Table 2.

Scoring criteria for the Portfolio Diet score and daily intake for each quintile in the WHI

Component	Main targeted foods from WHI FFQ	Scoring criteria
		Q1 (1 point)	Q2 (2 points)	Q3 (3 points)	Q4 (4 points)	Q5 (5 points)
Plant protein	Soy beverage, green peas, refried beans, all other beans, tofu and textured vegetable products, bean soups	0.05 (0.00–0.09)	0.13 (0.09–0.17)	0.21 (0.17–0.27)	0.34 (0.27–0.44)	0.77 (0.44–7.58)
Viscous fiber	Oranges, grapefruit, and tangerines; apples and pears; strawberries; okra; oats	0.14 (0.00–0.25)	0.38 (0.25–0.50)	0.64 (0.50–0.79)	0.98 (0.79–1.20)	1.78 (1.20–7.97)
Nuts	Peanut butter, peanuts, other nuts and seeds	0.00 (0.00–0.01)	0.04 (0.02–0.07)	0.10 (0.07–0.14)	0.23 (0.15–0.28)	0.62 (0.28–3.00)
Plant sterols	Estimated from all foods	133 (4–167)	190 (167–213)	235 (213–258)	287 (259–321)	403 (321–1,213)
MUFAs	Olive or canola oil, avocado and guacamole	0.00 (0.00–0.00)	*	0.01 (0.01–0.01)	0.03 (0.02–0.05)	0.24 (0.05–5.23)
Saturated fat/cholesterol†	High-fat dairy, eggs, chicken/turkey with skin, red and processed meats, organ meats, gravy, butter	4.19 (2.55–21.3)	2.04 (1.61–2.54)	1.33 (1.07–1.61)	0.86 (0.64–1.07)	0.38 (0.00–0.64)

Data are means (range), where mean represents the mean of baseline and year 3 FFQ for OS participants and baseline for CT groups. Quintiles data for all components are reported as servings per day except for plant sterols, reported as milligrams per day.

^*Two points not given to any participants based on consumption of MUFAs (low in entire population).

^†Higher quintiles represent higher intake; however, high intake and high quintiles of saturated fat/cholesterol received lower scores.