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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Br J Nutr. 2009 Jun 19;102(8):1195–1202. doi: 10.1017/S0007114509371688

Table 1.

Weight and nutritional information for the convenience (a), cosmopolitan (b) and animal-oriented (c) test meals

a Convenience meal
Weight Energy Protein Fat CHO Fibre Phylloquinone




Ingredient g kJ g μg





Chicken, light meat, raw 95 427 22.8 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Baked beans 70 249 3.6 0.4 10.7 4.8 1.9
Milk, whole 65 179 2.1 2.5 3.1 0.0 0.4
Oven chips, frozen, baked 60 414 1.9 2.5 18.0 1.7 2.8
Bread, white 40 402 3.3 0.8 19.7 1.5 0.2
Flour, self-raising 35 491 3.1 0.4 26.5 1.4 0.3
Margarine (soya based) 25 677 Tr 18.3 0.1 Tr 19.5
Onions 20 19 0.2 Tr 1.0 0.3 0.1
Peas, frozen 18 52 1.0 0.2 1.7 1.3 5.2
Rapeseed oil 9 333 Tr 9.0 Tr 0.0 10.1



Total 437 3243 38.1 35.1 80.8 11.0 40.5
b Cosmopolitan meal
Weight Energy Protein Fat CHO Fibre Phylloquinone




Ingredient g kJ g μg





Potatoes, boiled 260 796 4.7 0.3 44.2 3.6 2.4
Green beans, boiled 84 78 1.5 0.4 2.4 2.4 32.7
Bread, wholemeal 65 601 6.1 1.7 27.1 4.8 1.7
Milk, semi-skimmed 50 99 1.8 0.9 2.4 0.0 0.1
Haddock, smoked, raw 50 173 9.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 Tr
Salmon, raw 45 337 9.1 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Cream, double 25 462 0.4 12.0 0.7 0.0 1.6
Cheese, cheddar 20 342 5.1 6.9 0.0 0.0 0.9
Fat (70%) spread 5 130 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.7
Butter 4 121 Tr 3.3 Tr 0.0 0.3
Flour, plain 4 58 0.4 0.1 3.1 0.1 Tr



Total 612 3197 38.6 34.4 79.9 10.9 40.5
c Animal-oriented
Weight Energy Protein Fat CHO Fibre Phylloquinone




Ingredient g kJ g μg





Tomatoes, canned 160 110 1.6 0.2 4.8 1.3 9.6
White bread 95 955 7.9 1.9 46.9 3.5 0.4
Beef, lean, raw 95 490 19.2 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.3
Milk, whole 70 192 2.3 2.7 3.3 0.0 0.4
Lasagna, boiled 70 298 2.1 0.4 15.4 1.0 Tr
Peas, frozen 60 168 3.4 0.6 5.6 4.2 17.4
Onions 20 19 0.2 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.1
Olive oil 18 666 0.0 18.0 0.0 0.0 10.4
Tomato puree 10 29 0.5 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.8
Fat (70%) spread 5 130 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.7
Butter 4 121 Tr 3.3 Tr 0.0 0.3
Flour, plain 4 58 0.4 0.1 3.1 0.1 Tr



Total 611 3236 37.6 35.0 81.4 10.4 40.4

CHO, carbohydrate