Table 3.
Percentage of the nutrient content with China NRV by food categories, median (IQR).
| Category | N1 * | Energy | Fat | Sodium | N2 * | Saturated Fat | N3 * | Free Sugar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food groups | ||||||||
| Bread and bakery products | 10,380 | 23.6 (5.3) | 34.8 (20.5) | 11.2 (10.8) | 640 | 178.2 (144.1) | 617 | 30.2 (46.6) |
| Cereal and cereal products | 6341 | 17.8 (1.4) | 2.5 (7.3) | 1.0 (13.5) | 313 | 14.3 (33.4) | 317 | 7.0 (21.2) |
| Confectionary | 5328 | 19.9 (7.1) | 2.2 (36.7) | 2.3 (4.5) | 332 | 258.0 (230.1) | 540 | 0.0 (58) |
| Convenience food | 3198 | 15.4 (11.5) | 16.8 (24.3) | 42.5 (77.2) | 84 | 151.4 (113.9) | 63 | 5.6 (3) |
| Dairy products | 5592 | 4.5 (8.9) | 5.8 (14.2) | 3.0 (2.6) | 229 | 258.7 (201.2) | 293 | 5.0 (12.5) |
| Edible oil and oil emulsions | 1119 | 44.0 (0.1) | 166.5 (0.9) | 0.0 (0) | 481 | 130.4 (50) | 10 | 0.0 (1.2) |
| Egg and egg products | 353 | 8.1 (2.1) | 17.5 (5.9) | 35.7 (36.8) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fish and fish products | 1222 | 8.8 (9.3) | 11.2 (24) | 35.1 (37.9) | 34 | 118.3 (72.8) | 36 | 4.8 (13.9) |
| Fruits and vegetables | 13,262 | 16.5 (13.8) | 3.3 (45.8) | 6.6 (34.8) | 204 | 59.2 (94.1) | 234 | 10.3 (36.7) |
| Meat and meat products | 5185 | 11.5 (8.7) | 16.0 (14.5) | 54.3 (35.6) | 41 | 135.6 (198.8) | 41 | 11.8 (43.5) |
| Non-alcoholic beverages | 6194 | 2.3 (12) | 0.0 (1.5) | 1.1 (2.1) | 336 | 0.0 (0) | 6190 | 20.6 (82) |
| Sauces and spreads | 7525 | 8.7 (14.7) | 5.8 (38.7) | 121.0 (255.7) | 257 | 37.7 (128.6) | 183 | 5.2 (16.8) |
| Snack foods | 6319 | 23.9 (7) | 37.5 (28.5) | 32.9 (38.4) | 395 | 83.3 (114.6) | 439 | 4.2 (4.2) |
| Sugars and honeys | 1867 | 16.9 (3.6) | 0.0 (1) | 0.9 (1.5) | 33 | 0.0 (0) | 1865 | 163.2 (38) |
| Foods or Beverages | ||||||||
| Beverages | 8236 | 2.4 (2.1) | 0.0 (4.2) | 1.5 (2.3) | 447 | 0.0 (112.1) | 5037 | 17.4 (13.2) |
| Foods | 65,649 | 18.0 (11.8) | 15.0 (37) | 13.0 (42.9) | 2932 | 118.3 (162.1) | 5791 | 106.0 (149.1) |
| NOVA groups | ||||||||
| Unprocessed or minimally processed | 7767 | 17.4 (3.8) | 2.7 (6.5) | 0.5 (2.5) | 215 | 12.7 (71.2) | 727 | 31.6 (118.8) |
| Processed culinary ingredients | 10,693 | 15.5 (15.4) | 3.8 (55.5) | 40.0 (207.7) | 772 | 118.0 (85.6) | 2059 | 160.0 (41.2) |
| Processed foods | 8422 | 18.0 (12.3) | 12.3 (38.2) | 9.2 (28.8) | 346 | 59.2 (134.6) | 1012 | 22.9 (71.5) |
| Ultra-processed foods | 47,003 | 17.8 (15.1) | 16.3 (35.1) | 11.8 (34.6) | 2046 | 125.6 (199) | 7030 | 17.2 (31) |
| Total | 73,885 | 17.5 (14.5) | 11.7 (34.8) | 9.6 (37.2) | 3379 | 102.8 (173.4) | 10,828 | 22.0 (125.9) |
* N1: number of products for energy, fat, and sodium; N2: number of products for saturated fat; N3: number of products for free sugar. NRV, nutrient reference value. NRV of each nutrient: energy, 8400 kJ; fat, 60 g; saturated fat, 10% of total energy; trans fat, 2.2 g; free sugar (see Section 2.4.1 for explanation), 50 g; sodium, 2000 mg. The median and IQR of trans fat were all 0 by food categories and in total.