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. 2013 Jan 4;16(12):2255–2264. doi: 10.1017/S1368980012005447

Table 2.

Classification of grain products as whole grain according to each whole grain criterion*: 545 grain products from two major grocery store chains, Boston, MA, USA, July 2010–April 2011

Criterion All products % Breads, bagels, English muffins % within food group Cereals % within food group Crackers % within food group Granola bars, cereal bars % within food group Chips % within food group
None 545 185 142 107 63 48
WG-Stamp
No 432 79·3 155 83·8 91 64·1 102 95·3 43 68·3 41 85·4
Yes 113 20·7 30 16·2 51 35·9 5 4·7 20 31·8 7 14·6
WG-first
No 327 60·0 121 65·4 57 40·1 89 83·2 29 46·0 31 64·6
Yes 218 40·0 64 34·6 85 59·9 18 16·8 34 54·0 17 35·4
WG-first-no-added-sugars
No 453 83·1 139 75·1 128 90·1 95 88·8 60 95·2 31 64·6
Yes 92 16·9 46 24·9 14 9·9 12 11·2 3 4·8 17 35·4
‘Whole’-anywhere
No 249 45·7 100 54·0 32 22·5 67 62·6 20 31·8 30 62·5
Yes 296 54·3 85 46·0 110 77·5 40 37·4 43 68·3 18 37·5
10:1-ratio
No 323 59·3 80 43·2 86 60·6 91 85·1 40 63·5 26 54·2
Yes 222 40·7 105 56·8 56 39·4 16 15·0 23 36·5 22 45·8
*

See Table 1 for definition of criteria.