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. 2019 Sep 6;11(9):2130. doi: 10.3390/nu11092130

Table A1.

Description of food categories.

Food Category Foods Included
Breakfast cereals and granola bars Corn flakes, flavored oats, infant cereals, granolas, mueslis, granola bars, porridges, mix of cereals and fruits.
Bakery products Breads, toasts, and cakes, including powders.
Convenience foods Ready meals, French fries to frying, instant rice, instant noodles, instant soups, instant mashed potatoes, filled pastas, pizzas, pies, sandwiches, baby foods.
Unsweetened dairy products Natural yogurts, milks, milk powders, milk compounds. Only products without sugar or nonnutritive sweeteners.
Sweetened dairy products Yogurts, flavored milks, fermented milk, milk compounds, dairy beverages.
Snacks Salted peanuts, salty snacks, potato chips, potato sticks, microwave popcorn (all flavors).
Cookies and crackers Sweet and salty biscuits and cookies.
Canned vegetables Canned beans and vegetables.
Oils and fats Oils, margarines, butters, milk creams, vegetal fats.
Sauces, herbs, and dressings Sauces, mayonnaises, herbs, catchup, salad dressings.
Coffee and tea Coffees and herbs to prepare tea.
Candies and desserts Chocolates, boiled sweets, flavored milk powder, jellies, cocoa powder, syrups, chocolate spreads, chewing gum, condensed milk, marshmallows, ice creams. Including versions with nonnutritive sweeteners.
Cereals, beans, other grain products Beans, flours, rice, corns, pastas.
Packaged fruits and vegetables Fruits and vegetables in natura, frozen fruit pulp, frozen vegetables.
Meat, poultry, seafood, and eggs Meat, poultry, seafood, and egg, including chilled and frozen products.
Sugar and other nonnutritive sweeteners Sugar, honey, nonnutritive sweeteners.
Processed meats Burgers, sausages, canned fish, smoked meats, seasoned meats, salted meats, hams, salami, meat pates.
Fruit juices Products declared as juices, fruit juices without water or added sugar, coconut water.
Nectars Nectars made with juice and added water and/or sugar.
Fruit-flavored drinks Fruit drink powder, fruit punch concentrate, fruit-flavored beverages.
Carbonated beverages Sodas. Including diet and light versions.
Other beverages Plant-based beverages, ready-to-drink teas, isotonic drinks, coconut milk.
Nuts and seeds Nuts and seeds, including salted nuts.
Cheeses and cream cheeses Cheeses, and cream cheeses.
Fruits preserves Fruit jellies, fruit preserves, canned fruits, dried fruits, fruits sorbet.