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. 2021 Apr 22;16(4):e0250864. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250864

Table 2. Food classification and population intake status.

Food group Food item on FFQ Mean (10th-90th range)a
All Male Female
n = 7,012 n = 3,198 n = 3,814
Energy-giving foods
Rice Rice g/d 394 (188-600) 485 (250-680) 317 (165-450)
Other grains/potatoes Bread, noodles, soba, potatoes g/d 129 (72-204) 131 (68-215) 127 (72-195)
Confectionery Cake, Japanese traditional sweets g/d 21 (7-42) 18 (7-28) 24 (10-47)
Oil Butter, margarine, mayonnaise, oil for deep fried/stir fried g/d 14 (6-24) 12 (5-22) 15 (6-25)
Protein-rich foods
Meat Beef/pork, chicken, liver, ham/sausage g/d 41 (17-69) 39 (17-69) 42 (17-70)
Fish/seafood Fish, shellfish, squid/shrimp/crab/octopus, fish roe, processed fish food, canned tuna g/d 62 (28-98) 62 (28-100) 62 (27-97)
Eggs Eggs g/d 19 (4-40) 18 (4-40) 19 (8-40)
Dairy products Milk, yogurt g/d 122 (13-255) 99 (13-210) 142 (26-255)
Soy products Soybeans, tofu, fermented soy food, fried soy product g/d 112 (41-195) 111 (41-195) 113 (42-194)
Fruits/vegetables
Carotenoid-rich vegetables Pumpkin, carrot, broccoli, green leafy vegetables, other carotenoid-rich vegetables g/d 78 (27-146) 63 (22-116) 92 (34-166)
Other vegetables Cabbage, Japanese radish, dried radish, burdock, other light vegetables, mushroom g/d 78 (28-140) 61 (24-111) 93 (35-157)
Seaweed Seaweed g/d 2 (1-4) 2 (1-4) 2 (1-5)
Fruits Mandarin/orange/grapefruit, other fruits g/d 55 (13-125) 41 (13-89) 66 (17-136)
Seeds Peanuts/almond g/d 3 (1-4) 3 (1-4) 3 (1-4)
Beverages
Green tea Green tea g/d 230 (11-600) 220 (11-660) 239 (10-600)
Coffee Coffee g/d 146 (10-300) 134 (10-300) 156 (10-300)
Alcoholb Sake, beer, whiskey, wine, shochu, chuhai g/d 106 (0-377) 199 (0-480) 29 (0-93)

FFQ, food frequency questionnaire.

a Values are presented as mean and 10th-90th percentiles in parentheses.

b Values are calculated according to the percentage of ethanol and shown in comparison to sake.