Processed Food Consumption Statistics | Percent of Daily Food Consumption |
Unprocessed or minimally processed foods | 32.6 % |
Processed foods | 9.4 % |
Ultra-Processed foods | 57.9 % |
Breakdown by foods | Percent of Daily Food Consumption |
Unprocessed | |
Meat and poultry | 7.9 % |
Fruit | 5.2 % |
Milk and plain yogurt | 5.1 % |
Grains | 2.8 % |
Potatoes / Roots | 1.6 % |
Pasta | 1.4 % |
Eggs | 1.4 % |
Legumes | 0.8 % |
Fish and seafood | 0.8 % |
Vegetables | 0.7 % |
Other | 4.7 % |
Processed | |
Cheese | 3.7 % |
Processed fish / meat | 1.2 % |
Pickles | 0.7 % |
Other | 3.8 % |
Ultra-Processed | |
Breads and cereal | 12.3 % |
Cake, ice cream and other sweets | 12.2 % |
Soda and fruit drinks | 7 % |
Salty snacks | 4.6 % |
Frozen and packaged meals | 4.02 % |
Pizza | 3.5 % |
Sauces | 2.4 % |
Ultra-processed fish / meat | 2.4 % |
Milk based drinks | 1.8 % |
Fries | 1.7 % |
Sandwiches | 1.4 % |
Soup | 0.8 % |
Other | 3.8 % |
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Statistic Sources & References
Source: Statistic Brain Research Institute (Online / Direct Response Mail)
Date research was conducted: February 28, 2018
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