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. 2018 Dec 7;22(5):841–847. doi: 10.1017/S1368980018002987

Table 1.

Mean purchase and consumption of foods, in terms of relative contribution to total energy (%), estimated from the Household Budget Survey (HBS) and National Dietary Survey (NDS), Brazil, 2008/2009

HBS NDS
Food group Mean 95 % CI Mean 95 % CI
Cereals 35·45 34·77, 36·13 22·44* 22·08, 22·80
Rice 15·80 15·10, 16·50 9·23* 8·85, 9·61
Breads 8·98 8·45, 9·51 8·11* 7·82, 8·40
Pasta 2·82 2·71, 2·93 2·53* 2·37, 2·69
Beans and legumes 5·23 4·93, 5·52 10·06* 9·66, 10·46
Roots and tubers 1·17 1·11, 1·23 1·71* 1·58, 1·84
Fruits 2·17 2·06, 2·29 2·23 2·10, 2·35
Vegetables 0·64 0·61, 0·66 0·38* 0·35, 0·41
Meats 13·34 12·96, 13·72 16·77* 16·13, 17·40
Red meat 5·64 5·46, 5·82 9·47* 9·12, 9·82
Chicken 4·22 4·04, 4·40 5·55* 4·99, 6·12
Fish 0·61 0·54, 0·69 1·66* 1·38, 1·94
Processed meat 0·01 0·00, 0·01 0·17* 0·15, 0·19
Dairy products 6·33 6·08, 6·58 4·23* 4·05, 4·40
Milk 4·51 4·31, 4·71 2·16* 2·07, 2·24
Cheese 1·04 0·96, 1·13 1·01 0·91, 1·10
Eggs 0·72 0·69, 0·75 0·80 0·75, 0·86
Oils and fats 13·31 12·93, 13·70 1·77* 1·68, 1·86
Vegetable oils 10·79 10·39, 11·20 0·01* 0·01, 0·02
Butter 0·36 0·31, 0·40 0·74* 0·68, 0·80
Sweets 13·36 13·01, 13·72 2·67 2·51, 2·90
Sugar 10·87 10·45, 11·28 0·04* 0·02, 0·05
Soft drinks 1·57 1·47, 1·67 1·44 1·34, 1·53
Alcoholic beverages 0·68 0·60, 0·77 0·79 0·66, 0·92
*

Mean food values were significantly different between surveys (P<0·05).