Table 1.
Food groups extracted, for factor analysis, from the food consumption frequency questionnaire completed by adults (n 896) aged 20–59 years of both sexes, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2012–2014
| Food group | FFQ food items |
|---|---|
| Food & beverage outlets | Strogonoff, white rice, polenta, farofa flour, flour, sweet potato, cooked cassava, vegetable soup, broths, soup, pasta soup with vegetables, pasta (pasta, Miojo®, lasagne) |
| Beans | Beans, tropeiro beans, feijoada |
| Milk and dairy products | Dairy milk, whole milk, fermented milk, yoghurt, cheese, regular and light cream cheese |
| Spices | Mortadella, ham, salami sausage, sausage, olives, green corn, Sazon®, Knoor® broth, salad dressing, ketchup, mustard |
| Vegetables and fruits | Lettuce, garlic, cabbage, watercress, arugula, zucchini, chayote, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, beetroot, carrot, tomato, vinaigrette, pineapple, melon, watermelon, orange, clementine, guava, peach, banana, apple, pear, papaya, grape, strawberry, plum, açai, fruit salad, fruit juice generally (except orange), orange juice with sugar, sugarcane broth |
| Natural spices | Garlic paste, garlic, onion |
| Breads, cookies, cakes and pies | Homemade bread, baguette bread, toast bread, cheese bread, biscuits, plain cake, corn bread, homemade biscuit, sweet pies, sonho sweet bread |
| Alcoholic beverages | Beer, wine, liquor, drip, whiskey, cognac |
| Soda and juice | Industrialized juice (powder, boxed), normal soda, diet and light soda |
| Coffee and tea | Coffee, tea, industrialized tea (green tea, iced tea, Herbalife®) |
| Sugar and candies | Brown sugar, sweet rice, custard pudding, dulce de leche, ice cream, popsicle, candy, chewing gum, fruit candy, açai with candy, bonbon, chocolate, chocolate powder |
| Snacks | Pizza, popcorn, hot mix, hamburger, fried snacks (puff pastry, quiche), roasted salads (pie, pie, roast pastry, sfiha) |
| Meat and dairy products | Beef or pork, almondegas, nuggets, hamburger steak, crackers and bacon |
| Eggs | Eggs (cooked, scrambled, fried) |
| Chicken and fish | Poultry and fish |
| Oil and fat | Olive oil, normal/light margarine, butter, vegetable mayonnaise, normal/light mayonnaise, potato chips, fried cassava |
| Whole grains | Oatmeal, granola, cereal bar, brown rice, brown bread, whole-wheat biscuit |
| Skimmed milk | Semi-skimmed milk, skimmed milk |