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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Transcult Nurs. 2018 Jul 5;30(2):154–162. doi: 10.1177/1043659618785226

Table 1.

Food Groups and Food Items by Korean Nutrient Database Can Pro 4.0

Food group Food items
Rice Boiled rice, multigrain rice, bibimbap, fried rice, bowl of rice with toppings, sushi
Bread and snacks Breads, donut, muffin, bagel, cake, chips, sandwich, hamburger, pizza, toast, hotdog, taco, cereal
Noodles and dumplings Noodle soup, ramen, vermicelli, Chinese noodle, dumpling, rice-cake soup, pasta
Soups and gruel Cream-soup, mushroom-soup, gruel with pumpkin, red bean, and vegetable
Korean-style soups Clear soup, bean paste soup, beef bone soup, cold soup
Stews Fish and shellfish stew, bean paste stew, vegetable/Kimchi stew, hot pot
Roasted meat and fish Roasted fishes and shellfish, meat, seaweed, tofu and vegetable
Korean-style pancake Korean style pancake with vegetable, fish, meat, and tofu
Stir-fried food Stir-fried with vegetables, fishes, and meats, stir-fried rice cake
Food boiled down in soy sauce/other seasonings Boiled down fishes, meats, vegetables, or tofu in soy sauce or other seasonings
Fried food Fried fishes, meats, or vegetables
Boiled or seasoned vegetable Boiled and seasoned vegetable, seasoned raw vegetable, salad
Kimchi Kimchi (napa cabbage kimchi), kkakduki (cubed radish kimchi)/small radish kimchi, nabak kimchi (watery kimchi with sliced vegetable), other kimchi
Sashimi Sashimi
Fermented fish Salt-fermented fish
Pickled vegetable Pickled vegetables
Salt-containing seasoning Soy sauce, soybean paste, red pepper paste, salty seasonings used during cooking
Milk and dairy products Milk, low-fat milk, cheese, ice cream, yogurt
Beverage and alcohol Beverage, soda, alcohol, tea, coffee
Fruits Fresh fruit, canned fruit, fruit juice
Rice cake Rice cake
Single foods Grain, nuts, fresh vegetable, seaweeds
Processed food and other foods Bacon, ham, beef jerky, canned tuna, canned ham, fish cake