Table 3.
Top 25 most frequently consumed foods or beverages, unweighted and weighted frequency of reported foods or beverages, percent of reported foods or beverages, and standard error of percent of reported foods or beverages among all reported foods or beverages for U.S. adults aged ≥19 years from 2007–2012 NHANES data.
| 19–35 Years (n = 4703) | 36–55 Years (n = 5476) | ≥56 Years (n = 6220) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Long Food Code Description | Weighted Frequency a,b | Frequency c | Wtd% b,d (SD) | Long Food Code Description | Weighted Frequency a,b | Frequency c | Wtd% b,d (SD) | Long Food Code Description | Weighted Frequency a,b | Frequency c | Wtd% b,d (SD) |
| Total | 1,034,259,606 | 69,366 | 1,419,496,272 | 88,385 | 1,242,340,208 | 105,808 | ||||||
| 1 | Tap Water | 55,604,429 | 3318 | 5.4 (0.2) | Tap Water | 73,100,233 | 4150 | 5.1 (0.2) | Tap Water | 69,876,389 | 5642 | 5.6 (0.2) |
| 2 | Unsweetened Bottled Water | 40,258,737 | 2948 | 3.9 (0.2) | Unsweetened Bottled Water | 44,691,292 | 3362 | 3.1 (0.2) | Regular Coffee (from Ground) | 40,478,154 | 3211 | 3.3 (0.1) |
| 3 | Cola-Type Soft Drink | 20,627,037 | 1479 | 2.0 (0.1) | Regular Coffee (from Ground) | 42,706,452 | 2362 | 3.0 (0.1) | Unsweetened Bottled Water | 28,625,381 | 3041 | 2.3 (0.1) |
| 4 | Regular Coffee (from Ground) | 16,262,044 | 953 | 1.6 (0.1) | Granulated or Lump White Sugar | 24,982,068 | 1876 | 1.8 (0.1) | Raw Tomatoes | 21,877,653 | 1615 | 1.8 (0.1) |
| 5 | Raw Lettuce | 16,221,714 | 1036 | 1.6 (0.1) | Cola-Type Soft Drink | 24,238,426 | 1639 | 1.7 (0.1) | Raw Lettuce | 19,223,471 | 1487 | 1.5 (0.1) |
| 6 | Raw Tomatoes | 13,731,135 | 861 | 1.3 (0.1) | Raw Lettuce | 20,962,560 | 1239 | 1.5 (0.0) | 2% Fat Cow’s Milk | 18,277,411 | 1663 | 1.5 (0.1) |
| 7 | Granulated or Lump White Sugar | 12,945,214 | 995 | 1.3 (0.1) | Raw Tomatoes | 20,741,045 | 1218 | 1.5 (0.1) | Granulated or Lump White Sugar | 16,234,096 | 1961 | 1.3 (0.1) |
| 8 | 2% Fat Cow’s Milk | 12,748,651 | 835 | 1.2 (0.1) | Cola-Type, Sugar Free, Soft Drink | 17,259,840 | 789 | 1.2 (0.1) | Raw Banana | 15,782,624 | 1442 | 1.3 (0.0) |
| 9 | Tomato Catsup | 12,504,756 | 852 | 1.2 (0.1) | 2% Fat Cow’s Milk | 15,923,770 | 1051 | 1.1 (0.1) | Skim or Nonfat Cow’s Milk | 12,679,928 | 854 | 1.0 (0.1) |
| 10 | Soft White Roll | 9,099,759 | 624 | 0.9 (0.1) | Soft White Roll | 13,733,883 | 768 | 1.0 (0.1) | Unsweetened Tea | 11,987,297 | 961 | 1.0 (0.1) |
| 11 | Fruit Flavored, Caffeine Free, Soft Drink | 8,993,097 | 791 | 0.9 (0.1) | Raw Banana | 12,071,824 | 794 | 0.9 (0.0) | Cola-Type, Sugar Free, Soft Drink | 10,402,021 | 641 | 0.8 (0.1) |
| 12 | White Potato, From Frozen, French Fries | 8,741,934 | 639 | 0.8 (0.1) | Tomato Catsup | 11,847,152 | 731 | 0.8 (0.1) | Soft White Roll | 9,915,274 | 788 | 0.8 (0.1) |
| 13 | Raw Banana | 8,676,457 | 503 | 0.8 (0.1) | Whole Cow’s Milk | 10,830,727 | 799 | 0.8 (0.1) | 1% Fat Cow’s Milk | 9,327,964 | 697 | 0.8 (0.0) |
| 14 | White Bread | 8,246,385 | 544 | 0.8 (0.1) | Raw Onions | 10,433,323 | 634 | 0.7 (0.0) | Whole Cow’s Milk | 9,252,622 | 885 | 0.7 (0.1) |
| 15 | Red, Cooked Salsa | 8,236,575 | 636 | 0.8 (0.1) | Unsweetened Tea | 10,279,210 | 558 | 0.7 (0.0) | Cola-Type Soft Drink | 9,047,341 | 870 | 0.7 (0.1) |
| 16 | Whole Cow’s Milk | 8,105,183 | 628 | 0.8 (0.1) | Skim or Nonfat Cow’s Milk | 10,232,014 | 441 | 0.7 (0.0) | Raw Apple | 8,906,097 | 771 | 0.7 (0.1) |
| 17 | Beer | 7,438,752 | 518 | 0.7 (0.1) | Mustard | 10,054,274 | 563 | 0.7 (0.0) | Raw Onions | 8,427,342 | 656 | 0.7 (0.0) |
| 18 | Cola-Type, Sugar Free, Soft Drink | 7,402,709 | 391 | 0.7 (0.1) | Raw Apple | 9,812,159 | 621 | 0.7 (0.1) | Salted Stick Butter | 8,306,944 | 607 | 0.7 (0.1) |
| 19 | Regular Mayonnaise | 7,344,705 | 469 | 0.7 (0.0) | White Bread | 9,737,207 | 683 | 0.7 (0.1) | White Bread | 8,233,296 | 833 | 0.7 (0.0) |
| 20 | Corn or Cornmeal Tortilla Chips | 7,003,378 | 450 | 0.7 (0.0) | Regular Mayonnaise | 9,009,240 | 541 | 0.6 (0.0) | Decaffeinated Coffee (from Ground) | 7,888,243 | 665 | 0.6 (0.0) |
| 21 | Raw Apple | 6,686,214 | 427 | 0.6 (0.0) | Beer | 8,250,092 | 602 | 0.6 (0.0) | Sucralose Based Sweetener | 7,400,723 | 652 | 0.6 (0.1) |
| 22 | Raw Onions | 6,586,906 | 476 | 0.6 (0.0) | Red, Cooked Salsa | 7,854,863 | 590 | 0.6 (0.0) | Mustard | 7,363,860 | 581 | 0.6 (0.0) |
| 23 | Mustard | 6,575,602 | 424 | 0.6 (0.0) | Salted Stick Butter | 7,106,006 | 332 | 0.5 (0.1) | Regular Mayonnaise | 6,765,799 | 529 | 0.5 (0.0) |
| 24 | Fruit Flavored, Soft Drink | 6,516,425 | 420 | 0.6 (0.1) | Corn or Cornmeal Tortilla Chips | 6,864,705 | 398 | 0.5 (0.0) | Peanut Butter | 6,509,399 | 457 | 0.5 (0.0) |
| 25 | Skim or Nonfat Cow’s Milk | 5,616,714 | 278 | 0.5 (0.1) | Fruit Flavored, Caffeine Free, Soft Drink | 6,828,669 | 602 | 0.5 (0.0) | Whole Wheat Bread | 6,271,446 | 487 | 0.5 (0.0) |
a The sum of the estimated weighted frequencies for all type foods or beverages reported in one day among adult participants ≥19 years of NHANES 2007–2012; b Survey weights and adjustments for the complex survey design were applied to represent the non-institutionalized U.S. population; c The frequency that a food or beverages was reported without dietary weights; d Derived from the weighted frequency of the individual food or beverage divided by the total weighted frequency of all foods and beverages (n) reported in a single day, where n = 1,034,259,606 for 19–35 years, n = 1,419,496,272 for 36–55 years, and n = 1,242,340,208 for ≥56 years. Estimated weighted percent has been abbreviated by “Wtd %”; SD stands for Standard Deviation.