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Grain Products

Description of Grain Products
Food Group Code Food Group Name Description of the Contents of the Food Sub-groups - Grain Products Notes
1 PASTA, RICE,CEREAL GRAINS AND FLOURS    
1A PASTA Pasta of all kinds, wheat and non-wheat (e.g. corn, rice, buckwheat, Japanese). Dry food items are reconstituted.  
1B RICE Rice of all types: white, brown and wild. Dry food items are reconstituted.  
1C CEREAL GRAINS AND FLOURS Flour from all grains, beans, seeds or vegetables; grains such as quinoa, millet, bulgur, triticale, teff Most of these foods are reported in recipe and not on their own
2 WHITE BREADS Also for WHITE BREADS (2A)

2A is the only food group under white breads (2)
2A WHITE BREAD Mostly white bread, mostly sold as sliced  
3 WHOLEMEAL BREADS    
3A WHOLE WHEAT BREADS Whole wheat and multigrain bread, mostly sold as sliced  
3B OTHER WHOLE GRAIN BREADS Whole grain whole wheat bread, and other types of sliced bread like rye, pumpernickle, spelt  
4 OTHER BREADS    
4A ROLLS, BAGELS, PITA BREAD, CROUTONS, DUMPLINGS, MATZO, TORTILLA Also includes bread stuffing, breadcrumbs, Includes commercial and home-baked  
4B CRACKERS AND CRISPBREADS All types of crackers, crispbreads, rusks, bread sticks  
4C MUFFINS AND ENGLISH MUFFINS English muffins and muffins, cornbread In surveys muffins are usually coded as recipes
4D PANCAKES AND WAFFLES Waffles, pancakes and french toast In surveys most are coded as recipes
4E CROISSANTS, PIECRUSTS & PHYLLO DOUGH Croissants, phyllo and wonton wrapper, pie crusts In surveys most are coded as recipes
4F DRY MIXES (CAKES, MUFFINS, PANCAKES) Cake, biscuit, muffin, pie crust bread stuffing DRY MIXES In surveys these foods are all ingredients in recipes
5 BREAKFAST CEREALS (1) BREAKFAST CEREALS (5) is a new group combining original group 5 (WHOLEGRAIN AND HIGH FIBRE BREAKFAST CEREALS) and group 6 (OTHER BREAKFAST CEREALS )
(2) Under BREAKFAST CEREALS (5), two categories are presented:
a. BREAKFAST CEREALS, READY TO EAT (5A)
b. BREAKFAST CEREALS, HOT (5B)
5A BREAKFAST CEREALS, READY TO EAT All ready to eat breakfast cereals, Does not include infant cereals (see 52A). Also includes food items 13492 (cereal, ready to serve, Wheatlets), 13520 (cereal, total (American product)), and 13511 (cereal, French Toast crunch).  
5B BREAKFAST CEREALS, HOT All hot breakfast cereals, dry and prepared. Does not include infant cereals (see 52A).
(1) Includes hot, prepared, hot, cooked, hot, dry and Regular/quick/instant, cooked
(2) Hot, dry items are reconstituted.
 
7 COOKIES AND BISCUITS    
7A COOKIES, COMMERCIAL All types of cookies (including arrowroot), granola bars (crunchy and chewy), breakfast and energy bars In surveys, some cookies are coded as recipes if they are homemade
7B BISCUITS, COMMERCIAL Biscuit, plain or buttermilk In surveys most of biscuits will be coded as recipes
8 CAKE, PIES, DANISHES AND OTHER PASTRIES, COMMERCIAL    
8A PIES, COMMERCIAL (POP TARTS) Pies and toaster pastry In surveys pies are coded as recipes
8B CAKES, COMMERCIAL (FROZEN CAKE) Cakes, cheesecakes, brownies In surveys cakes are coded as recipes
8C DANISHES, DOUGHNUTS AND OTHER PASTRIES, COMMERCIAL Doughnuts, cinnamon bun, sweet rolls, danish pastries and other puff pastries, and turnovers In surveys most of these food items are coded as recipes (doughnuts are an exception)

Dairy Products

Description of Dairy Products
Food Group Code Food Group Name Description of the Contents of the Food Sub-groups Notes
9 FROZEN DAIRY PRODUCTS    
9A ICE CREAM Ice cream (soft, regular and light), ice cream bars and sandwiches What is reported here would only be ice cream eaten on its own, in surveys recipes are often used to code ice cream cones, sandwiches, bars and sundaes
9B ICE MILK Ice milk (soft, regular and light), ice milk bars and sundae What is reported here would only be ice milk eaten on its own, in surveys recipes are often used to code ice milk cones, sandwiches, bars and sundaes
9C FROZEN YOGHURT Frozen yogurt (soft, regular and light) What is reported here would only be frozen yogurt eaten on its own, in surveys recipes are often used to code frozen yogourt cones, sandwiches, bars and sundaes
10 MILKS    
10A MILK, WHOLE Milk and chocolate milk, includes dry milk. Dry or powder items are excluded. Dry milk has been excluded in the analysis
10B MILK, 2% Milk and chocolate milk  
10C MILK, 1% Milk and chocolate milk  
10D MILK, SKIM Milk and chocolate milk, includes dry milk. Dry or milk, powder items are excluded. Dry milk has been excluded in the analysis
10E, 10F, 10G MILK, EVAPORATED Whole, skim and partly skimmed evaporated milk. The broad group for evaporated milk consists of 10E (MILK, EVAPORATED, WHOLE), 10F (MILK, EVAPORATED,2%), and 10G (MILK, EVAPORATED, SKIM). It is formed due to small numbers of eaters for 10F and 10G.  
10H MILK, CONDENSED Condensed sweetened milk only  
10I OTHER TYPES OF MILK (SOYA, GOAT, WHEY, BUTTERMILK) Almond, soy and rice beverages, eggnog, buttermilk, goat and sheep milk and whey, milk shake, and human milk. Dry and powder items are excluded; human milk is excluded because most of the intake amounts are not recorded. Human milk excluded from the analysis
13 CREAMS    
13A WHIPPING Whipping cream and whipped cream, also canned or pressurized  
13B TABLE Table cream (coffee), light cream and powdered cream substitute  
13C HALF & HALF Half and half cream  
13D SOUR Sour cream, regular, light and fat free  
14 CHEESES    
14A COTTAGE CHEESE All types of cottage cheese  
14B CHEESE, LESS THAN 10% B.F. Other cheese categories with <10% fat content (processed cheese, low fat cheddar, low fat ricotta, fat free cream cheese)  
14C CHEESE, 10% B.F. TO 25% B.F. Other cheese categories with fat content of 10% -25%  
14D CHEESE, MORE THAN 25% B.F. Other cheese categories with >25% fat content  
15 YOGHURTS (NATURAL AND WITH FRUIT)    
15A YOGHURTS, LESS THAN 2% B.F. Yogurt plain, fruit flavored, vanilla Greek yogurt was not on the market in 2005
15B YOGHURTS, MORE THAN 2.1% B.F. Yogurt plain, fruit flavored, vanilla, drinkable yogurt  

Fats

Description of Fats
Food Group Code Food Group Name Description of the Contents of the Food Sub-groups
17 BUTTERS Also for BUTTER (17A)
17A is the only group under BUTTER (17).
17A BUTTER All types of butter (whipped, unsalted, regular and light)
18 MARGARINES, TUB  
18A REGULAR TUB MARGARINE All types of regular tub margarine; also includes spread with margarine
18B CALORIE-REDUCED TUB MARGARINE All types of energe-reduced tub margarine
20 MARGARINES, BLOCK Also for BLOCK MARGARINE (20A)
20A is the only group under MARGARINES, BLOCK (20).
20A BLOCK MARGARINE All types of stick margarine
21 OTHER FATS & SPREADS  
21A VEGETABLE OILS All types of vegetable oil, cooking spray
21B ANIMAL FATS All types of animal fat (beef, fish, game meat, lamb, pork, veal, duck, chicken)
21C SHORTENING All types of vegetable and animal shortening

Meats

Description of Meats
Food Group Code Food Group Name Description of the Contents of the Food Sub-groups
22 BEEF  
22A BEEF, LEAN ONLY Includes most cuts of beef; does not include sausage,lunch meat and jerky
22B BEEF, LEAN + FAT Includes most cuts of beef; does not include sausage,lunch meat and jerky
22C BEEF, GROUND All types of ground beef
23 VEAL  
23A VEAL, LEAN ONLY Includes most cuts of veal; does not include sausage,lunch meat and jerky
23B VEAL, LEAN + FAT (INCL GROUND VEAL) Includes most cuts of veal, ground veal; does not include sausage,lunch meat and jerky
24 LAMB  
24A LAMB, LEAN ONLY Includes most cuts of lamb
24B LAMB, LEAN + FAT (INCL GROUND LAMB) Includes most cuts of lamb, ground lamb
25 PORK, FRESH AND HAM  
25A PORK, FRESH, LEAN ONLY Includes most cuts of pork
25B PORK, FRESH, LEAN + FAT (INCL GROUND PORK) Includes most cuts of pork, ground pork
25C BACON Pork cured bacon, bacon bits, turkey bacon
25D HAM, CURED, LEAN ONLY Pork cured ham, flaked ham
25E HAM, CURED, LEAN + FAT Pork cured ham, lean and fat cuts
27 CHICKEN & TURKEY  
27A CHICKEN, MEAT ONLY Includes most cuts of chicken
27B CHICKEN, MEAT + SKIN Includes most cuts of chicken
27C TURKEY, MEAT ONLY Includes most cuts of turkey
27D TURKEY, MEAT + SKIN (INCL GROUND TURKEY) Includes most cuts of turkey
27E OTHER BIRDS (DUCK, PHEASANT, PIGEON) Includes most cuts of duck, emu, goose, guinea, ostrich, pheasant, quail
27F BIRDS, SKIN ONLY Chicken and turkey skin
28 LIVERS & LIVER PATES  
28A LIVER Liver from beef, chicken, duck, fish, game meats, goose, lamb, pork, turkey and veal
28B LIVER PATE Includes canned liver pate and liver sausage
29 OFFALS (EXCL LIVERS) Also for OFFAL (29A)
29A is the only group under OFFALS (EXCL LIVERS) (29)
29A OFFAL All other types of offal, excluding liver
30 SAUSAGES (FRESH & CURED) Also for SAUSAGE (30A)
30A is the only group under SAUSAGES (FRESH & CURED) (30)
30A SAUSAGE Fresh or cured sausages, wieners, made from all types of meat
31 GAME MEATS Also for GAME MEAT (31A)
31A is the only group under GAME MEATS (31)
31A GAME MEAT Native and non native game meat, includes bison, deer, elk, walrus, seal, frog legs, goat, rabbit, horse etc.
32 LUNCHEON MEATS (CANNED & COLD CUTS) Also for LUNCHEON MEAT (32A)
32A is the only group under LUNCHEON MEATS (CANNED & COLD CUTS) (32)
32A LUNCHEON MEAT All types of canned or cold cut luncheon meat
34 FISH  
34A FISH, LESS THAN 6% TOTAL FAT All types of fish includes, fresh or canned, herring eggs,
34B FISH, SUPERIOR OR EQUAL TO 6% TOTAL FAT All types of fish includes, fresh or canned
35 SHELLFISH Also for SHELL-FISH (35A)
35A is the only group under SHELLFISH (35)
35A SHELL-FISH Shrimp, crab, crayfish, lobster, crab, mussel, oyster, octopus, cuttlefish, clams, squid and scallops

Meat Alternatives

Description of Meat Alternatives
Food Group Code Food Group Name Description of the Contents of the Food Sub-groups
16 EGGS  
16A EGG All poultry (chicken, duck, goose, turkey) eggs, egg white and egg yolk
16B FROZEN EGG SUBSTITUTES Frozen egg substitute (yolk replaced)
33 NUTS, SEEDS AND PEANUT BUTTER  
33A NUTS All nuts, includes coconuts and coconut milk.
33B SEEDS All seeds
33C PEANUT BUTTER AND OTHER NUT SPREADS All nut butters (almond, cashew, peanut, sesame and sunflower)
37 LEGUMES  
37A LEGUME Includes dry beans, dry peas, lentils, raw, boiled and canned, hummus. Raw items are cooked
37B FOODS MADE WITH VEGETABLE PROTEINS (TOFU) Includes tofu, tempeh, meatless products

Vegetables

Description of Vegetables
Food Group Code Food Group Name Description of the Contents of the Food Sub-groups - Grain Products
36 VEGETABLES (EXCL POTATOES)  
36A BEANS Green/yellow snap beans, fresh, canned, frozen
36B BROCCOLI Broccoli: frozen, raw and cooked
36C CABBAGE AND KALE All types of cabbages, kale, sauerkraut, collards, bok choy
36D CAULIFLOWER Cauliflower, fresh, frozen
36E CARROTS Carrots, fresh, frozen, canned
36F CELERY Celeri, raw and boiled
36G CORN Corn, fresh, frozen, canned
36H LETTUCES & LEAFY GREENS (SPINACH, MUSTARD GREENS, ETC) A variety of lettuce and leafy greens like spinach etc.
36I MUSHROOMS Mushrooms, raw and cooked
36J ONION, GREEN ONIONS, LEEKS, GARLIC Onion, leeks, shallots and chives, raw and cooked
36K PEAS AND SNOW PEAS Green peas and snow peas, fresh, frozen, canned
36L PEPPERS, RED & GREEN Sweet peppers, jalapeno and serrano, fresh and dried chilli peppers
36M SQUASHES Winter and summer squash: pumpkin, butternut, acorn, hubbard, spaghetti, zucchini
36N TOMATOES Tomatoes, fresh, canned, tomato sauce, tomato paste, sun-dried tomatoes
36O JUICES, TOMATO & VEGETABLE Tomato and vegetable juice, carrot juice
36P OTHER VEG (CUCUMBER, IMMATURE BEANS, BRUSSEL SPROUTS, BEETS, TURNIPS) Includes artichoke, asparagus, bean sprouts, beets, rapini, brussel sprouts, cucumber, eggplant, okra, parsnip, radish, seaweed, sweet potato, turnip etc.
38 POTATOES, FRIED  
38A POTATO CHIPS All varieties of potato chips
38B FRIED OR ROASTED POTATOES French fries, hash browns, potato puffs
39 POTATOES, RAW & COOKED (EXCL FRIED) Also for POTATO (39A)
39A is the only group under POTATOES, RAW & COOKED (EXCL FRIED) (39)
39A POTATO Fresh, boiled, and mashed potatoes, with and without skin

Fruits

Description of Fruits
Food Group Code Food Group Name Description of the Contents of the Food Sub-groups - Grain Products
40 FRUITS, RAW, COOKED AND CANNED Also for FRUITS, RAW, COOKED AND CANNED (40)
40 is the only group under FRUITS - OVERALL
40A CITRUS FRUITS (ORANGES, GRAPEFRUITS, LEMONS, ETC) Clementine, mandarin, oranges, grapefruit, lime, lemon; raw, canned or candied
40B APPLE Apples, raw or cooked, canned, dried
40C BANANA Bananas, raw, dried
40D CHERRIES Cherries, sweet or sour, raw or canned, frozen and candied, dehydrated
40E GRAPES AND RAISINS Grapes, raw, canned; Raisins, seedless, seeded
40F MELONS (CANTELOUP, HONEYDEW, WATERMELON) All types of melons
40G PEACHES, NECTARINES Peaches and nectarines, raw and canned
40H PEARS Pears, raw and canned, dried
40I PINEAPPLE Pineapple, raw and canned, frozen and candied
40J PLUMS AND PRUNES Plums, raw and canned, dried, puree
40K STRAWBERRIES Strawberry, raw and canned, frozen
40L OTHER FRUITS (BLUEBERRIES, DATES, KIWIS, FRUIT SALADS, ETC) Apricots, fruit salad, fruit cocktail, avocado, figs, other berries, mango, papaya, kiwi, dates, persimmon etc.

Beverages

Beverages
Food Group Code Food Group Name Description of the Contents of the Food Sub-groups - Grain Products Notes
  Beverages-Overall (1) Dairy beverages are not included
(2) Water in non-beverage recipe (e.g. soup, cake, etc.) is excluded
(3) Water in beverage recipe (e.g. fruit drink, coffee, tea, etc.) is included
 
45 FRUIT JUICES Also for FRUIT JUICE (45A)
(1) 45A is the only group under FRUIT JUICES (45)
(2) Frozen and concentrated items are reconstituted
 
45A FRUIT JUICE Pure juice only, raw, canned and chilled, from frozen, nectars  
46 NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (SOFT & FRUIT DRINKS, ETC)    
46A SOFT DRINKS - REGULAR Soft drink, tonic water, club soda  
46B SOFT DRINKS - ASPARTAME Diet soft drink  
46C FRUIT DRINKS Juice drinks, fruit punches, cranberry cocktail, sports drink, sweetened flavored water. Powder, dehydrated, frozen and concentrated items are reconstituted.  
46D OTHER BEVERAGES (MALTED MILK, INSTANT BREAKFAST) Energy drinks, vitamin water, coconut water, chocolate flavour beverages, hot chocolate, malted milk, milk shakes. Powder and dehydrated items are reconstituted  
47 SPIRITS & LIQUEURS    
47A SPIRITS Whisky, vodka, rum, gin, margarita In surveys, cocktails would be coded in recipes
47B LIQUEURS Liqueurs: coffee, cream and crème de menthe  
48 WINES Also for WINE (48A)
48A is the only group under WINES (48)
 
48A WINE Wine, red and white, dessert wine, non-alcoholic wine, sake  
49 BEERS & COOLERS    
49A BEER Beer: regular, light and ice  
49B COOLERS Wine coolers and energy drinks with alcohol  
51 TEA, COFFEE, WATER Water is for drinking water only  
51A TEA (INCL ICED TEA) Tea:brewed, instant and iced tea. Powder items are reconstituted.  
51B COFFEE Coffee: brewed, instant coffee and coffee substitute (cereal grain). Powder items are reconstituted.  
51C WATER (WELL & MINERAL) Water: municipal, well, bottled, sparkling.
(1) Drinking water only - water in all recipes is excluded
(2) Please send a data request to BFSSI if water consumption from all food sources is needed
 

Babyfood Products

Description of Babyfood Products
Food Group Code Food Group Name Description of the Contents of the Food Sub-groups - Grain Products
52 BABYFOOD PRODUCTS Rolled-up estimates are not generated for group 52 because of the different exclusions of respondents for its sub-groups 52A and 52B
52A BABYFOOD PRODUCTS There are two categories under 52A:
(1) Wet/Reconstituted
(2) Dry (including 9 dry food items that don't need reconstitution)
52A - W BABYFOOD PRODUCT, WET/RECONSTITUTED Includes infant strained foods (fruit, vegetables, "dinners"), prepared infant cereals,and fruit juices intended for infants
52A - D BABYFOOD PRODUCT, DRY Includes teething biscuits, dry infant cereals, some toddler cereals, and other baked products intended for infants.
52B INFANT FORMULA Infant formula of all types.
(1) Powder items are reconstituted
(2) Eaters with any human milk consumption are excluded

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous
Food Group Code Food Group Name Description of the Contents of the Food Sub-groups - Grain Products
  Miscellaneous-Overall Estimates for miscellaneous - overall are not generated due to its wide variety of types of food items included
41 SUGARS, SYRUPS AND PRESERVES  
41A SUGARS (WHITE AND BROWN) Sugar, white, brown, turbinado
41B JAMS, JELLIES AND MARMALADE Jams,jellies and marmalade
41C OTHER SUGARS (SYRUPS, MOLASSES, HONEY, ETC) Syrup (corn, maple, chocolate, malt,etc.), honey, molasses, toppings
41D SUGAR SUBSTITUTES (ASPARTAME, DEXTROSE) All types of artificial sweeteners
42 SAVORY SNACKS  
42A POPCORN, PLAIN & PRETZELS Popcorn (plain and caramel type), rice cakes, corn cakes, pretzels
42B SALTY AND HIGH-FAT SNACKS (INCL TORTILLA CHIPS) Sun chips, tortilla chips, high fat popcorn, corn based puff/cone snacks, beef jerky, trial mix, etc.
43 CONFECTIONARY  
43A CANDIES, GUMS, ETC Frosting, chewing gum, marshmallow, fudge,fruit leather, all kinds of candies, licorice
43B POPSICLE, SHERBERT All varieties of iced desserts: pops, bars, sherberts. Dry/dry mix items are reconstituted.
43C JELLO, DESSERT TOPPINGS AND PUDDING MIXES, COMMERCIAL Pudding, ready-to-eat and from mixes, dessert topping, cream substitutes, gelatin, egg custard, etc.
    Dry/dry mix items are reconstituted
44 CONFECTIONARY - CHOCOLATE BARS 44A is the only group under CONFECTIONARY - CHOCOLATE BARS (44)
44A CHOCOLATE BAR Chocolate: bars and chocolate chips
50 MISCELLANEOUS  
50A SOUPS WITH VEGETABLES Soups: ready-to-service, canned, condensed, cup-a-soup, dehydrated. Dehydrated and dry items are reconstituted.
50B SOUPS WITHOUT VEGETABLES Soups: ready-to-service, canned, condensed, cup-a-soup, dehydrated. Dehydrated and dry items are reconstituted.
50C GRAVIES Gravy: ready-to-service, canned, dehydrated. Dehydrated items are reconstituted.
50D SAUCES (WHITE, BEARNAISE, SOYA, TARTAR, KETCHUP, ETC) Tomato sauce, spaghetti sauce, salsa, soy sauce, Tabasco etc. Dehydrated and dry items are reconstituted.
50E SALAD DRESSINGS (WITH OR WITHOUT OIL) Salad dressing, mayonnaise
50F SEASONINGS (SALT, VINEGAR, ETC) Salt,vinegar, horseradish, fermented soybean products; Pepper not included
50G MEAL REPLACEMENTS Power bar, protein and whey powder, instant breakfast, meal replacement cereal, bar and powder, beverage supplement
53 OTHER INGREDIENTS FOR RECIPES  
53A SPICES Spices of all types (mostly dried); Pepper included. Fresh items are excluded due to low frequency of consumption.
53B OTHERS (BAKING SODA, BAKING POWDER, YEAST, ETC) Baking powder, baking soda, yeast, coffee whitener, vanilla extract, cocoa powder, gelatin, pectin etc.
(1)There is no value to present estimates for 53B as a group because of a wide variety of the food items included
(2)Estimates for specific food item(s) in this group can be provided based on an ad-hoc request
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