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. 2020 Aug 25;9(9):1176. doi: 10.3390/foods9091176

Table 4.

Average food content (g) of different dietary patterns for adult persons scaled to an energy intake per day of 10 MJ, g/day and Danish Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDG) [77].

Dietary Pattern Food Item (g per 10 MJ) FBDG Average Traditional Fast-Food Green High-Beef
1. Milk products (incl. cream) 250–500 343 301 362 381 335
2. Cheese 15–25 * 35 35 34 36 33
3. Cereals, bread and dry pasta
Oat flakes + morning cereals 15 13 16 23 13
Wheat bread 105 96 127 98 106
Rye bread 71 82 47 76 66
Rice, dry 17 17 19 20 18
Durum pasta, dry 18 19 27 18 19
4. Potatoes 88 100 58 70 103
5.Vegetables, total >300 171 138 164 253 158
6. Fruit, total >300 214 150 172 343 170
7. Juice 80 58 95 92 72
8. Red meat, total # <71 ** 103 117 100 77 133
Beef 26 25 28 20 50
Pork 75 90 70 55 80
9. Fish 50 *** 22 23 15 31 18
10. Poultry 22 20 25 23 19
11. Eggs 13 12 9 14 11
12. Fats
Butter (+ butter-containing fats) 14 21 13 10 17
Vegetable oils 21 23 20 19 20
13. Sugar and sweets
Sugar and sugar-like products 14 20 11 15 14
Sweet products 78 81 87 87 78
Ice cream, mousses 13 14 15 14 15
Candy and chocolate 22 20 33 24 23
Cakes 43 46 39 49 40
14. Beverages
Beer 187 200 130 79 245
Wine 102 75 38 92 111
Alcohol, e.g., whiskey 5 5 3 4 5
Lemonade, (ready to drink) 90 102 124 75 97
Soft drinks like cola 173 150 344 126 198
Water (tap) 857 549 743 1242 727
Bottled water 128 90 120 142 120
Coffee (ready to drink) 683 708 315 564 716
Tea (ready to drink) 163 105 148 296 110

*, Depending on the fat content; #, incl. lamb; **, 500 g red meat per week; ***, 350 g per week (200 g oily fish).