Food group classification and nutrient profiling score
| Nutrient profiling score Mean±SD | ||
| Healthier* | Less healthy | |
| Paired food groups | ||
| Bread products† | −2.00±2.89 | 13.12±5.02 |
| Breakfast cereals | −3.08±2.53 | 8.28±2.69 |
| Other dairy (incl. cream, yoghurt, fromage frais) | −0.07±2.06 | 9.99±4.81 |
| Red meat | −0.09±2.34 | 9.01±4.28 |
| Processed fish and meat† | 0.59±2.03 | 12.39±5.76 |
| Ready meals and convenience food | −0.40±2.29 | 10.67±3.90 |
| Sauces and condiments | 0.00±2.64 | 11.85±5.56 |
| Other drinks (incl. water, cordials, carbonated, dairy based) | −0.32±1.52 | 6.69±8.54 |
| Healthier food groups | ||
| Pasta, rice, potatoes and other grains | −4.19±4.35 | |
| Proteins (incl. egg, fish, white meat, meat substitutes) | −0.25±3.81 | |
| Fruits | −4.01±2.02 | |
| Vegetables, excl. legumes and potatoes | −6.71±3.20 | |
| Legumes, nuts and seeds | −8.75±4.34 | |
| Milk | 0.06±1.53 | |
| Less healthy food groups | ||
| Other morning goods (incl. croissants, pastry, crumpet)† | 14.97±8.80 | |
| Savoury snacks | 10.91±5.41 | |
| Chocolates and confectionery† | 19.72±7.17 | |
| Puddings and biscuits† | 14.58±7.36 | |
| Cheese | 18.79±5.62 | |
| Fat and oil | 20.92±3.45 | |
| Caloric sweeteners (sugar, honey and syrup) | 13.96±1.16 | |
| Table salt‡ | – | |
| Juices | – | |
| Alcohol | – | |
*Food products scoring above 4 points and drinks scoring above 1 point are classified as less healthy. Food groups were slit into pairs if at least 10% of products were classified as healthy/less healthy. Otherwise, products are assigned to a healthier/less healthy food group.
†Some products were excluded due to unreliable nutritional data.
‡Only sodium information is reported for table salt.