Table 1.
Score of the Revised Version of the Brazilian Healthy Eating Index (IQD-R)
| Components | Criterion for Minimum Score | Criterion for Intermediate Score | Criterion for Maximum Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portions | Points | |||
| Total Vegetables | 1.0 portion/1000 kcal | 5 points | ||
| Dark-green and orange vegetables | No Consumption | Proportional | 0.5 portion/1000 Kcal | |
| Total fruits | 0 points | Calculation | 1.5 portion/1000 kcal | |
| Total grains | 3 portions/1000 kcal | |||
| Milk and dairy products | 1.5 portions/1000 kcal | |||
| Meat, eggs, and legumes | 1.0 portion/1000 kcal | 10 points | ||
| Oils | 0.5 portion/1000 kcal | |||
| Saturated fat | ≥ 15% of TEVa 0 points |
10% of TEV 8 points |
≤ 7% of TEV | |
| Sodium | ≥ 2.0 g/1000 kcal 0 points |
1 g/1000 kcal 8 points |
≤ 0.75 g/1000 Kcal | |
| SoFAAS b | ≥ 35% of TEV 0 points |
Proportional calculation | ≤ 10% of TEV | 20 points |
| TOTAL | 100 points | |||
Notes: aTEV: total energy value: bSoFAAS – calories from solid fat, alcohol, and added sugar. Reproduced and translated from Castilhos CB de, Schneider BC, Muniz LC, Assunção MCF. Quality of the diet of 18-year-old adolescents belonging to the birth cohort of 1993 in Pelotas in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Cien Saude Colet [Internet]. 2015 Nov;20(11):3309. Creative Commons license and disclaimer available from: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.15