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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Acad Nutr Diet. 2018 Sep 1;119(3):400–415. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2018.06.006

Table 4.

Per capita daily consumption of calories and added sugar of select food groups obtained from grocery stores, NHANESa 2011–2014b (mean ± SD)

Caloriesc Added sugar, gd Added sugar, % total energy intakee
Food groupf SNAP participants Non-participants SNAP participants Non-participants SNAP participants Non-participants
Meat 54 ± 6 42 ± 6
Poultry 63 ± 7 46 ± 6
Processed meats, poultry & products 51 ± 5 37 ± 4
Eggs & egg dishes 46 ± 5 26 ± 3
Nuts, nut butters, seeds & coconut 25 ± 5 37 ± 6
Breads, rolls and tortillas 118 ± 8 106 ± 9
Fruits, fresh, frozen, canned or dried 29 ± 3 44 ± 3
Fried starchy vegetables or starchy vegetable dishes 22 ± 8 10 ± 2
Grain-based desserts 119 ± 10 108 ± 12
Sweeteners, syrups, jellies and toppings 6.2 ± 0.5 4.0 ± 0.3 1.9 ± 0.4 1.2 ± 0.1
Salty snacks 89 ± 8 69 ± 6
Pasta and pasta dishes 76 ± 19 53 ± 7
Pizza & Calzone 19 ± 5 34 ± 7
Coffee/tea 52 ± 10 29 ± 4 10.5 ± 2.5 4.7 ± 0.9 2.3 ± 0.4 1.2 ± 0.2
Sugar sweetened beverages 154 ± 11 103 ± 7 36.6 ± 2.6 24.0 ± 1.6 9.7 ± 0.7 7.5 ± 0.6
Fluid milk 79 ± 9 48 ± 5
Beer 65 ± 9 51 ± 10
a

NHANES=National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

b

Results are corrected for NHANES complex survey design but are unadjusted. Sample population is restricted to adults ages 20–64 years with an income at or below 130% of the Federal Poverty Limit from NHANES 2011–2012 and 2013–2014 and who are consumers of grocery store foods, defined as having consumed at least one food item from a grocery store (n = 1,162 SNAP participants and 1,304 nonparticipants)

c

Results included only if mean difference between participants and nonparticipants ≥ 10 calories

d

Results included only if mean difference between participants and nonparticipants ≥ 1 gram

e

Results included only if mean difference between participants and nonparticipants ≥ 0.5% total intake

f

Food groups correspond to the food grouping system used by the Global Food Research Program at UNC Chapel Hill. The coffee and tea group includes presweetened teas and coffee with sweetener added by the consumer. Sugar sweetened beverages include soft drinks and fruit drinks, excluding 100% fruit juice.

FPL: Federal Poverty Level; SNAP: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Author note: we suggest this be included as an online table only