Table 1 The proportion of products with manufacturer stated serving sizes that are equal to, less than, or greater than the Schedule M reference amounts and recommended ranges
Food group | Number | Schedule M Reference Amountsa | CFIA Recommended Serving Size Rangesb | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< reference amount | ═ reference amount | > reference amount | < recommended serving size | within recommended serving size | > recommended serving size | Among products within the recommended range | |||
Lower-half | Upper-half | ||||||||
Bakery Products | |||||||||
1. Bread | 183 | 67 (37%) | 15 (8%) | 101 (55%) | 2 (1%) | 135 (74%) | 46 (25%) | 65 (48%) | 70 (52%) |
2. Bagels, tea biscuits, scones etc. | 227 | 84 (37%) | 6 (3%) | 137 (60%) | 3 (1%) | 221 (98%) | 3 (1%) | 123 (56%) | 98 (44%) |
7. Coffee cakes, doughnuts, danishes etc. | 89 | 42 (47%) | 6 (7%) | 41 (46%) | 27 (30%) | 57 (64%) | 5 (6%) | 55 (96%) | 2 (4%) |
8. Cookies, graham wafers | 294 | 116 (39%) | 63 (22%) | 115 (39%) | 116 (40%) | 166 (56%) | 12 (4%) | 139 (84%) | 27 (16%) |
9. Crackers, hard bread sticks etc. | 238 | 54 (23%) | 83 (35%) | 101 (42%) | 7 (3%) | 220 (92%) | 11 (5%) | 184 (84%) | 36 (16%) |
14. Croutons | 53 | 0 (0%) | 41 (77%) | 12 (23%) | 0 (0%) | 51 (96%) | 2 (4%) | 46 (90%) | 5 (10%) |
15. French toast, pancakes, and waffles | 93 | 87 (94%) | 5 (5%) | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 92 (99%) | 1 (1%) | 67 (73%) | 25 (27%) |
17. Grain-based bars with filling and coating | 85 | 38 (45%) | 20 (23%) | 27 (32%) | 0 (0%) | 85 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 79 (93%) | 6 (7%) |
18. Rice cakes and corn cakes | 62 | 39 (63%) | 2 (3%) | 21 (34%) | 2 (3%) | 54 (87%) | 6 (10%) | 39 (73%) | 15 (27%) |
19. Pies, tarts, cobblers, turnovers | 94 | 66 (70%) | 6 (6%) | 22 (24%) | 16 (17%) | 77 (82%) | 1 (1%) | 35 (45%) | 42 (55%) |
Cereals and Other Grain Products | |||||||||
28. Hot breakfast cereals | 57 | 32 (56%) | 5 (9%) | 20 (35%) | 4 (7%) | 33 (58%) | 20 (35%) | 12 (36%) | 21 (64%) |
30. Breakfast cereals without fruit or nuts | 85 | 19 (22%) | 51 (60%) | 15 (18%) | 0 (0%) | 85 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 78 (93%) | 7 (7%) |
31. Breakfast cereals with fruit and nuts | 145 | 52 (36%) | 66 (46%) | 27 (18%) | 26 (18%) | 119 (82%) | 0 (0%) | 119 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
34. Grains, such as rice or barley | 85 | 10 (12%) | 44 (52%) | 31 (36%) | 0 (0%) | 54 (64%) | 31 (36%) | 7 (13%) | 47 (87%) |
35. Pastas without sauce | 383 | 58 (15%) | 290 (76%) | 35 (9%) | 7 (2%) | 376 (98%) | 0 (0%) | 37 (10%) | 339 (90%) |
Dairy Products and Substitutes | |||||||||
39. Cheese | 380 | 106 (28%) | 246 (65%) | 28 (7%) | 23 (6%) | 357 (94%) | 0 (0%) | 352 (99%) | 5 (1%) |
43. Quark, fresh cheese and fresh dairy desserts | 63 | 62 (98%) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 57 (90%) | 6 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
49. Plant-based beverages | 138 | 33 (24%) | 102 (74%) | 3 (2%) | 5 (4%) | 130 (94%) | 3 (2%) | 3 (2%) | 127 98%) |
52. Yogurt | 95 | 68 (72%) | 27 (38%) | 0 (0%) | 30 (32%) | 65 (68%) | 0 (0%) | 65 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
Desserts | |||||||||
53. Ice cream, ice milk, frozen yogurt, sherbet | 282 | 11 (4%) | 269 (95%) | 2 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 282 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 282 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
54. Dairy desserts, frozen | 97 | 78 (80%) | 6 (6%) | 13 (14%) | 15 (15%) | 82 (85%) | 0 (0%) | 55 (67%) | 27 (33%) |
Fats and Oils | |||||||||
64. Butter, margarine, shortening, lard | 91 | 2 (2%) | 88 (97%) | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 91 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 91 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
65. Vegetable oil | 105 | 0 (0%) | 82 (78%) | 23 (22%) | 0 (0%) | 105 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 82 (78%) | 23 (22%) |
67. Dressings for salad | 227 | 209 (92%) | 18 (8%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 227 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 209 (92%) | 18 (8%) |
Marine and Fresh Water Animals | |||||||||
72. Marine and fresh water animals | 132 | 94 (71%) | 13 (10%) | 25 (19%) | 15 (12%) | 94 (71%) | 23 (17%) | 94 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
73. Marine and fresh water animals, canned | 116 | 11 (9%) | 16 (14%) | 89 (77%) | 1 (1%) | 106 (91%) | 9 (8%) | 65 (61%) | 41 (39%) |
Fruits and Fruit Juices | |||||||||
75. Fruit, fresh, canned or frozen | 168 | 129 (77%) | 9 (5%) | 30 (18%) | 7 (4%) | 161 (96%) | 0 (0%) | 122 (76%) | 39 (24%) |
77. Dried fruit | 69 | 10 (14%) | 47 (68%) | 12 (18%) | 4 (6%) | 53 (77%) | 12 (17%) | 4 (8%) | 49 (92%) |
83. Juices, nectars and fruit drinks | 554 | 155 (28%) | 399 (72%) | 0 (0%) | 82 (15%) | 472 (85%) | 0 (0%) | 63 (13%) | 409 (87%) |
Legumes | |||||||||
86. Beans, peas and lentils | 78 | 27 (35%) | 50 (64%) | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 77 (99%) | 1 (1%) | 21 (27%) | 56 (73%) |
Meat, Poultry, Their Products and Substitutes | |||||||||
90. Luncheon meats | 107 | 26 (24%) | 24 (23%) | 57 (53%) | 0 (0%) | 105 (98%) | 2 (2%) | 24 (23%) | 81 (77%) |
91. Sausages | 102 | 36 (35%) | 9 (9%) | 57 (56%) | 0 (0%) | 98 (96%) | 4 (4%) | 59 (60%) | 39 (40%) |
93. Patties, cutlettes, chopettes etc. | 103 | 14 (14%) | 27 (26%) | 62 (60%) | 5 (5%) | 65 (63%) | 33 (32%) | 39 (60%) | 26 (40%) |
96. Meat and poultry with sauce | 106 | 80 (75%) | 12 (12%) | 14 (13%) | 6 (6%) | 92 (87%) | 8 (7%) | 54 (59%) | 38 (41%) |
Miscellaneous category | |||||||||
99. Bread crumbs and batter mixes | 151 | 22 (15%) | 12 (8%) | 117 (77%) | 3 (2%) | 145 (96%) | 3 (2%) | 56 (39%) | 89 (61%) |
Combination Dishes | |||||||||
107. Measurable | 366 | 175 (48%) | 27 (7%) | 164 (45%) | 76 (21%) | 282 (77%) | 8 (2%) | 218 (77%) | 64 (23%) |
108. Not measurable | 304 | 144 (48%) | 13 (4%) | 147 (48%) | 25 (8%) | 266 (88%) | 13 (4%) | 223 (84%) | 43 (16%) |
109. Hor d’oeuvres | 104 | 39 (38%) | 6 (6%) | 59 (56%) | 2 (2%) | 74 (71%) | 28 (27%) | 57 (77%) | 17 (23%) |
Nuts and Seeds | |||||||||
110. Nuts and seeds | 67 | 3 (4%) | 24 (36%) | 40 (60%) | 3 (4%) | 64 (96%) | 0 (0%) | 64 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
Sauces, Dips, Gravies and Condiments | |||||||||
120. Sauces for dipping | 117 | 2 (2%) | 112 (96%) | 3 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 114 (97%) | 3 (3%) | 114 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
121. Dips | 92 | 36 (39%) | 18 (20%) | 38 (41%) | 1 (1%) | 91 (99%) | 0 (0%) | 82 (90%) | 9 (10%) |
122. Major main entree sauce | 145 | 20 (14%) | 125 (86%) | 0 (0%) | 11 (8%) | 134 (92%) | 0 (0%) | 134 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
123. Minor main entree sauce | 102 | 39 (38%) | 55 (54%) | 8 (8%) | 36 (35%) | 63 (62%) | 3 (3%) | 61 (97%) | 2 (3%) |
124. Major condiments | 100 | 1 (1%) | 97 (97%) | 2 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 100 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 98 (98%) | 2 (2%) |
125. Minor condiments | 48 | 0 (0%) | 45 (94%) | 3 (6%) | 0 (0%) | 45 (94%) | 3 (6%) | 45 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
Snacks | |||||||||
126. Chips, pretzels, popcorn, extruded snacks | 375 | 147 (39%) | 228 (61%) | 0 (0%) | 82 (22%) | 293 (78%) | 0 (0%) | 293 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
127. Nuts or seeds for use as snacks | 88 | 19 (22%) | 66 (75%) | 3 (3%) | 3 (3%) | 82 (94%) | 3 (3%) | 82 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
Sugars and Sweets | |||||||||
137. Jams, jellies, marmalades etc. | 145 | 0 (0%) | 143 (99%) | 2 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 143 (99%) | 2 (1%) | 143 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
141. syrups | 50 | 34 (68%) | 15 (30%) | 1 (2%) | 9 (18%) | 40 (80%) | 1 (2%) | 25 (63%) | 15 (37%) |
Vegetables | |||||||||
150. Pickles | 54 | 20 (37%) | 28 (52%) | 6 (11%) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
All Food Groups | 7494 | 2616 (35%) | 3162 (42%) | 1716 (23%) | 756 (10%) | 6429 (86%) | 300 (4%) | 4470 (70%) | 1959 (30%) |