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Table 2 Food groupings used in the dietary pattern analyses

From: Healthy eating index 2015 and major dietary patterns in relation to incident hypertension; a prospective cohort study

Food groups

Dietary components

Leafy vegetables

Cauliflower, lettuce, cucumber, onion, green bean, mushroom, pepper, garlic, turnip, others

Fresh fruits

Melon, watermelon, honeydew melon, plums, prunes, apples, cherries, sour cherries, peaches, nectarine, pear, fig, date, grapes, kiwi, pomegranate, strawberry, banana, persimmon, berry, pineapple, oranges, others

Dried fruits

Dried apricots, Dried berries, raisins, and other type dried fruits

Dairy

Milk, yogurt, yogurt drink (doogh), cheese, chocolate milk, crud

Tomato

Tomato

Carotene-rich vegetables

Yellow squash, carrot

Condiments

Condiments

Pickles

Pickles

Legumes

All type beans, peas,lentils, mung bean, soy

Whole grain

Dark breads (Iranian), wheat, barley

Starchy vegetables

Corn, eggplant, green peas, green squash

Vegetable oil

Vegetable oil

Natural juices

All fruit juices

Butter

Butter, margarine, mayonnaise

Olive

Olive and olive oil

Organ meat

Heart, kidney, liver, tongue, brain, offal

Read meat

Beef, lamb, minced meat

Fish

All fish types

Processed meat

Hamburger, sausage, delicatessen meat, pizza

Soft drink

Soft drink

Nuts

Almond, peanut, walnut, pistachio, hazelnut, seeds

Egg

Egg

Poultry

Chicken

Snack

Corn puffs, potato chips, French fries

Sweets and desserts

Cookies, cakes, biscuit, muffins, pies, chocolates, ice, honey, jam, sugar cubes, sugar, candies, others

Tea and coffee

Tea and coffee

Hydrogenated fat

Hydrogenated fats, animal fats

Salt

Salt

Potato

Potato

Refined grain

White breads (lavash, baguettes), noodles, pasta, rice