Table 1.

Overview of BrAIN diet compared to other anti-inflammatory diets on the food group level, with high (green), moderate (yellow) or limited (orange) recommendation.

Amounts	MedDiet	MIND	BrAIN
High	Vegetables	Green leafy vegetables Other vegetables	Vegetables Incl. green leafy and cruciferous vegetables, onion, garlic	Fiber-rich foods
	Fruit -	- Berries	Fruit Incl. berries
	Legumes	Beans	Legumes
	Nuts and seeds -	Nuts -	Nuts Incl. walnuts
	Wholegrains	Wholegrains	Wholegrains
	Fish	Fish	Fish
	-	-	Fermented dairy
	-	Poultry	-
	Olive oil	Olive oil	Olive oil
	- -	- -	Herbs and spices Incl. curcuma, ginger, pepper, thyme, oregano, rosemary
Moderate	Dairy products	-	-
	Poultry	-	Lean meat/poultry
	Alcohol/red wine	Alcohol/wine	-
	-	-	Coffee
Limited	Red meat	Red meat (products)	Red meat
	Processed meat	-	Processed meat
	(Ultra-)processed foods Sweets	- Sweets, fried foods	(Ultra-)processed foods Incl. sugar sweetened beverages
	-	Cheese, butter/margarine	-

MedDiet = Mediterranean diet; MIND = Mediterranean–DASH Diet Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay; BrAIN = Brain Anti-Inflammatory Nutrition.