Table 1.
Food groups included in the Irish Food Portion Sizes Database
| Food items included (n) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Food groups | NCFS | NTFS | NANS |
| Pasta, rice and noodles | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Savouries | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Breads | 12 | 14 | 15 |
| Potatoes | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Breakfast cereals | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Fruit | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Vegetables | 17 | 21 | 28 |
| Meat and meat products | 20 | 21 | 21 |
| Fish and fish products | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Eggs | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Milk and other dairy foods | 16 | 13 | 17 |
| Fats and oils | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Biscuits | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| Chocolate confectionery | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Non-chocolate confectionery | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Cakes, buns and pastries | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Puddings and desserts | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Savoury snacks | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Beverages | 7 | 7 | 13 |
| Sugar, preserves and spreads | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Nuts and seeds | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Soups and sauces | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| Composite meals | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Total food items | 165 | 166 | 214 |
NCFS, National Children's Food Survey; NTFS, National Teens' Food Survey; NANS, National Adult Nutrition Survey.