Table 2 Categorisation of food products.
Category | Product groups |
|---|---|
Sugar and sweets | Chocolates, candy bars, waffles Non-chocolate candies, e.g. jelly beans, fudge Biscuits and cakes, e.g. shortcakes, cheesecakes, doughnuts, yeast cakes Ice cream, pudding |
Salty snacks | Crisps, sticks, crackers |
Milk and milk products | cheese, French cheese, processed cheese, spreadable cheese, feta Cottage cheese, natural cottage cheese, cottage cheese, mozzarella Natural yoghurts, natural skyrs, sugar-free yoghurts Sweetened yoghurts, e.g. fruit yoghurts, yoghurts with flakes, fruit buttermilk, flavoured cottage cheese Protein yoghurts, protein puddings, protein cheeses, fit yoghurts, protein drinking yoghurts Milk, kefir, buttermilk |
Eggs | Eggs, egg dishes, omelettes, boiled eggs |
Red meat and meat products | Pork, beef, veal Game (wild boar, roe deer, wild duck meat) Sausage Ham Sausages, pâtés, black pudding, brawn Kabanos Bacon |
White meat and fish | Poultry meat: chicken, duck, turkey Fatty fish, e.g. salmon, sardines, herring, mackerel, carp, eel Lean fish, e.g. pollock, cod, perch, tuna, panga, trout |
Vegetables | Vegetables (all types) Cruciferous vegetables: white cabbage, savoy cabbage, red cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale, broccoli Yellow-orange vegetables: peppers, carrots Green vegetables: spinach, lettuce, rocket, celery Tomatoes Cucumbers, squash, courgettes, pumpkins, aubergines Root vegetables: beetroot, parsley, garlic, onion, radish, turnip Maize, green peas, beans Broad beans, beans, soya beans, peas, chickpeas Boiled and baked potatoes Fries, potato pancakes Soups, cream soups |
Nuts, grains | Nuts, e.g. peanuts, hazelnuts, walnuts, almonds, pistachios, nut creams, e.g. peanut butter Seeds, e.g. pumpkin, sesame, sunflower |
Fruit | Fruit (all types) Stone fruits: apricots, avocados, cherries, nectarines, plums Kiwi and citrus: orange, madarine, lemon, pomelo, grapefruit Tropical fruits: pineapple, watermelon, melon, fresh figs Berries: raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, currants Apples and pears Dried fruit, e.g. cranberries, apricots, figs, sultanas, prunes |
Fruit preparations | Jams, compotes, preserves, plum jam |
Cereal products | light bread, toasted bread, plain rolls, butter croissants Dark bread, wholemeal bread, rye bread, bread with grains Coarse groats, e.g. buckwheat, pearl barley, brown rice, whole-grain pasta Small-grain cereals, e.g. semolina, white rice, pasta, muesli, cornflakes, rice flakes |
Animal fats | Butter, lard, bacon, mayonnaise |
Vegetable fats | Olive oil Vegetable oils Vegetable margarine Cream, cream Dressings, salad dressings |
Fast food and instant dishes | Burgers, nuggets, wraps, kebabs, pizza Chinese soups, instant noodles, jellies in a cup, sauces |
Sweetened beverages | Fruit juices and nectars Vegetable and fruit juices, e.g. tomato, carrot and fruit juices Energy drinks Sweetened fizzy drinks, e.g. sprite, coca cola, pepsi, mirinda, fanta Coffee |
Alcohol | Wine, vodka, beer, liqueurs |
