Table 3.
Main dietary sources of total, added and free sugars (%), by age group; National Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (IAN-AF 2015–2016), Portugal (n 5811)
| Children, <5 years | Children, 5–9 years | Adolescents, 10–17 years | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food source | % Total sugars | Food source | % Added sugars | % Free sugars | Food source | % Total sugars | Food source | % Added sugars | % Free sugars | Food source | % Total sugars | Food source | % Added sugars | % Free sugars |
| Milk | 15·9 | Yoghurts | 16·8 | 16·1 | Milk | 14·5 | Sweets | 18·9 | 18·2 | Soft drinks | 16·8 | Soft drinks | 26·0 | 24·6 |
| Fruits | 15·7 | Infant cereals | 14·5 | 14·2 | Fruits | 14·4 | Soft drinks | 16·3 | 16·0 | Milk | 13·2 | Sweets | 15·4 | 15·0 |
| Infant formula | 11·9 | Infant formula | 14·0 | 13·9 | Soft drinks | 10·1 | Yoghurts | 12·5 | 11·8 | Fresh fruit | 12·5 | Breakfast cereals | 13·7 | 12·6 |
| Yoghurts | 11·1 | Sweets | 13·1 | 13·1 | Sweets | 9·9 | Cookies | 11·4 | 10·6 | Sweets | 8·5 | Cakes | 10·2 | 9·5 |
| Infant cereals | 8·2 | Cookies | 10·4 | 9·8 | Yoghurts | 9·7 | Breakfast cereals | 10·7 | 10·3 | Cakes | 6·4 | Cookies | 9·4 | 8·7 |
| Sweets | 5·8 | Soft drinks | 5·9 | 5·8 | Milkshakes | 9·0 | Milkshakes | 10·7 | 10·0 | Yoghurts | 6·4 | Yoghurts | 8·1 | 7·6 |
| Human milk | 5·0 | Milkshakes | 5·8 | 5·5 | Cakes | 5·0 | Cakes | 8·6 | 8·0 | Breakfast cereals | 6·1 | Milkshakes | 4·5 | 4·3 |
| Milkshakes | 3·8 | Breakfast cereals | 5·2 | 4·7 | Cookies | 5·0 | Nectars | 3·0 | 5·0 | Cookies | 4·8 | Nectars | 4·5 | 6·7 |
| Soups | 3·7 | Cakes | 4·6 | 4·2 | Breakfast cereals | 4·5 | Table sugar | 2·8 | 2·6 | Nectars | 4·4 | Table sugar | 4·1 | 3·7 |
| Cookies | 2·9 | Nectars | 3·1 | 3·9 | Nectars | 3·1 | Infant cereals | 1·7 | 1·6 | Milkshakes | 4·0 | 100 % Fruit juice/natural | 0·0 | 3·5 |
| 100 % Fruit juice/natural | 0·0 | 2·8 | ||||||||||||
Food groups: ‘Milkshakes’ includes drinks made of milk and chocolate milk. ‘Milk alternatives’ includes rice, soya, almond, rye and coconut drinks; soya yoghurt and desserts. ‘Meat and charcuterie’ includes red, white meat, ham, chorizo, bacon, sausages. ‘Infant cereals’ include baby cereal with/without milk; single grain and multigrain. ‘Breakfast cereals’ includes wholegrain cereals; wheat flakes; chocolate cereals; fruit and fibre cereals; granola; cereal bars. ‘Cakes’ includes all types of cakes and pastry (homemade or confectioner’s). ‘Sweets’ includes honey; syrups; liquid sugar; candies, gums; chocolate snacks; ice creams. ‘Table sugar’ includes glucose, white and brown sugar added by the participant.