| US (Mexican Americans) |
Nutrient dense |
Vitamin A rich fruits and vegetables, other fruits, low fat dairy products, other vegetables |
| Traditional |
Tortillas, legumes, high fat meats, sugar |
| Transitional |
Fats and oils, bread and cereals, other vegetables, high fat meats, sugar |
| Nutrient diluted |
Salty snacks, non-dairy, sugar |
| Protein rich |
Dairy desserts, low fat meats, processed meats |
| High fat diary |
High fat dairy products, soup, negative factor loadings for low fat dairy products |
| Mixed dishes |
Mixed dishes, soup, processed meats |
| Denmark |
Pattern 1 |
Animal fat, margarine, processed meat, red meat, refined grains, eggs, potatoes, snacks, sweets, high-fat dairy |
| Pattern 2 |
Vegetables, tomatoes, green leafy vegetables, fruit, fish, water, vegetable fats, poultry |
| UK |
Health conscious |
Non-white bread, bran based cereals, oat based cereal, fish, cheese, pulses pasta, rice, salad, fresh fruit, fruit juice, negative factor loadings for white bread |
| Traditional |
Potatoes, green leafy vegetables, other green vegetables, carrots, other root vegetables, peas |
| Processed |
White bread, meat pies, sausages/burgers, fried foods, pizza, eggs, baked beans |
| Confectionery |
Crispbreads/crackers, puddings, cakes/buns, sweets, chocolate, chocolate bars, crisps |
| Vegetarian |
Nuts, herbal tea, negative loadings for poultry, red meat |
| New Zealand |
Junk |
Ice cream, sweet biscuits, scones, cakes, sweetened cereals, crisps, pies, lollies, chocolate bars, ice blocks, and milo (chocolate drink) |
| Traditional |
Apples/pears, citrus fruit, kiwifruit/feijoas, bananas, green vegetables, root vegetables, peas/maize, dairy food/yogurt, water |
| Fusion |
Fruits, fried rice/noodles, boiled rice/pasta, fish/shellfish, milk, and negative loadings for tea/coffee, sherry/wine, hard cheeses |
| Japan |
Meat and eggs |
Beef, pork, processed meat, chicken, eggs, butter, dairy products |
| Wheat products |
Bread, confectioneries, fruit and vegetable juice, soft drinks |
| Rice, fish, vegetables |
Rice, potatoes, nuts, pulses, fruits, green and yellow vegetables, white vegetables, mushrooms, seaweeds, Japanese and Chinese tea, fish, shellfish, sea products, miso soup, salt-containing seasoning |
| Netherland |
Mediterranean |
Vegetables, legumes, pasta/rice, dairy, fish/shellfish, vegetable oils, alcohol, non-sweetened nonalcoholic beverages, negative loadings for processed meat |
| Energy-rich |
Bread/breakfast cereals, margarine, nuts, snacks/sweets, non-sweetened nonalcoholic beverages, negative loadings for sweetened nonalcoholic beverages |
| Western |
Potatoes, pasta/rice, dairy, fresh meat, processed meat, margarine, alcohol, negative loadings for nuts fish/shellfish |
| Netherland |
Mediterranean |
Pasta, rice, vegetable oils, fish, vegetables, alcohol, low intakes of meat, potatoes, fatty sauces |
