Table 4.
Nutrient profile indicators of the overall diet by quintile of the contribution of ultra-processed products to total energy in food purchases in Canada (2001)
| Quintile of the contribution of Group 3 products to total energy | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| Indicator | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se |
| % of energy from: | ||||||||||
| Proteins (%) | 14·9 | 0·1 | 14·1 | 0·1 | 13·8 | 0·1 | 13·4 | 0·1 | 11·6 | 0·1‡ |
| Total carbohydrates (%) | 50·0 | 0·4 | 49·5 | 0·3 | 49·6 | 0·3 | 49·6 | 0·2 | 50·2 | 0·3 |
| Free sugars (%) | 9·2 | 0·0 | 11·6 | 0·0 | 12·0 | 0·0 | 13·5 | 0·1 | 15·1 | 0·1‡ |
| Total fats (%) | 35·1 | 0·4 | 36·4 | 0·3 | 36·6 | 0·3 | 37·0 | 0·3 | 38·2 | 0·3‡ |
| Saturated fats (%) | 11·4 | 0·2 | 12·0 | 0·1 | 11·8 | 0·1 | 11·4 | 0·1 | 11·4 | 0·1 |
| Na density (g/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) | 1·1 | 0·4 | 1·4 | 0·3 | 1·5 | 0·3 | 1·6 | 0·3 | 1·6 | 0·3‡ |
| Fibre density (g/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) | 11·2 | 0·0 | 10·1 | 0·0 | 9·7 | 0·0 | 9·1 | 0·0 | 8·0 | 0·1‡ |
| Energy density* (kJ/g) | 7·5 | 0·4 | 8·4 | 0·4 | 8·8 | 0·4 | 8·8 | 0·4 | 9·6 | 0·4‡ |
| Energy density* (kcal/g) | 1·8 | 0·1 | 2·0 | 0·1 | 2·1 | 0·1 | 2·1 | 0·1 | 2·3 | 0·1‡ |
| Total energy (kJ/d)† | 10 008 | 254 | 9548 | 180 | 9665 | 164 | 9247 | 153 | 8134 | 147 |
| Total energy (kcal/d)† | 2392 | 60·6 | 2282 | 43·1 | 2310 | 39·2 | 2210 | 36·6 | 1944 | 35·1 |
*Drinks excluded.
†From store-bought food which represents 70–72 % of all food expenditures for quintiles 1–4 and 65 % for quintile 5.
‡Significant linear trend across all quintiles (P < 0·01).