Table 4.
Lowest and highest ranking food categories (tertiles of NRF 9.3 and NRFh 4:3:3) by What We Eat in America 4-digit codes.
| Lowest Tertile Of NRF 9.3 Scores | Highest Tertile of NRF 9.3 Scores | Lowest Tertile of NRFh 4:3:3 Scores | Highest Tertile of NRFh 4:3:3 Scores |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Apple juice | Bacon | Apples |
| Bacon | Beans, peas, legumes | Biscuits, muffins, quick breads | Apple juice |
| Biscuits, muffins, quick breads | Berries | Butter and animal fats | Bagels and English muffins |
| Burgers (single code) | Carrots | Cakes and pies | Bananas |
| Butter and animal fats | Citrus fruits | Candy containing chocolate | Beans, peas, legumes |
| Cakes and pies | Citrus juice | Candy not containing chocolate | Beef, excludes ground |
| Candy containing chocolate | Dark green vegetables not lettuce | Cereal bars | Berries |
| Candy not containing chocolate | Fish | Cold cuts and cured meats | Cheese |
| Cereal bars | Flavored milk, lowfat | Cookies and brownies | Chicken, whole pieces |
| Chicken patties, nuggets, tenders | Flavored milk, nonfat | Cream and cream substitutes | Citrus fruits |
| Cold cuts and cured meats | Flavored milk, reduced fat | Cream cheese, sour cream, whipped cream | Citrus juice |
| Cookies and brownies | Grits and other cooked cereals | Dips, gravies, other sauces | Crackers, excludes saltines |
| Crackers, excludes saltines | Lettuce and lettuce salads | Doughnuts, sweet rolls, pastries | Dark green vegetables not lettuce |
| Cream and cream substitutes | Liver and organ meats | Egg/breakfast sandwiches | Dried fruits |
| Cream cheese, sour cream, whipped cream | Melons | Frankfurter sandwiches | Fish |
| Dips, gravies, other sauces | Milk substitutes | Frankfurters | Flavored milk, lowfat |
| Doughnuts, sweet rolls, pastries | Milk, lowfat | Gelatins, ices, sorbets | Flavored milk, nonfat |
| Egg/breakfast sandwiches | Milk, nonfat | Ice cream, frozen dairy desserts | Grapes |
| Frankfurter sandwiches | Milk, reduced fat | Jams, syrups, toppings | Lamb, goat, game |
| Frankfurters | Milk, whole | Macaroni and cheese | Lettuce and lettuce salads |
| French fries/fried white potatoes | Mustard and other condiments | Margarine | Melons |
| Gelatins, ices, sorbets | Nutrition bars | Mayonnaise | Milk, lowfat |
| Ice cream, frozen dairy desserts | Nutritional beverages | Milk shakes, other dairy drinks | Milk, nonfat |
| Jams, syrups, toppings | Oatmeal | Pretzels/snack mix | Milk, reduced fat |
| Macaroni and cheese | Olives, pickles, pickled vegetables | Pudding | Milk, whole |
| Margarine | Onions | Salad dressings, vegetable oils | Nutritional beverages |
| Mayonnaise | Other fruit juice | Sausages | Nuts and seeds |
| Milk shakes, other dairy drinks | Other fruits and fruit salads | Soft drinks | Oatmeal |
| Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches | Other red and orange vegetables | Soy-based condiments | Other fruit juice |
| Popcorn | Other starchy vegetables | Sport and energy drinks | Other fruits and fruit salads |
| Pretzels/snack mix | Other vegetables and combos | Sugar substitutes | Other starchy vegetables |
| Pudding | Peaches and nectarines | Sugars and honey | Pasta, noodles, cooked grains |
| Rice | Processed soy products | Tea | Peaches and nectarines |
| Salad dressings, vegetable oils | RTE cereal, higher sugar (>21.2 g/100 g) | Tomato-based condiments | Popcorn |
| Saltine crackers | RTE cereal, lower sugar (≤21.2 g/100 g) | Turnovers, grain-based items | Processed soy products |
| Sausages | Shellfish | Coffee | RTE cereal, lower sugar (≤21.2 g/100 g) |
| Soft drinks | Smoothies and grain drinks | Egg rolls, dumplings, sushi | Smoothies and grain drinks |
| Soy-based condiments | String beans | Fruit drinks | Tomatoes |
| Sport and energy drinks | Tomatoes | Mashed potatoes, white potato mixture | Tortilla, corn, other chips |
| Sugar substitutes | Vegetable juice | Pasta sauces, tomato-based | Turkey, duck, other poultry |
| Sugars and honey | Vegetable mixed dishes | Soups | Yeast breads |
| Tea | White potatoes, baked or boiled | Milk substitutes | Vegetable juice |
| Tomato-based condiments | Yogurt, Greek | Olives, pickles, pickled vegetables | Yogurt, Greek |
| Turnovers, grain-based items | Yogurt, regular | RTE cereal, higher sugar (>21.2 g/100 g | Yogurt, regular |
| mean cost USD 0.29/100 kcal | mean cost USD 0.70/100 kcal | mean cost USD 0.37/100 kcal | mean cost USD 0.58/100 kcal |