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. 2019 Dec 1;11(12):2905. doi: 10.3390/nu11122905

Table 1.

Food grouping for the purpose of food sources analysis.

Food Categories Main Food Groups Sub-Groups/Food Products
GRAIN PRODUCTS bread, rolls, bread products (1) bread and rolls
(2) quick breads and bread products
rice, cooked grains (3) rice
(4) groats
(5) cereal grains
flour, bran, cooking ingredients (6) wheat flour
(7) other flours
pizza, pasta, and other flour dishes (8) pasta
(9) macaroni, noodle
(10) pizza
(11) other flour dishes
ready-to-eat cereal (12) breakfast cereals
MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS red meat (1) beef
(2) pork
(3) sheep, goat
(4) veal
meat products (5) processed red meat products
(6) processed poultry products
(7) other meat products
other meat (8) liver organ meat
(9) minced meat
(10) other meat
poultry (11) chicken
(12) other poultry
MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS milk (1) milk, whole
(2) reduced fat milk
(3) condensed and powdered milk
cheese (4) cheeses
cottage cheese (5) cottage cheeses
yoghurts and milk drinks (6) yogurts
(7) milk shakes and other dairy drinks
SEAFOOD fish (1) fresh, chilled or frozen fish
shellfish (2) fresh, chilled or frozen shellfish
processed seafood (3) dried, smoked and salted seafood
(4) other fish and shellfish products
EGGS eggs (1) eggs
FATS AND OILS butter (1) butter
olive oils
other oils
(2) olive oil
(3) other oils
other fats (4) margarine and other plant fats
(5) other animal fats
sour cream (6) cream
FRUITS fruits (1) apples
(2) bananas
(3)berries
(4) citrus fruits
(5) frozen fruits
(6) fruits products
(7) other fruits
(8) peaches and nectarines
dried fruits and nuts (9) dried fruits and nuts
VEGETABLES potatoes (1) potatoes
(2) potato products
vegetables (excluding potatoes) (3) beetroot
(4) cabbage
(5) carrot
(6) cauliflower
(7) cucumber
(8) lettuce
(9) onions
(10) tomatoes
(11) frozen vegetables and mushrooms
(12) sour cabbage
(13) other vegetables and mushrooms
(14) vegetable and mushroom products
SNACKS AND SWEETS chocolate (1) chocolate
(2) powdered cacao
(3) powdered chocolate
desserts (4) ice-cream
snacks (5) chips
sweet bakery products (6) cakes and pies
SUGARS honey (1) honey
jams, syrups, marmalade (2) jams
(3) syrups
(4) marmalade
sugar (5) sugar
sugar substitutes (6) sugar substitutes
BEVERAGES, NONALCOHOLIC juices (1) fruit juices
(2) vegetables juices
(3) mixed juices
other beverages (4) other nonalcoholic beverages
water (5) water
COFFEE, TEA coffee (1) coffee
tea (2) tea
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES wine (1) wine
(2) wine-based beverages
beer (3) beer, lager
(4) low-alcohol and non-alcohol beer
(5) beer-based beverages
other alcoholic beverages (6) liquor and cocktail
(7) other alcoholic beverages