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. 2018 Sep 14;3(2):nzy077. doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzy077

TABLE 2.

Nutrient and food intakes across quintiles or quartiles of ultra-processed food intake from the United Kingdom (20), Brazil (10), France (15), Canada (12), and the United States (21)1.

Country Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5
Energy, kcal
 United Kingdom 1732 1766 1784 1776 1763
 Brazil 1708 1794 1841 1920 2067
 France 1765 1854 1884 1911 NA
 Canada 1936 2031 2109 2120 1911
 United States NA NA NA NA NA
Ultra-processed food, % of energy
 United Kingdom 35 49 57 65 78
 Brazil 2 10 18 29 49
 France NA NA NA NA NA
 Canada 24 39 49 60 76
 United States 33 49 58 67 81
Carbohydrate, % of energy
 United Kingdom 46 47 49 50 52
 Brazil 57 57 56 56 55
 France 42 43 43 44 NA
 Canada 49 50 51 53 54
 United States 47 49 50 51 53
Free (f) or added (a) sugars, % of energy
 United Kingdom (a) 9.9 11.3 12.2 13.4 15.4
 Brazil (f) 10.9 13.1 15.0 17.6 20.2
 France (a) 6.5 7.2 7.9 9.4 NA
 Canada (a) 7.7 11.7 13.4 16.1 19.4
 United States (a) 7.7 11.0 13.4 15.7 19.2
Fat, % of energy
 United Kingdom 31 32 32 33 33
 Brazil 24 25 27 28 30
 France 39 39 40 40 NA
 Canada 31 32 33 33 33
 United States 31 32 33 33 33
Saturated fat, % of energy
 United Kingdom 11.7 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.2
 Brazil 7.9 8.5 9.1 10.0 8.9
 France 16.4 16.1 16.2 16.1 NA
 Canada 10.2 10.8 10.9 10.9 10.6
 United States 10.1 10.7 10.9 10.9 10.9
Fiber, g/1000 kcal
 United Kingdom 8.4 8.0 7.8 7.5 6.9
 Brazil 13.0 11.9 11.3 10.3 8.9
 France 12.3 11.0 10.3 9.7 NA
 Canada 9.7 8.6 8.4 7.8 6.8
 United States 9.6 8.9 8.2 7.4 6.7
Sodium, g/1000 kcal
 United Kingdom 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3
 Brazil 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6
 France 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 NA
 Canada 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
 United States 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6
1

NA, corresponding data not available; Q, quintile.