Table 4.

Components in different healthy Nordic diet scores

Original Baltic Sea Diet Score [7]	Score used in the current study	Healthy Nordic food index [34]
Berries, apples, pears	All fruits, berries	Fish
Tomato, cucumber, cabbage, roots, peas, lettuce	Roots, pulses, vegetables	Cabbages
Rye, oats, barley	Whole grainsa	Whole-grain rye (rye bread)
Fat-free milk and milk < 2% fat	Fat-free milk and milk < 2% fat	Whole-grain oats (oatmeal)
Salmon, freshwater fish	Salmon, freshwater fish	Apples and pears
Beef, pork, processed meat products, sausages	Processed and unprocessed meat	Root vegetables
Total fat as a percentage of total energy intake	Total fat as a percentage of total energy intake
Ratio of PUFAb to SFAc + trans-fatty acids	Ratio of PUFA to SFA + trans-fatty acids
Ethanol	Ethanol

^aExcluding rice and pasta

^bPUFA polyunsaturated fatty acids

^cSFA saturated fatty acids