato dishes (e.g. fried, mashed potatoes, scalloped potatoes), prepared salads, refrigerated and frozen meals and appetizers, shelf-stable grain-based dishes (e.g. pasta with sauce, flavoured rice, stuffing).
Nuts and seeds nut and seeds (not for snacking), nut and seed butters, nut and seed flours.
Other foods Miscellaneous baking items (e.g. yeast, baking soda), seasonings, breading mix.
Sauces and dips Condiments (e.g. barbecue sauce, ketchup, mustard), dips (e.g. hummus, salsa), sauces (e.g. gravy, marinades, curry pastes, soya sauce, tomato sauce, white sauce).
Snacks Chips, snack mixes, extruded snacks (e.g. cheese puffs), fruit snacks (e.g. fruit leather), meat snacks (e.g. jerky, meat sticks), nuts and seeds for snacking, popcorn, pretzels.
Soups Bouillon, broth, canned condensed soups, dry mix soups, fresh and instant noodle soups, ready-to-serve soups.
Sugars and sweets Confectionery (e.g. baking candies, mints, licorice, jelly beans, chocolate, candy bars, marshmallows), sugar, sweet condiments (e.g. chocolate spread, fruit preserves, honey, molasses, syrups).
Vegetables Canned vegetables and legumes, dried legumes, fresh and frozen vegetables, vegetable pastes (e.g. tomato paste, herb pastes), pickled vegetables.