Table A1.

Composition of each food group.

Food Groups	Composition
Bread	All kinds of bread
Cereals and Cereal-Based Products	Cereals, rice, rice-based dishes, pasta, bulgur, pizza, pies
Legumes	All kinds of legumes, legume-based dishes
Starchy Vegetables	Potatoes (including potato-based dishes), pumpkin, sweet corn
Vegetables	Raw vegetables (including all kinds of salads and all kinds of vegetables), cooked vegetables, vegetable-based traditional dishes, canned vegetables (including heart of palm, carrots, tomato juice, artichoke)
Chips and Salty Crackers	Chips, pretzels, popcorn
Nuts and Seeds	All kinds of nuts and seeds (including peanuts, pine, pistachios, walnuts, flaxseed, pumpkin kernels, green almonds, coconut)
Dairy Products
Milk	All kinds of milk (including infant formula)
Milk Derivatives	All kinds of cheese, yogurt, laban, yogurt-based dishes
Sweetened Milk	Milk-based puddings, frozen yogurt, fruit yogurt
Meat, Processed Meat, Poultry, Fish, Eggs
Red Meat	Meat and meat organs
Processed Meat	Processed meat
Poultry	Poultry and poultry organs
Fish	All kinds of seafood
Eggs	Eggs
Fruits, Total
Fruits	Fruits and dried fruits
Fresh Fruit Juices	All kinds of fresh fruits
Sweets and Added Sugars
Sweets	Pastries, candies, biscuits, cakes, traditional sweets, ice cream
Added Sugars, Jams, Honey, Molasses	Added sugars, jams, honey, molasses
Sugar Sweetened Beverages	Sweetened juices, regular soft drinks
Hot Beverages (Coffee, Tea)	All kinds of coffee and tea
Alcoholic Beverages	Gin, rum, whiskey, arak, vodka, wine, beer
Added Fats and Oils	Olive oil, olives, avocado, sesame butter, all kinds of oils, mayonnaise, salad dressings, animal-based fat
Fast Food	All kinds of fast food
Miscellaneous	Pickles, soups, broth