Table 2.
List of foods with good nutritional quality presented in the Good Price Booklet with their ‘good price’ (€/kg or €/article), Opticourses intervention research project conducted in socio-economically disadvantaged neighbourhoods of Marseille, France, 2012–2014
| Shelf | Food | Good price (€/kg) | Shelf | Food | Good price (€/kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetables | Grains | ||||
| Aubergine | 1·76 | Wheat | 2·35 | ||
| Avocado | 0·44 ‡‡ | Couscous | 2·15 | ||
| Beetroot | 2·06 | Pasta | 2·09 | ||
| Chard | 1·99 | Wholemeal pasta | 2·35 | ||
| Broccoli | 2·18 | Polenta/cornmeal | 2·25 | ||
| Carrot | 1·12 | Rice | 2·31 | ||
| Celery/celeriac | 1·70 | Wholemeal rice | 2·35 | ||
| Mushroom | 1·70 | Potato | |||
| Cabbage * | 1·74 | Potato | 1·28 | ||
| Cucumber | 0·49‡‡ | Dried mashed potato | 1·66 | ||
| Courgette | 1·78 | Potato gnocchi | 2·35 | ||
| Chicory | 1·81 | Legumes | |||
| Spinach | 1·74 | Dry kidney/white beans | 5·19 | ||
| Corn on the cob | 0·40 ‡‡ | Dry lentils | 3·85 | ||
| Turnip | 1·47 | Dry split peas | 3·48 | ||
| Onion | 2·07 | Dry chickpeas | 4·83 | ||
| Leek | 1·70 | Tinned vegetables | |||
| Pepper | 2·06 | Carrots | 2·42 | ||
| Pumpkin | 1·70 | Celery/celeriac | 2·42 | ||
| Radish (bunch) | 0·72 ‡‡ | Mushrooms | 2·42 | ||
| Lettuce † | 0·86 ‡‡ | Sauerkraut without garnish | 2·42 | ||
| Tomato | 2·18 | Green beans | 2·42 | ||
| Fruits | Diced mixed vegetables | 2·19 | |||
| Apricot | 2·18 | Sweetcorn | 2·42 | ||
| Pineapple | 1·89‡‡ | Peas with or without carrots | 2·42 | ||
| Banana | 1·39 | Ratatouille | 2·42 | ||
| Lemon | 2·18 | Tinned tomatoes | |||
| Clementine/mandarin | 1·70 | Tomato concentrate | 1·77 | ||
| Dried fruit ‡ | 3·90 | Tomato sauce | 3·01 | ||
| Kiwi | 0·16 ‡‡ | Tomatoes | 1·89 | ||
| Melon | 1·70 ‡‡ | Tinned legumes | |||
| Plum | 2·18 | Kidney/white beans | 2·67 | ||
| Nectarine/peach | 2·18 | Lentils | 1·79 | ||
| Walnut§ | – | Chickpeas | 1·97 | ||
| Orange | 1·23 | Tinned fish | |||
| Grapefruit | 0·64‡‡ | Cod liver | 9·56 | ||
| Watermelon | 0·73 | Mackerel | 8·74 | ||
| Pear | 2·06 | Sardine | 7·94 | ||
| Apple | 1·52 | Tuna | 8·36 | ||
| Greengage plum | 2·18 | Soup | |||
| Grape | 2·30 | Carton of vegetable soup | 2·20 | ||
| Fish | Powdered vegetable soup | 1·28 | |||
| Anchovy | 6·69 | Juice | |||
| Sea bream | 6·69 | Pure fruit juice | 1·20 | ||
| Haddock/smoked haddock | 9·56 | Oils & fats | |||
| Pollock, coley, hake | 6·69 | Rapeseed oil | 1·42 | ||
| Mackerel | 6·85 | Walnut oil | 3·01 | ||
| Mullet | 7·64 | Olive oil§ | – | ||
| Perch | 7·17 | Sunflower oil | 1·22 | ||
| Rock salmon | 8·60 | Blended oil | 2·18 | ||
| Sardine | 5·73 | Margarine | 3·01 | ||
| Salmon | 8·60 | Breakfast cereals | |||
| Cuttlefish | 7·64 | Oat flakes | 3·60 | ||
| Tuna | 8·60 | Muesli | 2·35 | ||
| Rainbow trout | 7·17 | Sweet products | |||
| Meat | Fruit compote | 2·42 | |||
| Offal (poultry, beef, pork) | 5·71 | Fruit salad | 1·94 | ||
| Chicken breast | 9·56 | Custard | 2·74 | ||
| Chicken thigh | 4·96 | Chocolate/vanilla pudding§§ | 3·38 | ||
| Turkey cutlet | 9·24 | Rice pudding | 3·87 | ||
| Rabbit (whole) | 6·69 | Gingerbread | 3·90 | ||
| Chicken (whole) | 5·09 | Frozen vegetables | |||
| Ground beef, 5 % fat | 9·56 | Courgette | 2·42 | ||
| Ground beef,10 % fat | 8·74 | Spinach | 2·42 | ||
| Beef, high quality cuts║ | 9·15 | Green beans | 1·88 | ||
| Beef, other cuts¶ | 6·11 | Ratatouille | 2·42 | ||
| Turkey | 7·80 | Frozen potato | |||
| Pork (lean tenderloin, joint) | 8·49 | Potato | 1·76 | ||
| Veal** | 9·56 | ||||
| Frozen fish | |||||
| Processed meat | Seafood cocktail | 9·56 | |||
| Black sausage | 7·25 | Pollock, coley, hake | 6·69 | ||
| Cooked ham | 9·27 | Salmon | 8·60 | ||
| Eggs | Frozen meat | ||||
| Egg | 0·16‡‡ | Chicken thigh | 4·96 | ||
| Dairy | Ground beef, 5 % fat | 9·56 | |||
| Milk | 0·95 | Ground beef, 10 % fat | 8·74 | ||
| Flavoured milk | 1·63 | Turkey | 7·80 | ||
| Fermented milk drink | 1·72 | Pork (lean tenderloin, joint) | 8·49 | ||
| Fromage blanc | 2·72 | Generic | |||
| Petits suisses | 2·47 | Fresh vegetables | 1·94 | ||
| Flavoured yoghurt | 2·38 | Fresh fruit | 1·80 | ||
| Fruit yoghurt | 2·38 | Tinned vegetables | 2·42 | ||
| Plain yoghurt | 1·97 | Frozen vegetables | 2·42 | ||
| Bread | Fish | 9·56 | |||
| Rusk or toasted bread †† | 2·35 | Meat | 9·56 | ||
| Wholemeal bread | 2··35 | Dairy║║ | 2·07 | ||
| Rye bread, wholegrain bread | 2·35 | Pasta, rice | 2·35 | ||
| Legumes | 4·34 |
In bold are foods whose ‘good price’ is based on the limit price rather than average national price.
*
Green, white, Brussels sprouts, red, cauliflower.
†
Lettuce, escarole, lamb’s lettuce, curly endive.
‡
Apricot, banana, date, prune, fig.
§
‘Although expensive, moderate consumption is good for your health’.
║
Joint, beefsteak.
¶
For bourguignon, stews or braising.
**
Chunks for braising, cutlet, joint.
††
Wholemeal or wholegrain.
‡‡
Good price/unit (€/article).
§§
Tinned or fresh.
║║
Yoghurts, fromage blanc, petits suisses.