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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Hum Nutr Diet. 2013 Feb 7;26(2):156–168. doi: 10.1111/jhn.12035

Table 2.

Top ten sources of meat and relative contributions (%) to total meat consumption by ethnicity and gender

African Americans Native Hawaiians Japanese Americans Latino-Mexico Latino-US Caucasians

Food items % Foods items % Foods items % Foods items % Foods items % Foods items %
Men Chicken wings
(with skin)
5.3 Canned tuna fish 5.0 Baked/broiled/raw
fish
5.4 Broth with noodles
or rice
6.0 Roasted/baked
chicken*
5.2 Roasted/baked
chicken*
7.3
Chicken wings* 4.7 Baked/broiled/raw
fish
4.6 Stew /curry (with
beef/lamb)
4.8 Mexican meat soup
or stew
4.5 Beef steak/roast (lean
only)
4.9 Beef steak/roast (lean
only)
4.6
Roasted/baked
chicken*
4.6 Stew/curry (with
beef/lamb)
4.5 Canned tuna fish 4.5 Beef steak/Roast
(lean only)
4.2 Chili 4.7 Canned tuna fish 4.3
Roasted/baked
chicken (with skin)
4.4 Broth with noodles
or rice
3.9 Stir-fried beef/
pork**
4.1 Arroz Con Pollo 4.0 Mexican meat soup or
stew
3.8 Baked/broiled/raw
fish
4.1
Fried chicken (with
skin)
4.2 Stir-fried beef/
pork**
3.6 Stir-fried chicken** 4.0 Chili 3.9 Meat burritos 3.8 Roasted/baked
chicken (with skin)
3.4
Beef steak/roast
(lean only)
3.3 Stir-fried chicken** 3.0 Broth with noodles
or rice
4.0 Roasted/baked
chicken*
3.9 Broth with noodles or
rice
3.5 Broth with noodles or
rice
3.0
Broth with noodles
or rice
3.2 Fried fish 3.0 Fried fish 4.0 Dried bean or pea
soup
3.8 Chicken wings* 3.1 Turkey* 2.9
Chicken/turkey hot
dogs
3.1 Roasted/baked
chicken*
3.0 Roasted/baked
chicken*
3.7 Stew/curry (with
beef/lamb)
3.6 Chicken/turkey hot
dogs
2.9 Chicken/turkey hot
dogs
2.8
Fried chicken* 2.9 Fried chicken (with
skin)
2.9 Fried chicken* 3.3 Stir-fried beef /
pork**
3.5 Canned tuna fish 2.7 Stew/curry (with
beef/lamb)
2.8
Canned tuna fish 2.6 Roasted/baked
chicken (with skin)
2.8 Fried chicken
(with skin)
2.9 Fried chicken* 3.5 Fried chicken* 2.7 Fried chicken* 2.6

Total (%) 38.3 36.3 40.7 40.9 37.3 37.8

Women Chicken wings* 7.2 Canned tuna fish 5.4 Roasted/baked
chicken*
6.2 Broth with noodles
or rice
7.5 Roasted/baked
chicken*
8.1 Roasted/baked
chicken*
12.2
Roasted/baked
chicken*
7.0 Baked/broiled/raw
fish
4.3 Stir-fried chicken** 5.5 Roasted/baked
chicken*
5.9 Chicken wings* 5.3 Canned tuna fish 5.0
Chicken wings
(with skin)
6.8 Roasted/baked
chicken*
4.2 Baked/broiled/raw
fish
5.3 Mexican meat soup
or stew
4.3 Chili 4.5 Beef steak/roast –
(lean only)
4.7
Roasted/baked
Chicken (with skin)
5.7 Broth with noodles
or rice
4.2 Stir-fried
beef/pork**
4.9 Arroz Con Pollo 4.3 Beef steak/roast (lean
only)
4.4 Baked/broiled/raw
Fish
4.3
Fried chicken (with
skin)
3.7 Stew/curry (with
beef/lamb)
3.9 Canned tuna fish 4.8 Chicken wings* 4.2 Mexican meat soup or
stew
4.2 Turkey* 4.0
Broth with
noodles or rice
3.1 Stir-fried
beef/pork**
3.9 Broth with noodles
or rice
4.7 Dried bean or pea
soup
4.0 Broth with noodles or
Rice
3.8 Roasted/baked
chicken (with skin)
3.4
Canned tuna fish 3.1 Stir-fried chicken** 3.6 Stew/curry (with
beef/lamb)
4.1 Beef steak/roast (
lean only)
3.9 Canned tuna fish 3.4 Chicken wings* 3.2
Turkey (no skin) 3.1 Chicken wings* 3.2 Fried fish 3.8 Fried chicken* 3.9 Meat burritos 3.0 Broth with noodles or
rice
3.1
Fried chicken * 2.7 Fried fish 2.8 Fried chicken* 3.6 Stir-fried chicken** 3.7 Fried chicken* 2.9 Stir-fried chicken** 2.9
Beef steak/roast
(lean only)
2.5 Meat loaf/
meatballs/patties
2.7 Chicken wings* 3.6 Tomato or
vegetables soup
3.5 Arroz Con Pollo 2.8 Meat loaf/meatballs/
patties
2.6

Total (%) 44.9 38.2 46.5 45.2 42.4 45.4
*

without skin;

**

including vegetables