Table 4.

Intakes of major protein source foods in women in UK Biobank by diet group.

Total Energy Intake	Diet Group 1						p for Difference
	Regular Meat-Eaters	Low Meat-Eaters	Poultry-Eaters	Fish-Eaters	Vegetarian	Vegan
	n = 39,598	n = 61,889	n = 1751	n = 4141	n = 2627	n = 146
	1997	1889	1842	1913	1901	1842	<0.0001
Major protein source food
Red meat
g/day	44.4	31.1	4.3	1.4	0.6	1.3	<0.0001
g/2000 kcal/day 2	46.3	33.8	4.9	1.5	0.7	0.9	<0.0001
% of energy	4.7	3.4	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.1	<0.0001
Processed meat
g/day	18.7	12.7	2.9	0.6	-	0.1	<0.0001
g/2000 kcal/day 2	19.3	13.8	3.3	0.7	-	0.0	<0.0001
% of energy	2.1	1.5	0.3	0.1	-	-	<0.0001
Poultry
g/day	35.6	35.3	33.8	0.9	-	0.2	<0.0001
g/2000 kcal/day 2	37.1	39.2	39	1.1	-	1.0	<0.0001
% of energy	3.5	3.7	3.6	0.1	-	0.1	<0.0001
Oily fish
g/day	10.1	12.2	18.1	18.0	1.0	0.8	<0.0001
g/2000 kcal/day 2	10.4	13.3	20.3	19.3	1.1	0.8	<0.0001
% of energy	1.1	1.5	2.3	2.2	0.1	0.1	<0.0001
Non-oily fish
g/day	14.8	15.5	18.4	18.7	0.8	0.5	<0.0001
g/2000 kcal/day 2	15.7	17.6	21.7	20.7	0.9	0.5	<0.0001
% of energy	1.2	1.3	1.5	1.4	0.1	-	<0.0001
Legumes/pulses
g/day	11.9	12.7	17.5	20.9	28.7	44.8	<0.0001
g/2000 kcal/day 2	12.4	14	19.3	22.8	31.5	51.9	<0.0001
% of energy	0.6	0.7	1.0	1.2	1.6	2.8	<0.0001
Vegetarian protein alternatives
g/day	1.4	2.6	12.8	26.7	43.8	64.7	<0.0001
g/2000 kcal/day 2	1.4	2.8	13.7	28.3	47.4	71.9	<0.0001
% of energy	0.1	0.2	0.1	2.0	3.1	5.0	<0.0001
Nuts
g/day	4.4	4.9	6.7	7.2	7.7	12.4	<0.0001
g/2000 kcal/day 2	4.1	4.8	6.6	6.9	7.7	12.0	<0.0001
% of energy	1.0	1.2	1.6	1.7	1.9	2.9	<0.0001
Cheese 3
g/day	16.4	16.5	18.4	24.2	28.7	7.2	<0.0001
g/2000 kcal/day 2	16.66	17.6	20.1	25.7	30.8	8.2	<0.0001
% of energy	2.9	3.0	3.3	4.3	5.1	1.4	<0.0001
Yogurt 3
g/day	45.9	52.4	59.9	54.9	54.1	24.5	<0.0001
g/2000 kcal/day 2	49.4	59.3	70.5	61.1	61.4	27.3	<0.0001
% of energy	1.9	2.3	2.7	2.4	2.4	1.0	<0.0001
Dairy milk
g/day	214	202	171	179	165	22	<0.0001
g/2000 kcal/day 2	226	226	195	196	185	26	<0.0001
% of energy	5.0	5.0	4.3	4.4	4.1	0.6	<0.0001
Plant milk
g/day	7.5	12.3	28.2	26.7	37.2	96.8	<0.0001
g/2000 kcal/day 2	8.1	13.8	31.6	29.6	42.1	118	<0.0001
% of energy	0.2	0.3	0.6	0.6	0.8	2.4	<0.0001
Eggs
g/day	20.4	19.4	23.1	22.5	20.1	1.1	<0.0001
g/2000 kcal/day 2	20.7	20.6	24.1	23.6	21.4	1.3	<0.0001
% of energy	1.9	1.9	2.2	2.2	1.9	0.1	<0.0001
Total % of calories from
Meat and fish	12.6	11.4	8.2	3.9	0.3	0.2
Dairy and plant milk	5.2	5.3	4.9	5.0	4.9	3.0
Cheese, yogurt 3 and eggs	6.7	7.2	8.2	8.9	9.4	2.5
Legumes, nuts and vegetarian alternatives	1.7	2.1	2.7	4.9	6.6	10.7
Total major protein source foods	26.2	26.0	24.0	22.7	21.2	16.4

All values are adjusted for age. ¹ High meat-eaters are those that reported eating the total of red and processed meat three or more times a week, low meat-eaters reported eating the total of red and processed meat fewer than three times a week, poultry-eaters reported eating poultry but no red or processed meat, fish-eaters reported eating fish but no red or processed meat or poultry, vegetarians did not report eating red or processed meat, or poultry or fish, and vegans additionally reported never eating eggs or foods containing eggs and dairy products; ² Intakes (g) are standardised to 2000 kcal/day (8368 kJ/day); ³ The questionnaire did not specify whether cheese or yogurt was dairy or plant-based (i.e., soy). Vegans who selected cheese or yogurt are likely to have consumed plant-based products.