Table 7.
Mean E-NRF index scores per food group, calculated per 100 kcal of foods consumed within DNFCS (n = 735) and NU-AGE (n = 250).
| DNFCS | NU-AGE | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIM3 | E-NR7 | E-NRF7.3 | LIM3 | E-NR7 | E-NRF7.3 | |||||||||
| Food groups | Number of foods | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Number of foods | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| 1 Potatoes | 12 | 9.7 | 6.4 | 26.8 | 9.3 | 17.1 | 11.9 | 20 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 26.3 | 12.6 | 18.6 | 14.8 |
| 2 Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages | 140 | 23.4 | 16.5 | 21.1 | 37.2 | −2.3 | 32.5 | 89 | 21.6 | 19.2 | 21.8 | 42.2 | 0.2 | 37.0 |
| 3 Bread | 83 | 11.4 | 3.6 | 22.4 | 8.6 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 75 | 11.5 | 3.7 | 21.7 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 10.6 |
| 4 Miscellaneous foods | 15 | 26.9 | 17.0 | 67.4 | 66.5 | 40.5 | 66.9 | 19 | 18.5 | 19.9 | 43.4 | 63.2 | 24.9 | 55.0 |
| 5 Eggs | 2 | 15.5 | 0.6 | 39.2 | 1.3 | 23.7 | 0.7 | 7 | 15.8 | 0.4 | 31.8 | 9.4 | 16.0 | 9.5 |
| 6 Fruits | 73 | 22.6 | 9.4 | 34.7 | 22.8 | 12.1 | 26.9 | 74 | 22.2 | 9.4 | 35.5 | 22.3 | 13.3 | 26.3 |
| 7 Pastry and biscuits | 126 | 20.3 | 5.1 | 10.3 | 4.6 | −9.9 | 8.6 | 91 | 20.0 | 5.5 | 10.2 | 5.6 | −9.8 | 9.0 |
| 8 Cereals and cereal products | 41 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 30.5 | 25.7 | 24.8 | 25.0 | 43 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 25.7 | 25.1 | 21.6 | 24.0 |
| 9 Vegetables | 142 | 21.0 | 22.4 | 136.2 | 78.6 | 115.2 | 83.3 | 130 | 20.9 | 23.1 | 130.7 | 66.3 | 109.8 | 72.9 |
| 10 Savory bread spreads | 6 | 14.6 | 8.2 | 21.9 | 9.9 | 7.3 | 15.4 | 6 | 14.6 | 8.2 | 21.9 | 9.9 | 7.3 | 15.4 |
| 11 Cheese | 47 | 35.8 | 5.3 | 30.4 | 11.9 | −5.4 | 14.1 | 48 | 35.4 | 6.3 | 29.4 | 11.8 | −6.0 | 14.5 |
| 12 Herbs and spices | 17 | 69.7 | 39.4 | 30.5 | 22.1 | −39.2 | 49.0 | 11 | 55.3 | 44.2 | 42.3 | 31.1 | −13.0 | 60.9 |
| 13 Milk and milk products | 124 | 24.5 | 4.8 | 31.5 | 19.4 | 6.9 | 22.3 | 102 | 24.0 | 4.7 | 32.3 | 19.9 | 8.2 | 22.8 |
| 14 Soy products and vegetarian products | 22 | 29.7 | 37.0 | 52.1 | 29.7 | 22.4 | 54.0 | 23 | 25.5 | 32.0 | 50.6 | 25.5 | 25.1 | 49.3 |
| 15 Nuts, seeds and snacks | 59 | 13.2 | 6.8 | 18.2 | 10.8 | 5.0 | 15.4 | 60 | 14.0 | 7.5 | 17.3 | 10.9 | 3.3 | 16.1 |
| 16 Legumes | 8 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 57.6 | 6.2 | 48.4 | 13.4 | 8 | 5.9 | 9.1 | 64.2 | 8.1 | 58.3 | 15.2 |
| 17 Clinical formulas | 9 | 13.9 | 7.4 | 38.4 | 22.6 | 24.6 | 23.9 | 5 | 11.5 | 5.7 | 70.6 | 26.9 | 59.1 | 24.5 |
| 18 Mixed dishes | 4 | 14.4 | 9.5 | 16.1 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 7.0 | 38 | 16.8 | 8.4 | 21.5 | 13.7 | 4.7 | 14.4 |
| 19 Soups | 20 | 63.7 | 30.5 | 44.2 | 29.6 | −19.5 | 34.1 | 21 | 51.3 | 30.4 | 41.0 | 29.0 | −10.3 | 30.7 |
| 20 Sugar, sweets and sweet sauces | 77 | 23.0 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 6.7 | −14.4 | 9.7 | 67 | 22.8 | 6.9 | 9.2 | 7.4 | −13.6 | 9.2 |
| 21 Fats, oils and savory sauces | 145 | 21.4 | 17.3 | 13.3 | 22.4 | −8.0 | 28.8 | 88 | 22.5 | 20.4 | 12.8 | 21.4 | −9.7 | 29.6 |
| 22 Fish | 39 | 15.3 | 10.7 | 44.8 | 16.4 | 29.5 | 21.9 | 57 | 17.2 | 16.3 | 42.9 | 19.4 | 25.7 | 27.1 |
| 23 Meat, meat products and poultry | 136 | 21.3 | 13.1 | 28.2 | 22.4 | 6.9 | 27.6 | 157 | 19.7 | 12.3 | 26.4 | 21.0 | 6.6 | 26.2 |
E-NR, Elderly nutrient-rich score; LIM, nutrients to limit; E-NRF, Elderly nutrient-rich foods score.