Table 5.
The number and percentage of core and discretionary foods and beverages that were found to contain plant and/or animal ingredients*
| Core foods and beverages | Discretionary foods and beverages | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Whole grains | 533 | 13 | 104 | 6·4 |
| Fruits | 496 | 12·1 | 285 | 17·4 |
| Vegetables, herbs and spices | 1420 | 34·6 | 430 | 26·3 |
| Nuts and seeds | 250 | 6·1 | 143 | 8·7 |
| Legumes | 225 | 5·5 | 34 | 2·1 |
| Unsaturated plant oils and spreads | 1541 | 37·5 | 764 | 46·7 |
| Tea and coffee | 90 | 2·2 | 33 | 2 |
| Refined grains | 1048 | 25·5 | 836 | 51·1 |
| Fruit juices | 132 | 3·2 | 223 | 13·6 |
| Saturated plant fats | 784 | 19·1 | 197 | 12 |
| Sugars and syrups | 1147 | 27·9 | 1196 | 73·1 |
| Miscellaneous plant products | 312 | 7·6 | 92 | 5·6 |
| Animal fats | 1006 | 24·5 | 536 | 32·8 |
| Low-fat dairy | 231 | 5·6 | 244 | 14·9 |
| Moderate-fat dairy | 366 | 8·9 | 306 | 18·7 |
| High-fat dairy | 378 | 9·2 | 353 | 21·6 |
| Eggs | 503 | 12·3 | 443 | 27·1 |
| Fish and seafood | 357 | 8·7 | 107 | 6·5 |
| Red meats, lean | 859 | 20·9 | 83 | 5·1 |
| Red meats, non-lean | 332 | 8·1 | 115 | 7 |
| Poultry, lean | 311 | 7·6 | 29 | 1·8 |
| Poultry, non-lean | 44 | 1·1 | 10 | 0·6 |
| Miscellaneous animal-based products | 351 | 8·6 | 74 | 4·5 |
| Total number of AUSNUT 2011–2013 items (n) | 4104 | 1636 | ||
Plant and animal ingredients are summarised into twenty-three plant and animal food groups (shown in Table 1).