Table 3.
Intake and component score per food group for both indexes (mean with a 95% confidence interval), percentage of the population that completely implements the recommendation (100 points), HEI-MON N = 6758, PHEI-MON N = 6781
| Food group | Intake | Score value | Percentage that achieves 100 points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 95% confidence interval | Mean | 95% confidence interval | |||||
| Healthy eating index—for monitoring (HEI-MON) | Cereals (g/day) | 165.9 | 161.3 | 170.5 | 66.4 | 65.3 | 67.4 | 31.4 |
| Side dishes (potatoes, pasta, rice) (g/day) | 145.9 | 142.3 | 149.6 | 75.7 | 74.7 | 76.7 | 38.7 | |
| Vegetables/legumes (portions/day) | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 33.7 | 32.9 | 34.5 | 3.6 | |
| Fruits/nuts (portions/day) | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 71.7 | 70.6 | 72.7 | 42.6 | |
| Milk/dairy products (g/day) | 358.8 | 342.1 | 375.4 | 45.8 | 44.6 | 46.9 | 16.1 | |
| Cheese (g/day) | 29.1 | 28.0 | 30.3 | 41.2 | 40.1 | 42.2 | 10.8 | |
| Meat/processed meat (g/day) | 110.4 | 107.0 | 113.9 | 69.5 | 68.2 | 70.8 | 46.1 | |
| Eggs (g/day) | 16.9 | 16.1 | 17.7 | 43.3 | 42.2 | 44.4 | 13.4 | |
| Fish (g/day) | 18.0 | 16.8 | 19.1 | 51.7 | 50.7 | 52.8 | 16.4 | |
| Free sugars (g/day) | 85.7 | 81.9 | 89.5 | 28.8 | 27.8 | 29.9 | 0.1 | |
| Planetary healthy eating index—for monitoring (PHEI-MON) | Whole grains (percent of energy intake) | 5.8a | 5.5 | 6.0 | 33.3 | 32.1 | 34.5 | 11.1 |
| Potatoes (g/day) | 99.4 | 95.3 | 103.5 | 66.9 | 65.6 | 68.2 | 34.3 | |
| Vegetables (g/day) | 125.6 | 121.9 | 129.2 | 38.9 | 38.0 | 39.8 | 8.7 | |
| Fruits (g/day) | 276.4 | 267.0 | 285.8 | 76.4 | 75.4 | 77.4 | 49.3 | |
| Nuts (g/day) | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 0.2 | |
| Legumes (g/day) | 13.9 | 13.2 | 14.5 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 0.7 | |
| Milk equivalents (g/day) | 659.5 | 637.5 | 681.6 | 25.7 | 19.8 | 21.8 | 0.1 | |
| Red meat (g/day) | 85.6 | 82.4 | 88.9 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 1.6 | |
| Poultry (g/day) | 24.8 | 23.2 | 26.3 | 86.7 | 63.8 | 66.1 | 66.0 | |
| Eggs (g/day) | 16.9 | 16.1 | 17.7 | 56.9 | 46.7 | 49.2 | 9.1 | |
| Fish (g/day) | 18.0 | 16.8 | 19.1 | 46.0 | 82.2 | 83.4 | 9.8 | |
| Added sugars (g/day) | 66.9 | 63.4 | 70.3 | 19.3 | 18.3 | 20.3 | 0.1 | |
a This corresponds to 130.8 g/day of whole grains (95% CI 125.4–136.3)