Table 2.
Types of vegetarian diets with their characteristics and eliminated products.
| Diet Type | Included Products | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Products (e.g., Grains, Fruits, Vegetables, Legumes) |
Dairy Products |
Eggs | Fish and Seafood |
Meat (Occasional, Mainly Poultry) |
|
| Semivegetarian | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pescatarian | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Vegetarian | Yes | Yes, with exceptions (lacto-vegetarian or lacto-ovo-vegetarian-yes, ovo-vegetarian- no) | Yes, with exceptions (ovo-vegetarian or lacto-ovo-vegetarian variety-yes, lacto-vegetarian- no) | No | No |
| Vegan | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Raw vegan | Yes, only raw | No | No | No | No |
| Fruitarian | Yes, only raw fruits | No | No | No | No |
Sources: Own study based on: Melina, V.; Craig, W.; Levin, S. Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Vegetarian Diets. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2016, 116, 1970–1980 [19].