Table 3.
%Max score | ||||||
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Number | Core | Discretionary | ||||
Food category | Core | Discretionary | Median | IQR | Median | IQR |
Bread and bakery products | 761 | 1668 | 100* | 0–100 | 33·3* | 0–100 |
Cereal and cereal products | 1244 | 699 | 100* | 0–100 | 0* | 0–100 |
Confectionery | 0 | 1434 | – | 0 | 0–0 | |
Convenience foods | 88 | 986 | 66·7* | 00–100 | 0* | 0–100 |
Dairy | 1716 | 977 | 0* | 0–100 | 0* | 0–100 |
Edible oils and emulsions | 0 | 482 | – | 0 | 0–100 | |
Eggs | 96 | 0 | 66·7 | 66·7–66·7 | – | |
Fish and fish products | 554 | 139 | 100‡ | 0–100 | 100‡ | 0–100 |
Fruit and vegetables | 2055 | 621 | 66·7* | 0–100 | 0* | 0–100 |
Meat and meat products | 162 | 770 | 0* | 0–100 | 100* | 0–100 |
Non-alcoholic beverages | 0 | 1847 | – | 0 | 0–0 | |
Sauces and spreads | 0 | 2340 | – | 66·7 | 0–100 | |
Snack foods | 0 | 639 | – | 0 | 0–100 | |
Sugars, honey and related products | 0 | 334 | – | 0 | 0–0 | |
Special foods | 236 | 101 | 66·7* | 33·3–100 | 66·7* | 0–100 |
Other foods | 0 | 276 | – | 66·7 | 0–100 | |
Total sample | 6912 | 13 313 | 66·7* | 0–100 | 0* | 0–100 |
IQR, interquartile range.
P<0·001; Mann–Whitney U test.
Individual product scores were converted to a percentage of the maximum possible rating (e.g. 66·7 % for a rating of 2 out of 3 possible points in the Institute of Medicine three-star system and 80 % for a rating of 4 out of 5 possible points in the Australian Health Star Rating).
P=0·860.