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. 2019 May 24;22(15):2803–2812. doi: 10.1017/S1368980019000971

Table 4.

Daily energy intake per capita, percentage of consumers and energy intake per consumer for the top ten food and beverage groups consumed as snacks and meals in the GOCS (adolescents, 12–14 years) study participants (n 752), south-eastern area of Santiago, Chile, 2016

kcal/capita Consumers kcal/consumer§
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.