A new classification of foods based on the extent and purpose of their processing

Cadernos de Saúde Pública

Carlos Augusto Monteiro¹  Renata Bertazzi Levy¹  Rafael Moreira Claro²  Inês Rugani Ribeiro De Castro²  Geoffrey Cannon² 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo Faculdade de Saúde Pública São Paulo,Brasil

关键词: Food Processing;    Nutrition;    Feeding Behavior;    Processamento de Alimentos;    Nutrição;    Comportamento Alimentar;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X2010001100005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This paper describes a new food classification which assigns foodstuffs according to the extent and purpose of the industrial processing applied to them. Three main groups are defined: unprocessed or minimally processed foods (group 1), processed culinary and food industry ingredients (group 2), and ultra-processed food products (group 3). The use of this classification is illustrated by applying it to data collected in the Brazilian Household Budget Survey which was conducted in 2002/2003 through a probabilistic sample of 48,470 Brazilian households. The average daily food availability was 1,792 kcal/person being 42.5% from group 1 (mostly rice and beans and meat and milk), 37.5% from group 2 (mostly vegetable oils, sugar, and flours), and 20% from group 3 (mostly breads, biscuits, sweets, soft drinks, and sausages). The share of group 3 foods increased with income, and represented almost one third of all calories in higher income households. The impact of the replacement of group 1 foods and group 2 ingredients by group 3 products on the overall quality of the diet, eating patterns and health is discussed.

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