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. 2017 Nov 21;21(3):465–479. doi: 10.1017/S1368980017002877

Table 5.

Percentage contribution of main food groups to energy intake and average daily trans-fatty acid (TFA) intake of adults (aged 19–64 years) in the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS 2000/01) and Years 3 and 4 of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme (NDNS RP 2010/11 and 2011/12) who were the top 10 % of TFA consumers as a percentage of food energy compared with the remaining 90 %

NDNS 2000/01 NDNS RP 2010/11 and 2011/12
Adults: top 10 % TFA consumers Main food group Total (N 1724, weighted N 1724) Top 10 % TFA consumers as %FE (N 191, weighted N 176) Remaining 90 % (N 1533, weighted N 1548) P value for ∆ Total (N 848, weighted N 1277) Top 10 % TFA consumers as %FE (N 88, weighted N 130) Remaining 90 % (N 760, weighted N 1147) P value for ∆
name %FE %TFA %TFA in %TFA %FE %TFA %TFA in %TFA
Pasta, rice and other cereals 6·3 1·8 3·3 <0·001 8·9 3·1 3·4 0·7
White bread 8·9 0·6 1·2 <0·001 7·7 0·9 3·2 <0·001
Wholemeal bread 2·0 0·1 0·4 <0·001 2·6 1·5 1·0 0·7
Brown, granary and wheatgerm 2·5 0·3 0·6 0·003
Other bread 2·7 0·4 1·0 <0·001 0·2 0·0 0·1 0·05
High-fibre breakfast cereals 3·0 0·9 1·0 0·9 2·2 0·2 0·2 0·5
Biscuits 2·8 12·4 6·7 <0·001 3·4 0·8 1·1 0·2
Buns, cakes, pastries & fruit pies 3·8 10·2 8·3 0·1 3·3 5·3 4·0 0·4
Puddings 1·1 1·5 1·7 0·5 0·8 3·1 1·4 0·1
Whole milk 1·7 0·9 1·6 <0·001 0·9 1·5 1·7 0·6
Semi-skimmed milk 3·1 2·2 4·4 <0·001 2·6 3·1 8·1 <0·001
Other milk and cream 0·6 0·9 1·0 0·7 0·9 6·1 2·2 0·01
Cheese 3·0 5·4 8·6 <0·001 3·4 19·2 17·6 0·4
Yoghurt, fromage frais and dairy 1·2 0·3 0·8 <0·001 1·4 0·9 2·0 0·001
Eggs and egg dishes 2·2 1·8 2·9 <0·001 2·0 1·5 2·1 0·09
Butter 1·3 2·1 4·1 <0·001 1·4 13·9 6·4 <0·001
PUFA margarine & oils 0·1 0·1 0·5 0·005 0·2 0·0 0·0
Low-fat spread 0·4 1·5 1·8 0·6 0·3 0·0 0·2 <0·001
Other margarine fats and oils 0·6 6·3 3·7 0·3 0·8 0·0 0·2 0·2
Reduced-fat spread 1·8 14·8 5·8 <0·001 2·0 0·5 1·6 <0·001
Bacon and ham 1·6 0·2 0·4 <0·001 1·6 0·5 1·0 <0·001
Beef, veal and dishes 2·9 2·5 5·1 <0·001 2·5 5·4 8·3 0·008
Lamb and dishes 0·8 2·0 2·8 0·9 0·8 8·4 3·9 0·01
Pork and dishes 0·9 0·1 0·3 <0·001 1·0 0·3 0·7 0·003
Coated chicken 1·0 0·8 1·3 0·003 0·9 0·2 0·7 <0·001
Chicken and turkey dishes 3·9 0·6 2·1 <0·001 4·3 1·4 4·2 <0·001
Burgers and kebabs 1·2 2·0 2·5 0·3 1·0 4·2 2·7 0·5
Sausages 1·4 0·3 0·7 <0·001 1·7 1·0 2·2 <0·001
Meat pies and pastries 2·3 10·7 5·5 <0·001 1·8 0·8 1·7 0·03
Other meat and meat products 0·7 0·6 0·9 0·02 0·5 1·3 1·0 0·7
White fish coated or fried 1·2 2·0 2·1 0·9 1·2 1·5 1·8 0·6
Other white fish, shellfish 0·6 0·2 0·5 0·001 0·9 0·1 0·3 0·008
Oily fish 1·2 0·3 0·4 0·6 1·0 0·8 0·1 0·4
Vegetables not raw 3·8 1·0 1·5 0·2 4·0 2·3 1·4 0·3
Chips fried & roast potatoes 5·3 3·8 4·4 0·2 4·4 2·7 2·7 1·0
Other potatoes, potato salads 3·0 1·0 0·9 0·9 2·7 0·3 0·4 0·2
Crisps and savoury snacks 2·0 1·1 1·3 0·5 2·1 0·2 0·5 <0·001
Chocolate confectionery 2·4 3·1 3·2 0·8 2·1 1·7 2·2 0·4
Miscellaneous 3·0 1·6 3·1 <0·001 3·9 3·2 3·8 0·4
Ice cream 0·6 0·8 1·4 <0·001 0·6 0·8 1·5 0·07

%FE, percentage of food energy; %TFA, percentage of TFA intake.

Percentage contributions of TFA from food types are weighted means of the individuals’ percentage contributions.

Food groups contributing less than 0·5 % TFA to food energy in all TFA groups were not tabled.