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Table 1 Overview of the average daily content of the dietary components in the New Nordic Diet (NND) in relation to the average daily content in the Danish population (energy-adjusted intake (per 10 MJ) of all persons aged 4–75 years

From: The new nordic diet – consumer expenditures and economic incentives estimated from a controlled intervention

Dietary component

Average content in the NND (g/day)

Content in the ADD (g/day)

Average content in the Danish population (g/day)

Ingredients, g/10 MJ

   

Fruit

>300 (250–350)

150-250

240

Vegetables

>400 (350–450)

150-210

181

Including

   

- berries

(50–100)

2-6

5

- cabbages

>29 (25–35)

<=10

9

- root vegetables

>150

25-35

38

- legumes

>30

<=1

7

Fresh herbs

As much as possible (> = 1)

< 1

 

Potatoes

>140 (140–160)

90-110

106

Plants and mushrooms from the wild countryside

5 (3–7)

0

<1

Whole grains

>75

25-45

36

Nuts

>30

<=1

1

Fish and shellfish

>43 (40–50)

15-25

22

Seaweed

5 (3–7)

0

<1

Free-range livestock

85-100 (90–110)

130-150

143

Including

   

- game

>4 (2–6)

0

<1

Macronutrients etc.

   

Protein (E%)

18 (15–23)

10-20

15

Total carbohydrate (incl. fibres), E%

52 (48–56)

45-50

50

Added sugar (E%)

<10

> = 12

 

Total fat (E%)

30 (25–35)

33-37

35

Saturated fat (E%)

<10

10-20

15

Nordic produce (%)

> = 95

<=50

 

Organic (%)

> = 50

<=10

 
  1. Italics: Limits imposed in the intervention.
  2. E%: Energy per cent.
  3. Source: [24].