Table 4.
kcal/capita† | Consumers‡ | kcal/consumer§ | |||||
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Rank | Food group | Mean | se | n | % | Mean | se |
Snacks | |||||||
1 | Grain-based desserts | 152 | 9 | 344 | 45·7 | 331 | 14 |
2 | Salty snacks | 73 | 7 | 164 | 21·8 | 332 | 23 |
3 | Cereal-based foods | 50 | 4 | 168 | 22·3 | 223 | 11 |
4 | Other sweets and desserts | 47 | 4 | 231 | 30·7 | 154 | 10 |
5 | Empanadas and sopaipillas | 28 | 4 | 53 | 7·0 | 386 | 32 |
6 | Carbonated beverages | 27 | 3 | 131 | 17·4 | 152 | 9 |
7 | Dairy foods | 25 | 2 | 149 | 19·8 | 125 | 5 |
8 | Fast food | 24 | 4 | 47 | 6·3 | 380 | 41 |
9 | Fruits and vegetables | 23 | 2 | 216 | 28·7 | 81 | 5 |
10 | Fruit-flavoured drinks | 17 | 2 | 98 | 13·0 | 131 | 8 |
Meals | |||||||
1 | Cereal-based foods | 422 | 10 | 716 | 95·2 | 442 | 9 |
2 | Meat and meat substitutes | 147 | 7 | 573 | 76·2 | 193 | 8 |
3 | Fast food | 89 | 9 | 126 | 16·8 | 528 | 32 |
4 | Oils and fats | 87 | 3 | 632 | 84·0 | 104 | 3 |
5 | Fruits and vegetables | 80 | 3 | 639 | 85·0 | 94 | 4 |
6 | Grain-based desserts | 79 | 8 | 153 | 20·3 | 387 | 29 |
7 | Dairy beverages | 63 | 4 | 333 | 44·3 | 143 | 5 |
8 | Dairy foods | 57 | 4 | 299 | 39·8 | 142 | 7 |
9 | Carbonated beverages | 50 | 3 | 244 | 32·4 | 152 | 6 |
10 | Empanadas and sopaipillas | 48 | 7 | 55 | 7·3 | 643 | 50 |
GOCS, Growth and Obesity Cohort Study.
1 kcal = 4·184 kJ.
Mean daily per capita food group intake (including both consumers and non-consumers of each food group). For all food groups, the mean total energy intake was 5050 kJ (1207 kcal).
Indicates the number and percentage of participants reporting each food group as a snack or a meal.
Mean daily kcal per food group among consumers.