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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Public Health Nutr. 2011 Jun 23;15(2):341–351. doi: 10.1017/S136898001100108X

Table 4.

Descriptive characteristics for daily food group serving intakes among consumers

n Mean SD Median Minimum Maximum
Grains
    Rice 123 3·1 2·1 2·4 0·1 11·0
    Tortillas 37 3·9 2·7 3·4 0·4 11·3
    Breakfast cereals 86 2·3 1·5 1·9 0·1 10·7
    Bread 159 4·1 3·4 2·7 0·2 22·0
    Pasta 70 1·9 1·4 1·4 0·2 5·2
    Crackers 33 1·0 0·6 0·8 0·3 3·0
    All grains 230 7·9 4·4 7·2 0·2 24·8
Fruits
    Fruit (all fruits, no juices) 124 3·1 3·3 2·0 0·1 24·1
    Fruit juice (100% citrus and non-citrus fruit juice) 120 4·6 3·3 4·0 0·0 18·0
    Fruit and fruit juices (100 % citrus and non-citrus fruit juice) 170 5·0 4·5 4·0 0·0 31·8
    Fried fruit (fried apple, banana, plantains, etc.) 26 3·1 2·4 2·8 0·4 10·8
    All fruits (all combined, excluding fried fruit) 171 5·0 4·5 4·0 0·0 31·8
Vegetables
    All dark green and yellow vegetables 65 0·8 1·3 0·4 0·0 7·2
    Dark green and yellow vegetables (raw, cooked or included in
        homemade recipes)
45 1·0 1·4 0·4 0·0 7·2
    Dark green and yellow vegetables (from fast-food restaurants,
        processed or canned foods, etc.)
15 0·4 0·9 0·0 0·1 3·2
    Tomatoes 181 0·6 0·7 0·4 0·0 3·0
    Other non-starchy vegetables (e.g. beets, cabbage, mung
        bean sprouts, summer squash, etc.)
197 0·7 0·9 0·4 0·0 5·2
    White potatoes 76 1·4 1·6 0·7 0·0 9·0
    Fried potatoes 30 1·3 0·8 1·3 0·4 3·0
    Other starchy vegetables (e.g. corn, immature lima beans,
        lentil sprouts, peas, etc.)
135 0·3 0·7 0·0 0·0 4·2
    All vegetables (excluding fried potatoes) 217 2·1 2·2 1·3 0·0 16·7
Protein
    Meat (beef, lamb, veal, pork, organ meat) 166 2·8 2·7 2·2 0·0 15·8
    Poultry 95 3·2 2·5 3·0 0·0 13·3
    Eggs 111 1·7 1·1 1·7 0·0 6·1
    Fish 25 3·2 2·4 2·7 0·7 9·8
    Beans 67 1·0 1·0 0·6 0·0 5·5
    Processed meat 103 1·9 1·8 1·5 0·0 14·5
    Nuts and seeds 7 1·9 3·0 1·0 0·2 8·7
    All protein foods 227 5·8 3·7 5·0 0·1 25·7
Dairy
    Milk and cream 192 1·9 1·7 1·5 0·0 8·6
    Sweetened milk beverage powder (e.g. cocoa) 24 0·8 0·8 0·5 0·1 3·7
    Cheese 146 1·1 1·3 0·8 0·0 12·9
    Yoghurt 11 0·7 0·3 0·6 0·5 1·3
    Dairy desserts 15 1·4 1·5 1·0 0·0 6·0
    All dairy 222 2·7 2·2 2·0 0·0 14·1
Beverages
    Regular soft drinks 86 2·4 2·3 1·5 0·1 16·9
    Diet soft drinks 4 2·0 2·0 1·2 0·7 5·0
    Sweetened fruit drinks 89 2·3 1·6 2·0 0·2 7·7
    Water 189 3·6 3·1 2·9 0·1 16·0
    Coffee 44 0·7 0·8 0·5 0·0 3·7
    Tea 22 2·4 1·6 1·9 0·6 6·0
    Beer and ale 13 0·5 0·2 0·5 0·3 0·7
    Wine 6 0·1 0·2 0·1 0·0 0·5
Miscellaneous
    Salty Snacks 23 2·0 1·6 1·1 0·9 8·0
    Sugar 107 4·6 5·6 2·1 0·0 26·1
    Syrup and jellies 41 0·3 0·2 0·2 0·0 1·0
    Candy, sweet sauces, frosting 23 1·2 1·0 1·2 0·0 4·0
    Sweet baked goods 59 1·7 1·0 1·6 0·2 4·8
    Salad dressings 63 1·0 1·0 0·8 0·1 5·5
    Fats and oils 218 4·4 4·6 2·7 0·0 31·2

Values of 0 indicate small serving sizes close to 0.

The % of non-consumers ranged from 1·3% to 85·8 % for the grain group, from 26·6% to 88·8 % for the fruit group, from 6·7% to 93·6 % for the vegetable group, from 2·6% to 97·0 % for the protein group, from 4·7% to 93·6 % for the dairy group, from 18·9% to 98·3 % for the beverage group and from 6·4% to 90·1 % for the miscellaneous group.