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Table 1 Description of the 48 food groups used in the analysis of dietary patterns of the 1978/79 Ribeirão Preto birth cohort (4th phase)

From: Socioeconomic and demographic factors are associated with dietary patterns in a cohort of young Brazilian adults

Food group

Item

Whole dairy products

Whole milk, whole yogurt with or without fruit, yellow cheese, curd cheese, cream cheese

Low-fat dairy products

Skimmed milk/semi-skimmed milk, skimmed yogurt, white cheese

Whole grain bread

Whole wheat bread/whole rye bread

White bread

French bread, loaf, sliced loaf, bun, cheese bread, others

Cookies

Sweet cookies, salty cookies, toasts

Breakfast cereals

Breakfast cereals, oatmeal, granola

Margarine

Margarine, light margarine, butter

Mayonnaise

Mayonnaise

Rice

White rice

Fried Potato

French fries, chips, fried manioc, fried polenta (fried corn mush)

Non-fried potato

Potato, manioc, cassava, polenta (corn mush), sweet potato, corn

Pasta

Pastas

Salty snacks

Fried snacks, salty cake, salty pie, pizza

Flours

Farofa (fried manioc flour with butter or margarine and salt), corn flour

Orange

Orange, tangerine

Banana

Banana

Apple

Apple, pear

Papaya/melon

Papaya, melon, watermelon

Other fruits

Grape, pineapple, guava, avocado, mango, persimmon, other fruits

Fruit juice

Orange juice, other fruit juices

Bean

Bean

Other legumes

Peas, lentils, others

Leafy vegetables

Lettuce, endive, watercress, arugula, chicory, cabbage, chard, kale, spinach

Other vegetables

Beet, pod, chayote, zucchini, eggplant

Tomato

Tomato

Broccoli

Broccoli, cauliflower

Soup

Soups

Beef

Beef with or without fat

Pork meat

Pork meat with or without fat

Bacon

Bacon, lard, crackling

Chicken

Chicken meat, chester, turkey meat

Fish

Fish

Organ meat

Organ meats from cattle, poultry or pork

Sea food

Shrimp, prawn, other sea food

Cold cuts

Sausage, ham, mortadela, salami

Egg

Fried egg, boiled egg

Coffee

Coffee with or without sugar

Teas

Black tea, herbal tea

Beer

Beer

Liquors

Cachaça (Brazilian rum made with sugar cane), whisky, other liquors

Wine

Wine

Industrialized fruit juices

Industrialized fruit juices

Diet sodas

Diet sodas, light sodas

Soda

Soda, pop, coke

Honey

Honey, jelly

Desserts

Cakes, pies, parfaits, ice cream, milk shake, pudding, fruit sweets

Chocolate

Chocolates, brigadeiro (Brazilian sweet made with condensed milk and chocolate)

Nuts/seeds

Cashew nut, peanut, nuts