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. 2017 Jun 8;20(12):2166–2172. doi: 10.1017/S1368980017001082

Table 2.

Percentage contribution of food groups to total whole grain intake of children and adults in the 2011–13 Australian Health Survey, based on gram weight of all foods consumed

Contribution to total whole grain intake
Food category Children (%) Adults (%)
Cereals and cereal products* 84·0 89·9
Breakfast cereals, ready to eat 36·3 35·5
Breakfast cereal, wheat based, fortified, sugars ≤20 g/100 g 22·1 12·9
Breakfast cereal, wheat based 2·8 2·3
Breakfast cereal, mixed grain, with fruit and/or nuts, fortified 2·5 4·3
Breakfast cereal, mixed grain, fortified, sugars >20 g/100 g 2·3 0·3
Breakfast cereal, mixed grain, fortified, sugars ≤20 g/100 g 2·1 1·0
Breakfast cereal, wheat based, with fruit and/or nuts, fortified, sugars ≤25 g/100 g 2·0 1·9
Breakfast cereal, mixed grain, with fruit and/or nuts 1·8 11·7
Regular breads, and bread rolls (plain/unfilled/untopped varieties) 33·7 36·4
Breads, and bread rolls, wholemeal, not stated as to fortification 13·3 8·4
Breads, and bread rolls, wholemeal and brown, mandatorily fortified 9·4 14·0
Breads, and bread rolls, mixed grain, not stated as to fortification 4·7 3·9
Breads, and bread rolls, mixed grain, mandatorily fortified 3·7 6·9
Breakfast cereals, hot porridge style 7·8 10·7
Porridge style, oat based 7·8 10·7
English-style muffins, flat breads, and savoury and sweet breads 3·1 2·6
Flat breads (e.g. pita bread), wheat based 2·9 2·3
Flours and other cereal grains and starches 2·8 4·4
Cereal-based products and dishes 6·6 6·4
Mixed dishes where cereal is the major ingredient 4·1 3·6
Savoury biscuits 1·9 2·1
Snack foods 4·5 1·2
Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars 4·2 1·7
Muesli or cereal-style bars 4·2 1·7
Muesli and cereal-style bars, added coatings or confectionery 2·2 0·5
Muesli and cereal-style bars, with fruit and/or nuts 2·0 1·2
*

Major food group.

Sub-major food group.

Minor food group.

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