TABLE 1.
Proportion of adolescents who consumed at least one tablespoonful (∼15 grams) of ≥1 item(s) from the 14 food groups by diet clusters.
| Food group | All (n = 2,464) | Traditional cluster (n = 832) | Fish-dominant cluster (n = 604) | Meat-dominant (n = 514) | High-variety cluster (n = 514) |
| Vitamin A-rich1 fruits, vegetables, and tubers | 0.314 | 0.252 | 0.214 | 0.241 | 0.605 |
| Dark green leafy vegetables | 0.268 | 0.279 | 0.252 | 0.214 | 0.323 |
| Other (non-vitamin-A-rich) vegetables | 0.607 | 0.739 | 0.712 | 0.148 | 0.731 |
| Other (non-vitamin-A-rich) fruits | 0.452 | 0.296 | 0.364 | 0.381 | 0.877 |
| Flesh and organ meat | 0.352 | 0.139 | 0.238 | 0.765 | 0.418 |
| Egg | 0.349 | 0.279 | 0.316 | 0.333 | 0.517 |
| Fish | 0.732 | 0.907 | 0.924 | 0.179 | 0.774 |
| Nuts, seeds, and legumes | 0.462 | 0.346 | 0.290 | 0.465 | 0.850 |
| Dairy | 0.305 | 0.239 | 0.237 | 0.249 | 0.548 |
| Ready-to-eat and “instant” foods (UPF) | 0.130 | 0.112 | 0.134 | 0.095 | 0.189 |
| Confectionery, sweets, and similar packaged products (UPF) | 0.534 | 0.475 | 0.498 | 0.451 | 0.757 |
| Savory snacks (UPF) | 0.354 | 0.266 | 0.379 | 0.292 | 0.529 |
| Sugar-sweetened beverage (UPF) | 0.120 | 0.055 | 0.111 | 0.103 | 0.251 |
| Deep-fried foods | 0.413 | 0 | 1 | 0.278 | 0.529 |
UPF, ultra-processed foods.
1Based on the FAO guideline (35) that defines Vitamin A-rich fruits, vegetables, and tubers as those containing at least 120 Retinol Equivalent per 100 gram.