Table 1.
Major food categories contributing to purchases of ultra-processed foods across Australian households in 2019
| Food category ranka | Food category |
Total weight of products purchased (g/d per capita) Mean (95% CI) |
Contribution to total energy purchased (% energy) Mean (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mass-produced, packaged breads | 40.2 (39.1, 41.3) | 8.2 (8.0, 8.3) |
| 2 | Chocolate and sweets | 15.8 (15.3, 16.2) | 5.7 (5.6, 5.8) |
| 3 | Biscuits and crackers | 14.9 (14.5, 15.2) | 5.7 (5.6, 5.8) |
| 4 | Ice cream and edible ices | 26.3 (25.4, 27.2) | 4.3 (4.2, 4.4) |
| 5 | Breakfast cereals | 12.1 (11.7, 12.5) | 3.8 (3.7, 3.9) |
| 6 | Processed meats | 21.3 (20.7, 21.8) | 3.8 (3.7, 3.9) |
| 7 | Cakes, muffins and pastries | 10.9 (10.6, 11.2) | 2.9 (2.9, 3.0) |
| 8 | Margarines and spreads | 5.1 (4.9, 5.3) | 2.1 (2.1, 2.2) |
| 9 | Potato-based snacks and chips/crisps | 4.0 (3.9, 4.1) | 1.7 (1.7, 1.8) |
| 10 | Soft drinks | 110.0 (104.3, 115.7) | 1.7 (1.6, 1.8) |
| Other | 183.4 (179.7, 187.1) | 18.9 (18.7, 19.1) |
aRank = Food categories are ranked in order of their contribution to the total energy purchased in 2019 (%), from highest to lowest. Results for the top 10 food categories are shown separately, with the remaining 75 food categories summed together to simplify data presentation