Table 1.

Factor loading matrix for the nutrients representing the three major nutrient patterns

Nutrients	Animal sourced	Plant sourced	Mixed-source
Fatty acid- saturated	0.951	0.196	_
Fat	0.932	0.253	_
Protein	0.920	0.345	_
Vitamin B5	0.908	0.361	0.125
Vitamin B12	0.901	0.258	_
Phosphorus	0.878	0.358	_
Cholesterol	0.828	0.222	_
Selenium	0.812	0.380	_
Sodium	0.810	0.195	_
Vitamin B2	0.784	0.453	0.300
Vitamin K	0.729	0.292	_
Calcium	0.704	0.171	_
Zinc	0.610	0.253	_
Sugar	0.563	0.147	0.128
Vitamin A	0.472	0.367	_
PUFA	0.333	0.324	_
Biotin	0.112	_	_
Alpha tocopherol	_	_	_
Chromium	_	_	_
MUFA	_	_	_
Copper	_	_	_
Linolenic acid	_	_	_
Total fiber	_	0.891	_
Vitamin B6	0.497	0.786	_
Carbohydrate	0.207	0.785	0.176
Vitamin B3	0.538	0.709	_
Vitamin C	_	0.673	_
Magnesium	0.453	0.670	0.497
Vitamin D	_	0.633	_
Vitamin B1	0.153	0.619	_
Potassium	0.327	0.549	0.443
Vitamin E	0.138	0.468	_
Linoleic acid	0.262	0.293	_
DHA		0.101
Iron	_	_	_
Fluoride	_	_	0.982
Manganese	_	0.124	0.980
Caffeine	_	_	0.976
Folate	0.447	0.559	0.603
EPA	_	_	_
Percentage of Variance explained	27.60	16.23	9.82

Loading values of 0.10 or greater are indicated by bold value. Abbreviations: MUFA monounsaturated fatty acid, PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acids, DHA docosahexaenoic acid, EPA eicosapentaenoic acid