Table 2.

Example of restricted Mediterranean diet vs. unrestricted one.

Restricted Diet			Unrestricted Diet
Meal	Foods	C26:0 (mg)	Meal	Foods	C26:0 (mg)
Breakfast	200 g Skim Milk	0.1 [16]	Breakfast	150 g Ordinary Liquid Milk	0.5715 [17]
	Sandwich Made with 50 g Italian Bread and 50 g Lean Ham	0.35 (Bread) [16] + 0.036 (Ham) [16]		30 g Cereals	0.066 [16]
Snack	Fruit: 150 g Peeled and Deseed Strawberries and 150 g Watermelon	0.096 (Strawberries) [16] + 0.24 (Watermelon) [16]	Snack	150 g Peaches w/peel + 30 g Sweet Almonds	0.1365 (Peaches) [16] + 0.7548 (Almonds) [17]
Lunch	100 g rice [22]	0.7506 [16]	Lunch	80 g Rice [22]	0.5994 [16]
	200 g Skinned Chicken Breast [22]	0.108 [16]		180 g Skinned Turkey Breast [22]	0.3212 [16]
	200 g p.d. Tomatoes	0.142 [16]		200 g Lettuce Hearts	0.74 [16]
Snack	150 g Skim Milk	0.075 [16]	Snack	125 g Yoghurt	2.0125 [17]
	150 g Peeled Apples	0.0675 [16]		150 g Banana	1.17 [16]
Dinner	120 g Egg Whites	0.0084 [16]	Dinner	200 g Fresh Cod [22]	0.96 [16]
	200 g Peeled Carrots	0.122 [16]		200 g Cabbage	4.38 [16]
	60 g Italian Bread	0.42 [16]		50 g Italian Bread	0.35 [16]
Total: 2.5 mg/day C26:0; 8.7 g/day total fatty acids (5.6%) [18]; 1404 kcal/day (daily seasoning oil not included) [18]			Total: 12.1 mg/day C26:0; 33.40 g/day total fatty acids (20.0%) [18];1.501 kcal/day (daily seasoning oil not included) [18]