Table 1.
Food categories identified from the Malaysian Adult Nutrition Survey FFQ for performing principal component analysis
| No. | Food group | Items |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breakfast cereals | Ready-to-eat cereals |
| 2 | Rice | All rice varieties (white, brown, glutinous and flavoured rice and rice porridge) |
| 3 | Bread | All kinds of bread and bun (except local breads) |
| 4 | Flatbread | Chappati, roti canai, thosai, naan |
| 5 | Pasta | Pasta |
| 6 | Noodle | All wheat and rice noodles |
| 7 | Corn | Corn |
| 8 | Sagu sago | Sagu sago (Metroxylon sagu) |
| 9 | Fast foods | Burger, pizza, fried chicken, French fries, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, sausage, hotdog and frankfurter |
| 10 | Meat | All meat except eggs and fish |
| 11 | Eggs | All eggs |
| 12 | Fish & seafood | All fish |
| 13 | Legumes | All pulses (including groundnuts and soyabeans) |
| 14 | Vegetables | All vegetables |
| 15 | Fruits | All fruits |
| 16 | Milk and milk products | Milk, cheese, yoghurt, etc. |
| 17 | Malted chocolate drink | Milo and other malted drinks |
| 18 | Tea & coffee | Tea and coffee drinks |
| 19 | Creamer | Creamer |
| 20 | Alcoholic beverages | Wine, brandy, beer, shandy, etc. |
| 21 | Soya milk | Soya milk varieties |
| 22 | Carbonated beverages | All carbonated beverages |
| 23 | Other beverages | Fruit juice, cordials, energy drinks, ready-to-drink beverages, herbal drinks |
| 24 | Confectionery | Sweets, chocolate bar, cake, jelly, lolly ice, ice cream, ice blended, cream crackers, flavoured cookies, pastry, snacks |
| 25 | Local cakes | Kuih |
| 26 | Spices & condiments | All flavourings |
| 27 | Spreads | Jam, kaya (egg & coconut milk) |
| 28 | Sugar and honey | Sugar and honey |