Table 3.

Factor loadings of identified nutrient patterns.

Variables	Nutrient Patterns
	Animal Protein - Vitamins	Fiber-Plant Protein-Minerals	Fats
Vitamin B2	0.88	−0.03	−0.09
Animal Protein	0.74	−0.14	0.30
Phosphorus	0.70	0.37	0.18
Zinc	0.69	0.32	0.25
Iron	0.66	0.30	−0.02
Niacin	0.65	0.25	0.30
Vitamin B6	0.58	0.48	0.13
Vitamin A	0.57	−0.07	−0.11
Potassium	0.53	0.63	0.03
Fiber	0.21	0.83	−0.20
Magnesium	0.43	0.76	0.13
Cooper	0.42	0.74	0.07
Plant Protein	−0.02	0.69	−0.14
Cholesterol	0.28	−0.58	0.12
Vitamin E	−0.10	0.52	0.55
Carbohydrate	−0.27	0.21	−0.91
Total Fat	−0.06	−0.27	0.89
Calcium	0.42	0.16	−0.07
Vitamin B1	0.36	0.45	0.33
Vitamin C	0.18	0.40	−0.09
Variance explained (%)	35.1	15.4	9.3

Note: Bold are factor loadings of ≥|0.5| included in identified factors. Total explained variance was 59.8%.