These data are estimates of the percent ototal enery and nutrient intake from WWEIA Food Categories, regrouped into DGAC major categories and subcategories as described elsewhere, for individuals 2 years and older based on the day 1 dietary recalls from What We Eat in America, NHANES 2009-2010.
Breastfed children have been excluded. The sample size is 9,042.
Percent of total consumption from each major food category
DGAC Major category
Energy %
Sodium %
Saturated Fat %
Caffeine %
Dietary Fiber %
Calcium %
Potassium %
Vitamin D %
DAIRY
6.69
4.86
12.55
0.26
1.20
29.82
11.96
45.50
PROTEIN FOODS
11.00
14.06
15.03
0.00
3.96
3.77
10.49
18.96
MIXED DISHES
28.82
43.47
36.29
0.00
27.85
28.84
24.38
15.74
GRAINS
10.61
10.66
3.87
0.07
18.49
8.55
5.14
8.23
SNACKS AND SWEETS
16.17
8.09
17.87
1.41
11.87
6.85
7.84
1.72
FRUITS+FRUIT JUICE
4.57
0.14
0.27
0.00
12.92
4.68
11.03
2.52
VEGETABLES
7.67
10.65
6.45
0.00
20.97
5.21
15.38
2.59
CONDIMENTS, GRAVIES, SPREADS, SALAD DRESSINGS
2.34
4.63
6.56
0.02
1.46
1.32
1.99
1.10
BEVERAGES (Not incl. Milk and 100% Fruit Juice)
11.83
3.21
1.01
98.19
0.91
10.03
11.43
2.82
Total*
99.70
99.77
99.90
99.95
99.64
99.04
99.62
99.19
Percent of total consumption from each subcateogry
*Totals less than 100% because results do not include baby foods and infant formulas
BEVERAGES ANALYSIS BY CATEGORY
BEVERAGE ANALYSIS CATEGORIES
Energy %
All Foods
81.18
Beverages:
Milk and milk drinks-lowfat
1.43
Milk and milk drinks-whole or reduced fat
3.38
100% fruit or vegetable juice
1.88
Sweetened beverages*
6.51
Coffee and tea
1.44
Alcoholic beverages
3.84
Waters, including "enhanced" or "fortified"
0.03
*Breakdown of sweetened beverages category
Diet soft drinks
0.07
Diet sport and energy drinks
0.00
Other diet drinks
0.02
Soft drinks
3.81
Fruit drinks
2.00
Sport and energy drinks
0.44
Nutritional beverages
0.13
Flavored or carbonated water
0.03
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