Table 1.
Foods and food groups used to calculate the DASH and DASH OMNI diet scores.
| Food Group | Original Food Items |
|---|---|
| Fruits | |
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| Raisins or grapes | |
| Dried fruit | |
| Prunes | |
| Bananas | |
| Cantaloupe | |
| Avocado | |
| Applesauce | |
| Fresh apples or pears | |
| Oranges | |
| Grapefruit | |
| Strawberries (fresh, frozen, or canned) | |
| Blueberries (fresh, frozen, or canned) | |
| Peaches, apricots, or plums (1 fresh, or 1/2 cup canned) | |
| Apple juice or cider | |
| Orange juice (with calcium) | |
| Orange juice | |
| Grapefruit juice | |
| Other juice | |
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| Vegetables | |
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| Tomatoes | |
| Tomato juice | |
| Tomato sauce | |
| Salsa, picante, or taco sauce | |
| String beans | |
| Broccoli | |
| Cabbage or cole slaw | |
| Cauliflower | |
| Brussels sprouts | |
| Carrots (raw) | |
| Carrots (cooked) or carrot juice | |
| Corn (1 ear or 1/2 cup frozen or canned) | |
| Peas or lima beans (fresh, frozen or canned) | |
| Mixed vegetables | |
| Dark orange (winter) squash | |
| Eggplant, zucchini, or other summer squash | |
| Yams or sweet potatoes | |
| Spinach (cooked) | |
| Spinach (raw) | |
| Kale, mustard, or chard greens | |
| Iceberg or head lettuce | |
| Romaine or leaf lettuce | |
| Celery | |
| Green peppers | |
| Onions (as a garnish or in a salad) | |
| Onions (as a vegetable, rings, or soup) | |
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| Nuts/Legumes | |
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| Peanut butter | |
| Peanuts | |
| Other nuts | |
| Tofu or soybeans | |
| Beans or lentils (baked or dried) | |
| Peas or lima beans (fresh, frozen or canned) | |
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| Low-Fat Dairy | |
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| Skim milk | |
| Flavored yogurt | |
| Plain yogurt | |
| Cottage or ricotta cheese | |
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| Red/processed meats* | |
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| Bacon | |
| Beef or pork hot dog | |
| Processed meats, e.g., sausage, kielbasa, etc. | |
| Salami, bologna, or other processed meat sandwich | |
| Hamburger, lean or extra lean | |
| Hamburger, regular | |
| Beef, pork, or lamb (as a sandwich or mixed dish) | |
| Beef or lamb (as a main dish) | |
| Pork (as a main dish) | |
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| Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB)* | |
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| Coke, Pepsi, or other cola | |
| Caffeine-Free Coke, Pepsi, or other cola | |
| Other carbonated beverage, e.g. 7-Up, Ginger Ale | |
| Hawaiian Punch, lemonade, or other non-carbonated fruit drinks | |
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| Whole Grains | |
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| Dark bread, including wheat pita bread | |
| Brown rice | |
| Other grains (eg. bulgur, kasha, couscous, etc.) | |
| Cooked oatmeal/oat bran | |
| Oat bran (added to food) | |
| Other bran (added to food) | |
| Wheat germ | |
| Hot cereal | |
| Wheat cereal | |
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| Sodium* | |
| Monounsaturated and Polyunsaturated Fats** | |
*
Reverse-scored (i.e. lower intake = higher score)
**
Estimated based on the Harvard nutrient composition database; included in the DASH OMNI pattern only.