Table 1.

Score and weighting of modified Chinese Healthy Eating Index-2016 (mCHEI-2016) and US Healthy eating index-2015 (HEI-2015)

	CHEI scores			HEI-2015 scores
Components	Weighting	Standard for maximum points	Standard for 0 points	Weighting	Standard for maximum points	Standard for 0 points
Total grains	5	≥2.5SP/1000kcal	0
Whole grains and mixed beans	5	≥0.6SP/1000kcal	0
Tubers	5	≥0.3SP/1000kcal	0
Total vegetables	5	≥1.9SP/1000kcal	0	5	≥1.1 cup/1000kcal	0
Dark vegetables	5	≥0.9SP/1000kcal	0
Total fruits	10	≥1.1SP/1000kcal	0	5	≥0.8 cup/1000kcal	0
Dairy	5	≥0.5SP/1000kcal	0	10	≥1.3 cup/1000kcal	0
Soybeans	5	≥0.4SP/1000kcal	0
Fish and seafood	5	≥0.6SP/1000kcal	0
Red meat	5	≤0.4SP/1000kcal	≥3.5SP/1000kcal
Poultry	5	≥0.3SP/1000kcal	0
Eggs	5	≥0.5SP/1000kcal	0
Seeds and nuts	5	≥0.4SP/1000kcal	0
Sodium	10	≤1000mg/1000kcal	≥3608mg/1000kcal	10	≤1.1 g/ 1000 kcal	≥2.0 g/1000 kcal
Added sugars	5	≤10% of energy	≥20% of energy	10	≤6.5% of energy	≥26% of energy
Alcohol	5	≤25g(men)/15g (women)	≥60g(men)/ 40g (women)
Fat	10	≤15.6g/1000kcal	≥32.6g/1000kcal	10	(PUFAs + MUFAs)/SFAs ≥2.5	(PUFAs + MUFAs)/SFAs ≤1.2
Whole fruit				5	≥0.4 cup/1000kcal	0
Greens and beans				5	≥0.2 cup/1000kcal	0
Whole grains				10	≥1.5 oz/1000kcal	0
Total protein foods				5	≥2.5 oz/1000kcal	0
Seafood and plant proteins				5	≥0.8 oz/1000kcal	0
Refined grains				10	≤1.8 oz/1000 kcal	≥4.3 oz/1000 kcal
Saturated fats				10	≤8% of energy	≥16% of energy
Total score	100			100

Notes: SP: Standard Portion; PUFAs: Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids; MUFAs: Monounsaturated Fatty Acids; SFAs: Saturated Fatty Acids.