Table 1.

Food group classification and nutrient profiling score

	Nutrient profiling score Mean±SD
	Healthier*	Less healthy
Paired food groups
Bread products†	−2.00±2.89	13.12±5.02
Breakfast cereals	−3.08±2.53	8.28±2.69
Other dairy (incl. cream, yoghurt, fromage frais)	−0.07±2.06	9.99±4.81
Red meat	−0.09±2.34	9.01±4.28
Processed fish and meat†	0.59±2.03	12.39±5.76
Ready meals and convenience food	−0.40±2.29	10.67±3.90
Sauces and condiments	0.00±2.64	11.85±5.56
Other drinks (incl. water, cordials, carbonated, dairy based)	−0.32±1.52	6.69±8.54
Healthier food groups
Pasta, rice, potatoes and other grains	−4.19±4.35
Proteins (incl. egg, fish, white meat, meat substitutes)	−0.25±3.81
Fruits	−4.01±2.02
Vegetables, excl. legumes and potatoes	−6.71±3.20
Legumes, nuts and seeds	−8.75±4.34
Milk	0.06±1.53
Less healthy food groups
Other morning goods (incl. croissants, pastry, crumpet)†		14.97±8.80
Savoury snacks		10.91±5.41
Chocolates and confectionery†		19.72±7.17
Puddings and biscuits†		14.58±7.36
Cheese		18.79±5.62
Fat and oil		20.92±3.45
Caloric sweeteners (sugar, honey and syrup)		13.96±1.16
Table salt‡		–
Juices		–
Alcohol		–

*Food products scoring above 4 points and drinks scoring above 1 point are classified as less healthy. Food groups were slit into pairs if at least 10% of products were classified as healthy/less healthy. Otherwise, products are assigned to a healthier/less healthy food group.

†Some products were excluded due to unreliable nutritional data.

‡Only sodium information is reported for table salt.