Table 1.
Fruit and vegetable subgroup classification in the GA2LEN Follow-up study
| Food group | Food items included |
|---|---|
| Vegetables | |
| Leafy vegetables | Lettuce, spinach, chard, fenugreek, wild greens |
| Fruit vegetables | Capers, tomatoes, aubergine, courgette, sweet peppers, pumpkin, artichoke, okra, mushroom |
| Cucurbitacea | Cucumber, melon, watermelon, bitter melon |
| Apiaceae | Celery, carrot, herbs (coriander, parsley, chervil, dill), parsnip |
| Other root vegetables | Turnip or swede, radish, beetroot, ginger, taro |
| Maiz/Corn | Sweet corn |
| Alliums | Onion, garlic, leek |
| Brassicaceae | Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, coleslaw |
| Potatoes | Mashed potatoes, baked/roasted/casserole potatoes, chips/french fries, potatoes in salad, potato dumping/bread dumpling/gnocchi, potato tortilla |
| Pickled vegetables | Cucumber, radish, cabbage |
| All vegetables | Average intake of all above |
| Fruits | |
| Hard fruits | Apple, pear |
| Citrus fruits | Lemon, orange, mandarin/tangerine, grape-fruit, kiwi |
| Oily fruits | Olives, avocado |
| Fruit juice | Freshly squeezed fruits |
| Berries | Blueberries, strawberries, raspberries (‘forest berries’) |
| Nectarines | Nectarine, apricot, peach |
| Dried fruits | Raisin, prune |
| Tropical fruits | Mango, pineapple (banana assessed individually) |
| Canned fruits | Any canned fruits |
| Dark pigmented fruit | Cherries, rhubarb, grape, fig, plum |
| All fruits | Average intake of all above |