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. 2013 Aug 9;13:740. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-740

Table 3.

Final food list in the food frequency questionnaire: portions in grams or milliliters and household measures

Food group Small (25th) Medium (50th) Large (75th) Extra large (95th)
Cereals, tubers, roots, and derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  White rice
2 full tablespoon
50 g
4 full tablespoon
100 g
5 full tablespoon
125 g
8 full tablespoon
200 g
  Spaghetti pasta
3 full tablespoon
75 g
4 full tablespoon
100 g
1 paten
200 g
1 full paten
320 g
  Cassava, boiled/fried
2 pieces
60 g
3 pieces
90 g
4 pieces
120 g
6 pieces
240 g
  Potato, boiled/baked/fried
2 full tablespoon
60 g
3 full tablespoon
90 g
4 full tablespoon
120 g
6 full tablespoon
180 g
  Maize porridge, boiled/fried
1 serving spoon
60 g
2 full tablespoon
90 g
3 full tablespoon
150 g
1 paten
325 g
  French or Vienna bread
½ unit
25 g
1 unit
50 g
1 and ½ unit
75 g
2 units
100 g
  White bread
1 slice
25 g
2 slice
50 g
2 and ½ slices
62.5 g
3 and ½ slices
87.5 g
  Whole bread
½ slice
15 g
1 slice
30 g
2 slices
60 g
3 slices
90 g
  Homemade bread
2/3 slice
60 g
1 slice
68 g
1 and ½ slice
86 g
2 and ½ slices
145 g
  Cake
1 small slice
50 g
1 medium slice
70 g
1 large slice
90 g
2 medium slices
140 g
  Wheat cracker
4 units
20 g
6 units
30 g
9 units
45 g
20 units
100 g
  Milk cracker
5 units
25 g
8 units
40 g
11 units
55 g
32 units
160 g
Vegetables and legumes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Carrot
2 full tablespoon
24 g
3 full tablespoon
36 g
5 full tablespoon
60 g
10 full tablespoon l
120 g
  Tomato
3 small slices
30 g
5 small slices
50 g
7 small slices
70 g
7 medium slices
100 g
  Chayote
1 full tablespoon
30 g
2 full tablespoon
60 g
3 and ½ full tablespoon
100 g
5 full tablespoon
145 g
  Cabbage
4 full tablespoon
40 g
7 full tablespoon
70 g
10 full tablespoon
100 g
6 full medium skimmer
150 g
  Lettuce
1 tagger
20 g
2 taggers
30 g
5 medium leaf
50 g
1 full paten
80 g
  Watercress
1 full dessert plate
20 g
2 taggers
30 g
1 full paten
80 g
2 full patens
160 g
  Kale, spinach
2 full tablespoon
40 g
3 full tablespoon
60 g
5 full tablespoon
100 g
9 full tablespoon
180 g
  Broccoli, cauliflower
1 small bunch
30 g
1 medium bunch
60 g
1 large bunch
100 g
2 medium bunches
130 g
  Snap bean
2 level tablespoon
30 g
2 full tablespoon
40 g
5 full tablespoon
100 g
15 full tablespoon l
300 g
  Pumpkin
1 medium piece
50 g
2 medium pieces
100 g
2 and ½ medium pieces
125 g
6 medium pieces
300 g
  Beet
2 medium slices
30 g
5 medium slices
60 g
8 medium slices
90 g
12 medium slices
140 g
Fruits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Banana
1 small unit
40 g
1 medium unit
70 g
1 large unit
90 g
2 medium units
140 g
  Apple, pear
1 small unit
90 g
1 and ½ small unit
135 g
1 medium unit
150 g
1 large unit
230 g
  Orange, tangerine
1 small unit
90 g
1 and ½ small unit
135 g
1 large unit
180 g
2 medium units
225 g
  Papaya
½ small slice
80 g
1 medium slice
100 g
¼ unit
135 g
½ unit
270 g
  Mango
1 small piece
60 g
2 small pieces
120 g
1 medium pieces
140 g
6 small pieces
360 g
  Grape
8 units
64 g
14 units
112 g
1 small bunch
170 g
1 medium bunch
350 g
  Persimmon
1 small unit
85 g
1 large unit
150 g
2 medium units
220 g
3 small units
255 g
  Casaba melon
½ small slice
78 g
1 small slice
125 g
1 medium slice
200 g
1 large slice
300 g
  Watermelon
1 small slice
143 g
1 medium slice
200 g
1 large slice
282 g
2 medium slices
350 g
Beans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beans (all types)
1 small full scoop
65 g
1 level medium scoop
80 g
2 small full scoop
130 g
2 level medium scoop
160 g
  Lentil
1 level medium scoop
100 g
1 medium full scoop
160 g
2 level medium scoop
200 g
2 medium full scoop
320 g
Meat and eggs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beef, boiled/baked/fried
1 small slice
70 g
4 small pieces
80 g
1 large slice
135 g
2 large slices
270 g
  Ground beef
2 full tablespoon
50 g
3 full tablespoon
75 g
4 full tablespoon
100 g
8 full tablespoon
200 g
  Beef steak
½ small unit
40 g
1 small unit
80 g
1 medium unit
100 g
2 medium units
200 g
  Beef liver
½ large unit
75 g
1 small unit
80 g
1 medium unit
100 g
1 large unit
150 g
  Chicken thigh, boiled/baked/fried
1 medium piece
60 g
1 large piece
95 g
2 medium pieces
110 g
3 medium pieces
180 g
  Chicken breast, boiled/baked/fried
1 medium piece
60 g
1 large piece
95 g
2 medium pieces
110 g
3 medium pieces
180 g
  Fish, boiled/baked/fried
½ small piece
60 g
1 small piece
100 g
1 large piece
155 g
2 large pieces
310 g
  Pork, boiled/baked/fried
1 small slice
60 g
1 medium slice
90 g
1 large slice
120 g
2 medium slices
180 g
  Luncheon/bologna
½ unit
30 g
1 unit
60 g
1 and ½ units
90 g
2 and ½ units
150 g
  Frankfurter wiener, hot dog
1 unit
42 g
1 and ½ unit
63 g
2 units
84 g
3 and ½ units
147 g
  Mortadella, ham, salami
1 medium slice
15 g
1 large slice
25 g
2 medium slices
30 g
2 large slices
50 g
  Egg, boiled/fried
½ unit
25 g
1 unit
50 g
1 and ½ unit
75 g
3 units
150 g
Milk and dairy products
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Milk, fluid, 3.25% fat
½ cup
100 ml
¾ cup
150 ml
1 cup
200 ml
1 mug
300 ml
  Milk, fluid, 2% fat
½ cup
100 ml
¾ cup
150 ml
1 cup
200 ml
1 mug
300 ml
  Milk, fluid, nonfat
¾ cup
150 ml
1 cup
200 ml
1 glass
240 ml
1 and ½ cups
250 ml
  Milk, dry
1 full tablespoon
16 g
2 full dessert spoon
18 g
2 full tablespoon
32 g
4 full tablespoon
36 g
  Mozzarella cheese
1 slice
20 g
1 and ½ slice
30 g
2 slices
40 g
3 slices
60 g
  Ricotta cheese
1 small slice
15 g
1 medium slice
35 g
1 large slice
45 g
2 large slices
90 g
  Muenster cheese
1 small slice
25 g
1 medium slice
35 g
1 large slice
50 g
2 medium large slices
70 g
  Sour cultured, Cream half-half
1 teaspoon
10 g
1 level tablespoon
15 g
1 full tablespoon
25 g
4 level tablespoon
60 g
  American cheese
1 level dessert spoon
10 g
1 level tablespoon
15 g
1 full tablespoon
30 g
2 full tablespoon
60 g
  Yogurt, plan
½ pot
100 g
1 pot
200 g
1 and ½ pots
300 g
2 pots
400 g
  Yogurt, fruit
1 pot
100 g
1 and ½ pots
150 g
2 pots
200 g
3 pots
300 g
Oils and fats
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Margarine
1 level teaspoon
4 g
1 full teaspoon
8 g
1 level dessert spoon
13 g
1 full dessert spoon
23 g
  Butter
1 level teaspoon
4 g
1 full teaspoon
8 g
1 level dessert spoon
13 g
1 full dessert spoon
23 g
  Mayonnaise
1 full teaspoon
6 g
2 full teaspoon
12 g
1 full dessert spoon
17 g
2 full dessert spoon
34 g
  Goose pate
1 full teaspoon
8 g
2 full teaspoon
16 g
1 full dessert spoon
21 g
3 full dessert spoon
63 g
  Oil, add
1 teaspoon
2 ml
2 teaspoon
4 ml
1 dessert spoon
5 ml
1 tablespoon
8 ml
Sugars and sweets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Sago
3 full tablespoon
90 g
4 full tablespoon
120 g
5 full tablespoon
150 g
6 full tablespoon
180 g
  Chocolate
2 pieces
15 g
3 pieces
30 g
4 pieces
40 g
8 pieces
80 g
  Flan, pudding
1 full tablespoon
50 g
2 full tablespoon
90 g
3 full tablespoon
130 g
5 full tablespoon
220 g
  Ice cream
1 full tablespoon
55 g
1 ball
75 g
1 cup
100 g
2 balls
150 g
  Gelatin
2 full tablespoon
50 g
3 full tablespoon
75 g
5 full tablespoon
125 g
12 full tablespoon
300 g
  Condensed milk
1 level teaspoon
10 g
1 level dessert spoon
15 g
1 full tablespoon
40 g
2 full dessert spoon
50 g
  Jelly
1 full teaspoon
10 g
2 full teaspoon
20 g
1 full tablespoon
34 g
2 full tablespoon
68 g
  Honey
1 dessert spoon
10 g
1 tablespoon
15 g
2 dessert spoon
20 g
2 tablespoon
30 g
  Chocolate, dry
1 level dessert spoon
7 g
1 level tablespoon
11 g
1 full tablespoon
16 g
2 full tablespoon
32 g
Beverages
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Coffee, brewed
¼ cup
50 ml
½ cup
100 ml
¾ cup
150 ml
1 cup
200 ml
  Coffee, instant
1 teaspoon
1.5 g
2 teaspoon
3 g
4 teaspoon
6 g
6 teaspoon
9 g
  Tea
¾ cup
150 ml
1 cup
200 ml
1 and ¼ cups
250 ml
1 mug
300 ml
  Soft drink
1 cup
200 ml
1 full glass
250 ml
1 can
350 ml
2 full glass
500 ml
  Fruit juice raw
¾ cup
150 ml
1 cup
200 ml
1 full glass
250 ml
2 cups
400 ml
  Fruit juice artificial
¾ cup
150 ml
1 cup
200 ml
1 full glass
250 ml
2 full glass
500 ml
  Soymilk
¾ cup
150 ml
½ glass
175 ml
1 cup
200 ml
1 full glass
250 ml
  Beer
1 glass
300 ml
1 bottle
600 ml
1 and ½ bottles
900 ml
6 bottles
3600 ml
  Wine ½ glass 75 ml ¾ glass 115 ml 1 glass 150 ml 2 glass 300 ml