Table 4.

Regression models for 16 nutrients and for five MyPyramid food groups.

	NRF5	NRF6	NRF7	NRF8	NRF9	NRF10	NRF12	NRF15	NRF16
Nutrient
Potassium	6.56	5.50	4.67	4.43	4.05	3.42	3.01	2.38	1.97
Whole grains	2.01	1.86	1.86	1.80	1.77	1.54	1.50	1.60	1.52
PUFA/MUFA	3.30	2.67	3.00	2.23	2.83	2.94	2.71	2.73	2.75
Fruit			0.65	0.64	0.69	0.60	0.57	0.68	0.71
Dairy					0.85	0.93	0.77	1.18	1.30
Dietary fiber						1.20	1.53	1.54	1.42
Nuts seeds				0.20	0.19	0.16	0.17	0.17	0.15
Vit D							0.82	0.72	0.79
Protein							0.44	0.42	0.37
Vegetables								0.26	0.29
Magnesium									0.61
Sat fat	−2.40	−2.59	−2.47	−2.31	−2.77	−2.72	−2.72	−2.66	−2.65
Sodium	−1.53	−1.80	−1.58	−1.40	−1.33	−1.36	−1.34	−1.45	−1.45
Added sugar		−10.62	−8.96	−8.79	−8.02	−7.07	−7.51	−6.36	−6.38
R2	0.62	0.66	0.68	0.70	0.71	0.72	0.73	0.74	0.74

Total number of NRF elements = 21. Shown are maximum r square beta coefficients for each model and the overall regression R square.