Table 2.
Description and key nutritional analysis of meals in the comparison of takeaway meals with their healthier home-cooked counterparts in New Zealand, November 2015–March 2016
| Weight (g) | Energy (kJ) | Saturated fat (g) | Na (mg) | Vegetables (g) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meal | Details | Mean | Range | Mean | Range | Mean | Range | Mean | Range | Mean |
| Chicken meal | ||||||||||
| Home-made | Coated chicken pieces Mashed potato Coleslaw with dressing | 1974 | 1882–2156 | 8005 | 6873–9627 | 16 | 11–20 | 1559 | 596–3289 | 600 |
| Home-assembled | Frozen crumbed chicken pieces Frozen mashed potatoes Coleslaw with dressing | 1590 | 1490–1740 | 8228 | 6822–9905 | 28 | 24–34 | 4542 | 4123–4995 | 490 |
| Takeaway | KFC family meal: Chicken – 8 pieces Coleslaw Potato & gravy Hot chips | 1817 | 140 20 | 44 | 5507 | 240 | ||||
| Fish and chips | ||||||||||
| Home-made | Coated fish fillets Potato wedges Broccoli, carrots | 1816 | 1741–1924 | 10 334 | 9516–11 308 | 9 | 7–20 | 844 | 354–1371 | 600 |
| Home-assembled | Frozen crumbed fish fillets Frozen potato fries Frozen mixed vegetables | 1687 | 1650–1705 | 9021 | 8281–9594 | 9 | 8–10 | 1318 | 949–1563 | 600 |
| Takeaway | Battered fish – 4 pieces Hot chips – 2 scoops | 1122 | 700–1518 | 11 760 | 79 | 2671 | 0 | |||
| Butter chicken | ||||||||||
| Home-made | Chicken pieces Homemade sauce Broccoli, carrots Brown rice | 2379 | 2076–2828 | 10 277 | 9087–11 376 | 14 | 11–17 | 969 | 731–1097 | 600 |
| Home-assembled | Chicken pieces Pre-prepared sauce Frozen mixed vegetables White rice | 2213 | 2155–2250 | 9715 | 9030–10 612 | 22 | 14–32 | 2622 | 2412–3022 | 600 |
| Takeaway | Butter chicken White rice | 1644 | 1424–1920 | 11 062 | 52 | 3513 | 0 | |||
| Beef chow mein | ||||||||||
| Home-made | Beef pieces Noodles Fresh vegetables Herbs, spices, sauces | 2141 | 2049–2311 | 7499 | 6851–8282 | 13 | 12–15 | 2807 | 2042–3644 | 600 |
| Home-assembled | Beef pieces Noodles Frozen stir-fry vegetables Flavour sachet | 1911 | 1700–2190 | 9628 | 8407–11 047 | 12 | 11–14 | 3946 | 2759–5477 | 600 |
| Takeaway | Beef & noodles | 1542 | 872–2148 | 9638 | 62 | 5089 | 727 | |||
| Burger | ||||||||||
| Home-made | Beef patty – home-made Burger bun Fillings: lettuce, tomato, carrot, onion, beetroot, gherkin, cheese | 1628 | 1528–1740 | 9852 | 9194–10 191 | 29 | 27–30 | 3256 | 2741–3713 | 600 |
| Home-assembled | Beef patty – frozen Burger bun Fillings: lettuce, tomato, carrot, onion, beetroot, gherkin, cheese | 1500 | 1480–1560 | 9115 | 8688–9484 | 29 | 18–38 | 3927 | 3538–4234 | 600 |
| Takeaway | McDonald’s family pack 2 Big Macs 2 cheeseburgers 4 small fries | 908 | 10 817 | 37 | 4691 | 83 | ||||
| Pizza | ||||||||||
| Home-made | Home-made base Home-made sauce Vegetarian topping | 1437 | 1227–1664 | 9259 | 8490–10 485 | 23 | 22–25 | 3124 | 2627–3950 | 445 |
| Home-assembled | Pre-prepared base Pre-prepared sauce Vegetarian toppings (pre-grated cheese) | 1213 | 1100–1290 | 9603 | 7526–10 947 | 24 | 24–25 | 2655 | 2314–2868 | 445 |
| Takeaway | 3 Domino’s Value pizzas Vege Trio | 1272 | 15 577 | 22 | 4690 | 216 | ||||