Table 1

Energy and nutrient contributions by major food groupsa, recorded by women (n = 2660) in the menu-book.


Energy
Total fat
SFA
MUFA
PUFA
18:2
18:3
EPA
Cholesterol
β-carotene
Tocopherol
Selenium
Dietary fibre
B12
Folic acid

Total menu-bookb
29.6
34.0
29.7
38.0
36.2
33.6
35.7
65.7
51.6
57.4
34.2
57.8
27.0
47.3
33.1
Potatoes
4.3
1.7
1.3
2.0
2.4
2.0
2.6
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
2.4
<1.0
5.7
<1.0
3.4
Rice
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
1.1
1.2
<1.0
<1.0
Pasta
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
Sauce/gravy
1.4
2.8
3.1
2.9
2.0
2.0
2.9
<1.0
1.2
<1.0
2.2
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
Meat
4.4
6.8
6.1
8.6
4.8
4.5
3.1
4.8
10.7
<1.0
2.7
11.8
<1.0
17.7
2.5
Minced meat
1.2
1.8
1.8
2.2
1.2
1.1
<1.0
<1.0
2.9
<1.0
<1.0
2.2
<1.0
1.3
<1.0
Sausage
1.4
2.8
2.5
3.8
1.7
1.6
1.1
<1.0
2.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
1.5
<1.0
Fish
1.5
1.8
1.1
1.9
2.9
1.2
1.8
40.5
4.2
<1.0
3.7
15.6
<1.0
10.1
<1.0
Boiled vegetables
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
1.2
<1.0
<1.0
14.3
<1.0
<1.0
3.1
<1.0
4.4
Salad as side dish
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
1.4
1.6
1.5
<1.0
<1.0
25.4
2.7
<1.0
4.0
<1.0
7.2
Soups
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
4.1
1.0
1.1
1.7
<1.0
1.4
Casseroles
1.8
2.2
2.2
2.6
1.7
1.5
2.9
1.6
2.5
5.7
2.3
3.2
2.6
3.8
3.2
Desserts
1.7
1.7
1.9
1.7
1.4
1.4
1.6
<1.0
1.4
<1.0
2.0
<1.0
1.6
<1.0
<1.0
Dressing
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
3.6
4.2
2.9
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
<1.0
Egg dishes
<1.0
1.4
1.1
1.7
1.1
1.0
1.1
<1.0
8.7
<1.0
2.2
4.8
<1.0
1.5
<1.0

a Food groups contributing less than one percent of energy and most nutrients but more than 1.5% of at least one key nutrient: Cold sauce: 18:2–3.6%, 18:3–3.0%; Smoked fish: EPA–5.1%, Selenium-1.7%, B12-1.7%; Boiled shellfish: 20:5–1.6; Salad as main dish: Se-1.9%; Salad with mayonnaise: cholesterol-6.1%; Gratin: Se-3.2%, B12-1.8% b Excluding beverages

Wirfält et al. Nutrition Journal 2002 1:3   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-1-3

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