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. 2007 Nov 30;13(2):80–89. doi: 10.2188/jea.13.80

Table 2. Number of foods contributing to 29 nutrients with up to 90 cumulative % contribution and 0.9 cumulative R2 by area.

Cumulative % contribution Cumulative R2


Urban Rural Common Urban Rural Common
Energy 70 21 14 28 12 5
Protein 86 36 23 26 22 5
Fat 46 12 8 17 3 2
Carbohydrates 34 11 7 8 7 2
Crude fiber 75 36 19 28 19 3
Retinol 1 9 5 4 3 1 1
Carotene 17 14 7 6 3 3
Vitamin C 26 16 8 13 4 4
Vitamin E 53 26 15 11 9 4
Sodium 32 5 5 4 2 2
Potassium 98 43 27 35 22 3
Magnesium 90 37 22 32 17 4
Calcium 87 46 14 26 12 6
Iron 102 43 25 21 19 5
Zinc 89 34 22 26 19 4
Copper 90 36 21 26 17 6
Phosphorus 88 33 24 30 19 5
SFA 38 7 6 3 2 0
MUFA 36 9 8 4 3 1
PUFA 34 13 9 11 7 6
Oleic acid 34 9 7 16 2 1
Linoleic acid 29 12 8 11 7 5
Arachidonic acid 24 6 5 7 5 3
Linolenic acid 17 17 7 3 2 1
EPA 16 5 3 6 3 1
DHA 12 8 4 5 4 1
n-3 PUFA 20 17 10 5 2 2
n-6 PUFA 29 12 9 11 7 5
Cholesterol 28 8 6 3 4 2

SFA: saturated fatty acid, MUFA: mono-unsaturated fatty acid, PUFA, poly-unsaturated fatty acid, EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid, DHA: docosahexaenoic acid.