Table 1.

Diet quality indices

Diet Quality Index (DQI)
Component	Range of score	Criterion for max score of 10	Criterion for min score of 0
1. Total fat	0–10	<30 E%	>40 E%
2. Saturated fat	0–10	<10 E%	>13·3 E%
3. Cholesterol	0–10	<300 mg/d	>400 mg/d
4. Sodium	0–10	<2000 mg/d	>2800 mg/d
5. Calcium	0–10	≥800 mg/d	<533 mg/d
6. Fruits and vegetables	0–10	5 servings/d	≤2 servings/d
7. Protein	0–10	≤100% DRI	>150% DRI
8. Total carbohydrates	0–10	≥55 E%	<37 E%
Recommendation Compliance Index (RCI, Italy)
Component	Criterion to meet recommendation (score = 1)
1. Fats	15–30 E%
2. Saturated fat	<10 E%
3. Trans-fats	<1 E%
4. Carbohydrate	55–75 E%
5. Protein	10–15 E%
6. Fruits and vegetables	5 servings/d (or 400 g/d)
7. Raw sugar	≤10 E%

E%, percentage of energy; DRI, Dietary Reference Intake.