Table 4.
Top contributors to added sugar, saturated fat, and sodium intake from food snacks, by location of consumption in U.S. adolescents aged 12–19 years: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009–2016.
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Away from home |
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| Added sugar |
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| Rank | Category | % Contribution | Top contributors within category (%)a | Rank | Category | % Contribution | Top contributors within category (%)a | |
| 1 | Candy | 36.6 | Hard candy (21.8), gumdrops (9.5), taffy (6.6) | 1 | Candy | 54.5 | Hard candy (21.6), gumdrops (8.6), skittles (6.9) | |
| 2 | Sweet bakery products | 29.8 | Chocolate chip cookie (20.7), chocolate cookie sandwich (8.4), brownie (4.5) | 2 | Sweet bakery products | 24.1 | Chocolate chip cookie (21.2), brownie (5.4), chocolate cake/cupcake (4.8) | |
| 3 | Desserts other than bakery products | 8.2 | Ice cream, other than chocolate (39.9), chocolate ice cream (8.0), ice pop (6.4) | 3 | Desserts other than bakery products | 5.7 | Ice cream, other than chocolate (37.7), ice cream cones (5.2), ice cream sandwich (4.6) | |
| Saturated fat | ||||||||
| Rank | Category | % Contribution | Top contributors within category (%)a | Rank | Category | % Contribution | Top contributors within category (%)a | |
| 1 | Sweet bakery products | 20.6 | Chocolate chip cookie (20.9), cinnamon bun, frosted (7), chocolate cake/cupcake (6.7) | 1 | Sweet bakery products | 23.3 | Chocolate chip cookie (19.6), cinnamon bun, frosted (9.1), chocolate cake/cupcake (6.2) | |
| 2 | Desserts other than bakery products | 18.0 | Ice cream, other than chocolate (61.0), chocolate ice cream (10.2), ice cream, rich, other than chocolate (4.3) | 2 | Candy | 15.0 | Snickers bar (10.7), milk chocolate (9.3), coconut flavored chocolate (6.8) | |
| 3 | Savory snacks | 11.2 | Buttered/oiled popcorn (13.9), corn tortilla chips (12.1), corn puffs (11.9) | 3 | Desserts other than bakery products | 14.0 | Ice cream, other than chocolate (58.4), light ice cream (4.7), chocolate ice cream (4.6) | |
| Sodium | ||||||||
| Rank | Category | % Contribution | Top contributors within category (%)a | Rank | Category | % Contribution | Top contributors within category (%)a | |
| 1 | Savory snacks | 17.4 | Corn puffs (14.6), corn tortilla chips (10.5), potato chips (9.6) | 1 | Savory snacks | 20.9 | Corn puffs (20.4), potato chips (7.1), pretzels (6.9) | |
| 2 | Sweet bakeryproducts | 12.3 | Chocolate chip cookie (15.0), chocolate cake/cupcake (7.5), chocolate sandwich cookie (5.8) | 2 | Sweet bakeryproducts | 14.5 | Chocolate chip cookie (14.9), chocolate cake/cupcake (7.5), donut (6.2) | |
| 3 | Breads, rolls, tortillas | 6.4 | White bread (24.1), wheat bread (13.7), wheat flour tortilla (7.9) | 3 | Mixed dishes-sandwiches | 8.2 | Chicken patty sandwich (18.9), double cheeseburger in bun (10.7), cheeseburger in bun (7.7) | |
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Only top three contributors are listed.