Table 4.
Top ten tomato-containing foods by source – shares of consumption and energy and nutrient density; nationally representative sample of the US population (n 7647)
| Share of total* | Energy per cup | Fibre density | Na density | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of food | Cups (%) | Energy (%) | (kJ/cup) | (kcal/cup) | (g/4184 kJ) | (mg/4184 kJ) |
| Top ten at-home consumption | ||||||
| Tomatoes, raw† | 22·02 | 1·37 | 134·85 | 32·23 | 66·63 | 282·25 |
| Spaghetti with tomato and meat sauce | 12·59 | 13·41 | 2306·60 | 551·29 | 7·48 | 2535·85 |
| Spaghetti with tomato sauce, meatless | 7·31 | 4·62 | 1367·96 | 326·95 | 9·63 | 1921·29 |
| Spanish rice | 3·46 | 1·81 | 1132·86 | 270·76 | 13·25 | 3383·05 |
| Tomato and vegetable juice | 3·07 | 0·26 | 184·60 | 44·12 | 33·85 | 14971·60 |
| Salsa, red, cooked, not home-made | 3·04 | 0·36 | 258·74 | 61·84 | 60·05 | 22362·15 |
| Spaghetti sauce, meatless | 2·76 | 0·52 | 403·88 | 96·53 | 5·53 | 6487·49 |
| Chilli con carne with beans | 2·54 | 2·71 | 2311·53 | 552·47 | 25·94 | 3921·66 |
| Pizza with meat, thin crust | 2·45 | 5·89 | 5207·53 | 1244·63 | 5·22 | 2488·41 |
| Pasta with tomato sauce and meat/meatballs, canned | 1·91 | 1·35 | 1528·46 | 365·31 | 26·19 | 4057·93 |
| Top ten away-from-home consumption | ||||||
| Tomatoes, raw† | 16·57 | 0·49 | 135·44 | 32·37 | 66·24 | 284·50 |
| Pizza with meat, thin crust | 10·81 | 12·30 | 5211·09 | 1245·48 | 5·23 | 2489·38 |
| Pizza with meat, thick crust | 7·60 | 12·65 | 7621·45 | 1821·57 | 5·52 | 2129·44 |
| Spaghetti with tomato and meat sauce | 5·14 | 2·59 | 2306·60 | 551·29 | 7·47 | 2536·18 |
| Spaghetti with tomato sauce, meatless | 4·09 | 1·22 | 1367·71 | 326·89 | 9·59 | 1921·72 |
| Salsa, red, cooked, not home-made | 3·34 | 0·19 | 257·99 | 61·66 | 59·79 | 22425·57 |
| Pizza with meat and vegetables, thin crust | 3·12 | 3·73 | 5487·23 | 1311·48 | 6·90 | 2523·60 |
| Cheese pizza, thin crust | 2·79 | 4·21 | 6912·34 | 1652·09 | 6·84 | 1908·05 |
| Spanish rice | 2·32 | 0·58 | 1150·64 | 275·01 | 13·11 | 3327·25 |
| Cheese pizza, thick crust | 2·27 | 3·29 | 6635·66 | 1585·96 | 7·20 | 1993·94 |
| Overall nutritional value for at-home consumption | 2164·89 | 517·42 | 12·04 | 3036·49 | ||
| Overall nutritional value for away-from-home consumption | 4584·16 | 1095·64 | 7·27 | 2446·20 | ||
Source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003–2004.
*Shares are expressed in terms of total tomatoes and energy consumed at and away from home.
†Raw tomatoes are fresh and can be consumed as is or as part of a mixture, such as salads or hamburgers with tomatoes.