Table 2.
Contribution (%) of the three food groups to total daily household energy availability by quintile of the contribution of ultra-processed products in Canada (2001)
| Quintile of the contribution of Group 3 products to total energy | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| Food group/main items | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se |
| Group 1 | 38·8 | 0·7 | 29·6 | 0·3 | 25·2 | 0·2 | 21·7 | 0·2 | 13·0 | 0·2 |
| Meat and poultry | 10·2 | 0·4 | 8·0 | 0·2 | 6·6 | 0·2 | 5·6 | 0·1 | 2·8 | 0·1 |
| Milk and plain yoghurt | 8·8 | 0·5 | 6·6 | 0·2 | 6·2 | 0·2 | 5·6 | 0·1 | 3·8 | 0·1 |
| Fruits | 5·0 | 0·5 | 4·2 | 0·1 | 3·4 | 0·1 | 3·2 | 0·1 | 2·2 | 0·1 |
| Vegetables | 4·0 | 0·2 | 2·8 | 0·1 | 2·2 | 0·1 | 1·8 | 0·1 | 1·2 | 0·0 |
| Eggs | 2·3 | 0·1 | 2·1 | 0·1 | 1·9 | 0·1 | 1·5 | 0·1 | 1·0 | 0·1 |
| Roots and tubers | 2·2 | 0·1 | 2·2 | 0·1 | 1·8 | 0·1 | 1·5 | 0·1 | 0·8 | 0·1 |
| Grains | 3·9 | 0·3 | 1·8 | 0·1 | 1·6 | 0·1 | 1·2 | 0·1 | 0·6 | 0·1 |
| Fish | 0·4 | 0·0 | 0·3 | 0·0 | 0·2 | 0·0 | 0·2 | 0·0 | 0·1 | 0·0 |
| Other Group 1* | 2·0 | 0·2 | 1·6 | 0·1 | 1·3 | 0·1 | 1·1 | 0·1 | 0·5 | 0·0 |
| Group 2 | 28·0 | 0·6 | 16·2 | 0·2 | 10·7 | 0·3 | 5·8 | 0·2 | 2·5 | 0·1 |
| Fats (butter, lard, cream) | 4·5 | 0·3 | 4·3 | 0·2 | 2·7 | 0·1 | 1·8 | 0·1 | 0·6 | 0·1 |
| Oils (all types) | 6·9 | 0·4 | 2·5 | 0·2 | 1·5 | 0·1 | 0·5 | 0·1 | 0·1 | 0·0 |
| Table sugar | 4·9 | 0·2 | 3·2 | 0·2 | 2·0 | 0·1 | 0·8 | 0·1 | 0·4 | 0·1 |
| Pasta | 3·0 | 0·2 | 2·4 | 0·2 | 2·2 | 0·1 | 1·4 | 0·1 | 0·7 | 0·1 |
| Wheat flour | 5·1 | 0·3 | 1·5 | 0·1 | 0·5 | 0·1 | 0·2 | 0·0 | 0·1 | 0·0 |
| Other Group 2† | 3·6 | 0·3 | 2·3 | 0·2 | 1·8 | 0·1 | 1·1 | 0·1 | 0·6 | 0·1 |
| Group 1+Group 2 | 66·8 | 0·5 | 45·8 | 0·4 | 35·9 | 0·2 | 27·5 | 0·2 | 15·5 | 0·1 |
| Group 3 | 33·2 | 0·3 | 54·2 | 0·1 | 64·1 | 0·1 | 72·5 | 0·1 | 84·5 | 0·2 |
| Breads | 7·1 | 0·2 | 11·2 | 0·2 | 12·1 | 0·3 | 14·1 | 0·3 | 15·1 | 0·4 |
| Candies, chocolate and ice cream | 3·4 | 0·1 | 5·7 | 0·2 | 7·1 | 0·2 | 8·4 | 0·2 | 10·8 | 0·3 |
| Soft drinks and sweetened fruits juices | 3·8 | 0·1 | 5·5 | 0·2 | 6·2 | 0·2 | 7·1 | 0·2 | 9·0 | 0·3 |
| Sugary baked goods | 2·8 | 0·1 | 4·8 | 0·2 | 5·6 | 0·2 | 7·1 | 0·2 | 8·5 | 0·3 |
| Processed meats | 2·4 | 0·1 | 4·6 | 0·1 | 5·2 | 0·2 | 5·1 | 0·2 | 5·9 | 0·2 |
| Ready-to-eat/heat meals and dishes | 2·2 | 0·1 | 3·6 | 0·1 | 4·6 | 0·1 | 5·6 | 0·1 | 6·9 | 0·3 |
| Cheeses | 2·5 | 0·1 | 3·8 | 0·1 | 4·4 | 0·1 | 4·4 | 0·2 | 4·3 | 0·2 |
| Margarine | 1·4 | 0·1 | 2·3 | 0·1 | 3·5 | 0·2 | 3·9 | 0·2 | 5·1 | 0·3 |
| Sauces | 1·7 | 0·1 | 2·8 | 0·1 | 3·5 | 0·1 | 4·0 | 0·2 | 4·2 | 0·2 |
| Crisps (potato- and grain-based) | 1·3 | 0·1 | 2·4 | 0·1 | 3·2 | 0·2 | 3·5 | 0·2 | 4·5 | 0·3 |
| Breakfast cereals | 1·4 | 0·1 | 2·7 | 0·1 | 2·8 | 0·1 | 3·1 | 0·1 | 2·8 | 0·2 |
| Crackers | 0·9 | 0·1 | 1·5 | 0·1 | 2·0 | 0·1 | 2·4 | 0·1 | 2·9 | 0·1 |
| Other Group 3‡ | 2·3 | 0·1 | 3·3 | 0·1 | 3·9 | 0·1 | 3·8 | 0·2 | 4·5 | 0·1 |
Group 1: unprocessed /minimally processed foods; Group 2: processed culinary ingredients; Group 3: ultra-processed products.
*Nuts and seeds (unsalted), shellfish, dried herbs, coffee, tea.
†Corn flour, starches, honey, other sugars and sweeteners.
‡Salted and dried or oil-preserved canned fish, canned vegetables, instant noodles, sugared milk drinks.