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. 2023 May 9;130(11):1950–1960. doi: 10.1017/S0007114523001101

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).