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 |
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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 |
NA, corresponding data not available; Q, quintile.