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Table 3 The average consumption, nutritional quality, environmental impact and food costs aspects per 2000 kilocalories consumed foods and drinks by degree of processing for the Dutch population

From: Evaluation of foods, drinks and diets in the Netherlands according to the degree of processing for nutritional quality, environmental impact and food costs

 

Weight (g)

 

Energy (kcal)

 

Mean

(95%CI)

P25, P50, P75

P-value1 

Mean

(95%CI)

P25, P50, P75

P-value

All

3039

(3006, 3073)

2258

2801

3499

 

2000

(2000, 2000)

2000

2000

2000

 

Foods

 Unprocessed or minimally processed (MPF)

442

(434, 450)

243

396

576

 

372

(366, 379)

215

346

489

 

 Processed culinary ingredients

11

(10, 11)

1

6

16

***

63

(61, 65)

7

40

93

***

 Processed

78

(76, 80)

34

65

108

***

177

(173, 181)

83

155

246

***

 Ultra-processed (UPF)

456

(452, 461)

353

439

533

***

1107

(1099, 1115)

928

1117

1292

***

Drinks

 Unprocessed or minimally processed (MPF)

1510

(1477, 1542)

770

1304

1993

 

96

(93, 99)

11

71

144

 

 Processed

106

(100, 113)

0

0

130

***

62

(59, 66)

0

0

84

***

 Ultra-processed (UPD)

437

(423, 450)

93

314

669

***

122

(118, 127)

7

76

186

***

 

Mono and disaccharides (g)

  

Sodium (mg)

 

Mean

(95%CI)

P25, P50, P75

P-value

Mean

(95%CI)

P25, P50, P75

P-value

All

105

(104, 107)

77

102

130

 

2295

(2275, 2315)

1850

2189

2648

 

Foods

 Unprocessed or minimally processed (MPF)

19

(19, 20)

6

15

28

 

169

(164, 175)

57

114

207

 

 Processed culinary ingredients

5

(4, 5)

0

0

5

***

3

(2, 3)

0

0

0

***

 Processed

2

(1, 2)

0

0

2

***

389

(379, 398)

156

320

538

***

 Ultra-processed (UPF)

42

(41, 42)

26

39

54

***

1596

(1578, 1614)

1198

1521

1922

***

Drinks

 Unprocessed or minimally processed (MPF)

12

(12, 12)

1

9

18

 

89

(86, 92)

24

62

125

 

 Processed

1

(1, 1)

0

0

0

***

4

(4, 5)

0

0

6

***

 Ultra-processed (UPD)

25

(24, 26)

0

14

37

***

45

(43, 47)

1

17

61

***

 

SFA (g)

  

Fibre (g)

  

Mean

(95%CI)

P25, P50, P75

P-value

Mean

(95%CI)

P25, P50, P75

P-value

All

28.2

(28.0, 28.4)

23.3

28.0

32.4

 

19.0

(18.9, 19.2)

15.0

18.4

22.4

 

Foods

 Unprocessed or minimally processed (MPF)

3.1

(3.0, 3.2)

0.9

2.1

4.2

 

6.4

(6.2, 6.5)

3.0

5.5

8.5

 

 Processed culinary ingredients

1.6

(1.5, 1.7)

0.0

0.4

1.6

***

0.0

(0.0, 0.0)

0.0

0.0

0.0

***

 Processed

6.4

(6.2, 6.6)

2.4

5.3

9.2

***

0.8

(0.8, 0.9)

0.0

0.1

1.0

***

 Ultra-processed (UPF)

15.3

(15.1, 15.5)

11.3

15.1

18.8

***

11.1

(11.0, 11.2)

8.5

10.9

13.4

***

Drinks

 Unprocessed or minimally processed (MPF)

1.4

(1.4, 1.5)

0.0

0.5

2.2

 

0.2

(0.2, 0.2)

0.0

0.0

0.3

 

 Processed

0.0

(0.0, 0.0)

0.0

0.0

0.0

***

0.2

(0.2, 0.2)

0.0

0.0

0.0

***

 Ultra-processed (UPD)

0.4

(0.4, 0.4)

0.0

0.0

0.1

***

0.3

(0.3, 0.3)

0.0

0.0

0.2

***

 

Protein (g)

  

GHG emissions (kg CO2-eq)

  

Mean

(95%CI)

P25, P50, P75

P-value

Mean

(95%CI)

P25, P50, P75

P-value

All

75.3

(74.8, 75.9)

63.1

72.6

85.2

 

4.72

(4.69, 4.77)

3.80

4.50

5.41

 

Foods

 Unprocessed or minimally processed (MPF)

23.2

(22.7, 23.7)

10.4

20.0

32.1

 

1.40

(1.36, 1.43)

0.59

1.09

1.85

 

 Processed culinary ingredients

0.0

(0.0, 0.0)

0.0

0.0

0.0

***

0.05

(0.05, 0.05)

0.00

0.02

0.06

***

 Processed

11.1

(10.8, 11.4)

4.5

9.3

15.6

***

0.59

(0.57, 0.60)

0.26

0.50

0.82

***

 Ultra-processed (UPF)

33.1

(32.8, 33.4)

25.4

32.1

39.5

***

1.70

(1.68, 1.73)

1.08

1.53

2.14

***

Drinks

 Unprocessed or minimally processed (MPF)

6.0

(5.8, 6.1)

1.1

3.8

9.2

 

0.55

(0.53, 0.56)

0.24

0.46

0.77

 

 Processed

0.3

(0.3, 0.3)

0.0

0.0

0.1

***

0.13

(0.12, 0.13)

0.00

0.00

0.17

***

vUltra-processed (UPD)

1.7

(1.6, 1.8)

0.0

0.1

2.0

***

0.32

(0.31, 0.33)

0.05

0.21

0.46

***

 

Blue water use (m3)

  

Food costs (€)

 

Mean

(95%CI)

P25, P50, P75

P-value

Mean

(95%CI)

P25, P50, P75

P-value

All

0.139

(0.137, 0.141)

0.084

0.120

0.171

 

4.32

(4.27, 4.36)

3.31

4.09

4.98

 

Foods

 Unprocessed or minimally processed (MPF)

0.048

(0.046, 0.049)

0.018

0.035

0.061

 

1.32

(1.29, 1.35)

0.60

1.09

1.75

 

 Processed culinary ingredients

0.007

(0.006, 0.007)

0.000

0.001

0.005

***

0.02

(0.02, 0.03)

0.00

0.01

0.03

***

 Processed

0.009

(0.008, 0.009)

0.003

0.006

0.009

***

0.44

(0.43, 0.46)

0.18

0.34

0.60

***

 Ultra-processed (UPF)

0.026

(0.025, 0.026)

0.017

0.024

0.031

***

1.24

(1.22, 1.25)

0.90

1.19

1.51

***

Drinks

 Unprocessed or minimally processed (MPF)

0.038

(0.037, 0.040)

0.009

0.020

0.053

 

0.63

(0.62, 0.65)

0.28

0.53

0.85

 

 Processed

0.004

(0.004, 0.004)

0.000

0.000

0.004

***

0.23

(0.22, 0.25)

0.00

0.00

0.33

***

 Ultra-processed (UPD)

0.006

(0.006, 0.007)

0.001

0.003

0.008

***

0.42

(0.41, 0.44)

0.07

0.27

0.60

***

  1. 1 Assesses the difference with the reference unprocessed or minimally processed food or drinks;
  2. * < 0.05, ** < 0.01 *** < 0.001