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

Table 2.

Mean purchase and consumption of foods, in terms of absolute amount (g/person per d), 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 170·52 163·67, 177·38 161·48 158·51, 164·44
Rice 72·69 67·99, 77·39 62·10* 59·78, 64·42
Breads 44·75 42·80, 46·71 64·79* 62·25, 67·33
Pasta 12·29 11·62, 12·96 16·60* 15·44, 17·77
Beans and legumes 25·89 23·95, 27·84 73·84* 70·73, 76·95
Roots and tubers 24·76 23·27, 26·24 60·92* 57·14, 64·69
Fruits 57·97 54·34, 61·60 89·34* 84·25, 94·43
Vegetables 39·36 37·30, 41·41 40·03 37·30, 42·77
Meats 105·77 101·76, 109·78 273·96* 260·57, 287·34
Red meat 45·32 43·34, 47·30 187·28* 180·12, 194·44
Chicken 33·16 31·82, 34·49 84·27* 73·28, 95·26
Fish 8·40 7·08, 9·72 34·45* 27·67, 41·23
Processed meat 0·07 0·03, 0·11 2·13* 1·86, 2·39
Dairy products 118·65 112·08, 125·22 132·20* 126·63, 137·77
Milk 103·59 97·51, 109·66 116·37* 111·80, 120·95
Cheese 5·60 5·10, 6·11 7·90* 7·12, 8·67
Eggs 8·08 7·72, 8·45 13·22* 12·31, 14·14
Oils and fats 26·63 25·42, 27·84 6·60* 6·20, 6·99
Vegetable oils 19·66 18·58, 20·73 0·03* 0·02, 0·04
Butter 0·75 0·66, 0·85 2·37* 2·15, 2·59
Sweets 59·06 56·48, 61·64 33·87* 30·91, 37·26
Sugar 46·22 43·74, 48·70 0·22* 0·15, 0·29
Soft drinks 105·98 97·92, 114·05 98·23 91·08, 105·38
Alcoholic beverages 19·24 16·82, 21·66 31·22* 26·56, 35·88
*

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