Table 4:

Percent volume of food and beverage products purchased by US households with zero to 3+ additives; by subcategory (N=34,925 households in 2001; N=61,467 households in 2019).

	Zero additives		One additive		Two additives		Three additives
	2001	2019	2001	2019	2001	2019	2001	2019
Dairy products excluding milk	44.5	41.2	6.5	9.4	4.5	4.9	44.5	44.5
Meat, poultry, fish and mixtures	55.5	27.3	4.8	13.3	2.5	5.6	37.3	53.9
Nuts and seeds	91.5	84.4	1.7	3.5	1.0	3.5	5.8	8.6
Grain products, no RTE desserts	28.8	11.1	6.2	7.1	6.0	8.2	59.0	73.6
RTE cereals and granola	11.3	6.2	1.4	4.9	4.7	12.7	82.5	76.2
Other grain products	32.6	12.0	7.3	7.5	6.2	7.4	53.9	73.1
Fruits and vegetables	76.6	74.3	5.1	4.8	5.6	4.9	12.7	16.0
Fats and oils	47.6	54.7	6.4	16.0	1.5	8.2	44.4	21.1
Sauces and condiments	25.0	11.6	13.2	14.1	8.3	13.3	53.5	61.1
Sweets and snacks	33.3	17.4	4.0	6.1	7.7	10.9	55.0	65.6
RTE grain-based snacks	33.8	20.2	2.6	5.0	2.6	6.6	61.0	68.2
Spreads and toppings	39.0	23.3	8.4	17.2	24.4	17.3	28.2	42.2
Candy and gum	27.5	7.5	3.6	4.8	15.8	22.8	53.1	64.9
Sweeteners	70.1	58.5	13.4	16.6	1.4	3.3	15.1	21.5
Puddings and ice cream	25.6	6.8	4.5	5.0	8.8	9.4	61.0	78.8
Baby food	50.2	29.5	4.7	9.3	16.3	13.0	28.7	48.2
Mixed dishes and soups	33.4	20.1	2.1	5.6	4.6	5.7	59.9	68.5
Frozen entrees, appetizers and pizza	31.2	11.3	1.5	3.6	1.2	5.8	66.1	79.4
Other mixed dishes	35.1	26.9	2.5	7.2	7.2	5.7	55.2	60.2
Beverages	52.4	42.1	3.4	4.9	4.2	5.9	40.0	47.0
Dairy beverages	91.2	75.6	0.4	0.7	1.9	2.3	6.6	21.4
Fruit and vegetable juices	30.5	8.7	12.8	12.3	11.8	15.4	44.9	63.6
Carbonated soft drinks	10.7	3.6	0.8	6.1	2.1	0.6	31.3	34.6
Other beverages	65.3	52.7	1.0	3.9	2.4	8.9	31.3	34.6
Alcohol	97.4	95.6	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.3	2.4	3.7
Total	45.0	34.2	4.9	7.1	5.5	7.5	44.6	51.2

Note: RTE=Ready to Eat. Volume is in grams or mls as provided on product packaging.

^aNon-significant difference between 2001 and 2019 (p>0.001)