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. 2020 Dec 14;39:e2019295. doi: 10.1590/1984-0462/2021/39/2019295

Table 2. Position among the ten main food groups and respective percentage relative contribution to the total vitamin E (mg/day) in the diet of adolescents. ISACamp-Nutri, 2015/16.

Groups/foods Total population Male Female
n Position RCa n Position RCa n Position RCa
Vegetable oilsb 3937 1 25.5 2113 1 26.1 1824 1 24.7
Sweet and savory cookies 337 2 9.1 173 3 9.5 164 3 8.6
Legumes 1037 3 8.9 564 2 9.7 473 4 7.9
Packaged snacks 88 4 7.8 35 6 6.2 53 2 9.7
Cereals, breads, cakes, pastas, and root vegetables 3228 5 7.7 1707 4 8.6 1521 5 6.7
Margarine 562 6 6.4 285 5 6.6 277 6 6.1
Industrialized saucesc 644 7 5.8 320 7 5.6 324 7 5.8
Processed meatsd 630 8 3.7 338 8 4.5 292 9 3.6
Milk and milk derivativese 1693 9 3.6 907 10 3.5 786 8 3.7
Bovine meat 582 10 3.4 340 9 4.3 242 10 2.6
Total RC 85.7 83.8 79.4

aRC: percentage relative contribution; bincludes non-hydrogenated vegetable oils and olive oil; cmayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, tomato sauce, soy sauce; d Nuggets and luncheon meats such as ham, mortadella, salami, turkey breast, weenie, bacon, and sausage; eincludes milk, cheese, and butter.