Table 1.
Overview of the average daily content of the dietary components in the New Nordic Diet (NND) in relation to the Danish Food-based Dietary Guidelines (DFDG)( 9 ) and the average daily content in the Danish population( 14 ) (A Biltoft-Jensen, unpublished results)
| Dietary component | Average content in the NND (g/d) | Recommended intake in the DFDG (g/d) | Average content in the Danish population (g/d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | Fruit: >300 | Fruit: 300 | Fruit: 240 |
| Vegetables: >400 | Vegetables: 300 | Vegetables: 181 | |
| Including | |||
| Berries | 50–100 | – | 5 |
| Cabbages | >29 | – | 9 |
| Root vegetables | >150 | – | 38 |
| Legumes | >30 | – | 7 |
| Fresh herbs | As much as possible | – | <1 |
| Potatoes | >140 | >140 | 106 |
| Plants and mushrooms from the wild countryside | 5 | – | <1 |
| Whole grains | >75 | 75 | 36 |
| Nuts | >30 | 30 | 1 |
| Fish and shellfish | >43 | 29–43 | 22 |
| Seaweed | 5 | – | <1 |
| Free-range livestock (including pigs and poultry) | 85–100 | 100 | 143 |
| Including | |||
| Game | >4 | – | <1 |
All figures are based on the energy-adjusted intake (per 10 MJ) of all persons aged 4–75 years.