Table 2.
The top five ultra-processed foods consumed by European adults, as available by EFSA, ordered alphabetically and stratified by sex, expressed as the percentage of daily energy from ultra-processed foods
| Top five | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Eur—22 countries | Fine bakery wares (26.9%) | Sausages (12.5%) | Composite dishes (9.5%) | Margarines (7.9%) | Sauces (7.6%) |
| Men | |||||
| Eur—22 countries | Fine bakery wares (25.2%) | Sausages (15.5%) | Composite dishes (9.7%) | Margarines (8.1%) | Sauces (7.9%) |
| Austria | Fine bakery wares (37%) | Sausages (11%) | Sauces (10%) | Chocolate (8%) | Composite dishes (7%) |
| Belgium | Fine bakery wares (24%) | Sauces (15%) | Chocolate (10%) | Margarines (10%) | Sausages (9%) |
| Croatia | Sausages (41%) | Fine bakery wares (13%) | Chocolate (7%) | Crackers and additional bread products (6%) | Margarines (5%) |
| Cyprus | Fine bakery wares (37%) | Crackers and additional bread products (18%) | Breakfast cereals (7%) | Composite dishes (5%) | Sauces (4%) |
| Czech Republic | Fine bakery wares (30%) | Sausages (28%) | Composite dishes (12%) | Margarines (4%) | Crackers and additional bread products (4%) |
| Denmark | Margarines (30%) | Sausages (10%) | Chocolate (9%) | Fine bakery wares (7%) | Sauces (6%) |
| Estonia | Sausages (28%) | Fine bakery wares (17%) | Margarines (9%) | Chocolate (8%) | Sauces (8%) |
| Finland | Margarines (27%) | Fine bakery wares (18%) | Sauces (10%) | Sausages (10%) | Sweetened/flavoured dairy products (9%) |
| France | Fine bakery wares (38%) | Sauces (13%) | Sausages (9%) | Crackers and additional bread products (8%) | Sweetened/flavoured dairy products (8%) |
| Germany | Fine bakery wares (23%) | Sausages (15%) | Composite dishes (13%) | Sauces (11%) | Margarines (9%) |
| Greece | Fine bakery wares (39%) | Crackers and additional bread products (20%) | Sauces (11%) | Margarines (5%) | Breakfast cereals (4%) |
| Hungary | Sausages (39%) | Margarines (16%) | Fine bakery wares (9%) | Chocolate (6%) | Crackers and additional bread products (5%) |
| Ireland | Fine bakery wares (22%) | Margarines (14%) | Composite dishes (12%) | Sauces (12%) | Breakfast cereals (10%) |
| Italy | Fine bakery wares (44%) | Sausages (17%) | Composite dishes (8%) | Water-/dairy-based desserts (7%) | Crackers and additional bread products (5%) |
| Latvia | Fine bakery wares (31%) | Sausages (17%) | Composite dishes (17%) | Sauces (16%) | Chocolate (6%) |
| The Netherlands | Fine bakery wares (18%) | Composite dishes (17%) | Sauces (12%) | Margarines (12%) | Chocolate (7%) |
| Portugal | Fine bakery wares (37%) | Sausages (8%) | Composite dishes (8%) | Breakfast cereals (6%) | Water-/dairy-based desserts (5%) |
| Romania | Sausages (27%) | Composite dishes (17%) | Fine bakery wares (11%) | Crackers and additional bread products (10%) | Margarines (7%) |
| Slovenia | Fine bakery wares (36%) | Sausages (23%) | Crackers and additional bread products (7%) | Sauces (6%) | Chocolate (6%) |
| Spain | Fine bakery wares (36%) | Crackers and additional bread products (15%) | Sausages (12%) | Sweetened/flavoured dairy products (7%) | Sauces (6%) |
| Sweden | Composite dishes (42%) | Fine bakery wares (14%) | Sauces (10%) | Margarines (7%) | Sausages (6%) |
| United Kingdom | Composite dishes (32%) | Fine bakery wares (15%) | Sauces (11%) | Margarines (8%) | Sausages (8%) |
| Women | |||||
| Eur—22 countries | Fine bakery wares (28.2%) | Sausages (9.5%) | Composite dishes (9.1%) | Margarines (9.1%) | Sauces (7.2%) |
| Austria | Fine bakery wares (42%) | Sauces (11%) | Chocolate (10%) | Composite dishes (6%) | Sausages (6%) |
| Belgium | Fine bakery wares (29%) | Sauces (13%) | Chocolate (10%) | Margarines (9%) | Sausages (7%) |
| Croatia | Sausages (23%) | Fine bakery wares (16%) | Chocolate (9%) | Margarines (9%) | Crackers and additional bread products (8%) |
| Cyprus | Fine bakery wares (40%) | Breakfast cereals (11%) | Crackers and additional bread products (11%) | Composite dishes (6%) | Chocolate (5%) |
| Czech Republic | Fine bakery wares (36%) | Sausages (13%) | Composite dishes (12%) | Margarines (6%) | Crackers and additional bread products (5%) |
| Denmark | Margarines (28%) | Chocolate (10%) | Fine bakery wares (7%) | Candies, confectionary (6%) | Sausages (6%) |
| Estonia | Fine bakery wares (23%) | Sausages (17%) | Chocolate (11%) | Margarines (8%) | Sauces (7%) |
| Finland | Margarines (26%) | Fine bakery wares (20%) | Sweetened/flavoured dairy products (11%) | Sauces (7%) | Chocolate (6%) |
| France | Fine bakery wares (40%) | Sauces (12%) | Sweetened/flavoured dairy products (9%) | Crackers and additional bread products (8%) | Sausages (6%) |
| Germany | Fine bakery wares (27%) | Composite dishes (15%) | Sauces (12%) | Sausages (9%) | Chocolate (6%) |
| Greece | Fine bakery wares (39%) | Crackers and additional bread products (25%) | Breakfast cereals (7%) | Margarines (6%) | Sauces (5%) |
| Hungary | Sausages (25%) | Margarines (21%) | Fine bakery wares (13%) | Crackers and additional bread products (6%) | Chocolate (6%) |
| Ireland | Fine bakery wares (25%) | Margarines (12%) | Composite dishes (12%) | Sauces (11%) | Breakfast cereals (9%) |
| Italy | Fine bakery wares (44%) | Sausages (11%) | Composite dishes (8%) | Water-/dairy-based desserts (7%) | Crackers and additional bread products (7%) |
| Latvia | Fine bakery wares (35%) | Sauces (14%) | Composite dishes (13%) | Chocolate (11%) | Sausages (10%) |
| The Netherlands | Fine bakery wares (20%) | Composite dishes (14%) | Sauces (11%) | Margarines (11%) | Chocolate (7%) |
| Portugal | Fine bakery wares (40%) | Composite dishes (9%) | Breakfast cereals (7%) | Water-/dairy-based desserts (5%) | Sausages (5%) |
| Romania | Sausages (18%) | Composite dishes (15%) | Crackers and additional bread products (14%) | Fine bakery wares (12%) | Margarines (7%) |
| Slovenia | Fine bakery wares (45%) | Sausages (10%) | Crackers and additional bread products (10%) | Breakfast cereals (5%) | Sauces (5%) |
| Spain | Fine bakery wares (35%) | Crackers and additional bread products (17%) | Sausages (9%) | Sweetened/flavoured dairy products (7%) | Sauces (5%) |
| Sweden | Composite dishes (41%) | Fine bakery wares (15%) | Sauces (10%) | Margarines (6%) | Chocolate (5%) |
| United Kingdom | Composite dishes (29%) | Fine bakery wares (16%) | Sauces (13%) | Margarines (7%) | Breakfast cereals (7%) |
Eur Europe