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Contribution of fruit, vegetables, whole cereals, and legumes to total fibre intake in adult Croatian Dalmatian population


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Total fibre content in portion of vegetables

Food group Dietary fibre (g)/100g Meal serving (g) Total fibre (g)
Vegetables
Cabbage 2.50 200 5.00
Broccoli 3.30 200 6.60
Corn 2.40 200 4.80
Carrot 2.80 200 5.60
Cauliflower 2.00 200 4.00
Mangel/spinach 1.60 200 3.20
Lettuce 1.90 200 3.80
Pepper 1.70 200 3.40
Potatoes 2.50 200 5.00
Zucchini 1.00 200 2.00
Tomato 1.20 200 2.40
Average for vegetables 4.16
Conversion factor for vegetables 4.16

Reported consumption and calculated TFI based on reported intake and conversion factors for fruit, vegetables, and whole grains/legumes

Fibre-rich food intake (portions/servings/meals) Dietary fibre intake (g)
Total (sum) Per person Total (sum) Per person p*
Week Daily Week Daily Week Daily Week Daily
Fruit (pieces)
All respondents (N=1025) 8167.00 1166.72 7.96 1.14 24909.35 3558.48 24.28 3.47
Women (N=702) Men (N=324) 5785.00 2382.00 826.43 340.29 8.24 7.35 1.18 1.05 17644.25 7265.10 2520.61 1037.87 25.13 22.42 3.59 3.20 0.003
Vegetables (meals)
All respondents (N=1026) 6672.00 953.14 6.50 0.93 27755.52 3,965.07 27.05 3.86
Women (N=702) Men (N=324) 4561.00 2111.00 651.57 301.57 6.44 6.52 0.92 0.93 18973.76 8781.76 2,710.54 1,254.54 27.03 27.10 3.86 3.87 0.506
Whole grains/legumes (meals)
All respondents(N=1028) 2887.00 412.43 2.81 0.40 29274.18 4, 182.03 28.48 4.07
Women (N=704) 2101.00 300.14 2.98 0.43 21304.14 3, 043.45 30.26 4.32
Men (N=324) 786.00 112.29 2.43 0.35 7970.04 1, 138.58 24.60 3.51 <0.001

Total fibre content in portions of whole cereals and legumes

Food group Dietary fibre (g)/100g Meal serving (g) Total fibre (g)
Cereals
Cornflakes 3.60 50 1.08
Brown rice 1.80 200 3.60
Wholemeal bread 6.80 50 3.40
Whole breakfast cereals 11.70 50 5.85
Oatmeal (uncooked) 10.60 50 5.30
Oatmeal (cooked) 1.70 200 3.40
Quinoa 2.80 200 5.60
Buckwheat 10.00 200 20.00
Corn flour/polenta 6.90 200 13.8
Average for cereals 6.89
Beans
Chickpeas 12.20 150 18.30
Lens 10.80 150 16.20
Beans (cut green) 2.00 150 3.00
Beans dried 17.00 150 25.50
Peas (row) 2.60 150 3.90
Average for beans 13.38
Conversion factor for whole cereals and legumes 10.14

Total weekly consumption of fruit (in pieces or servings), vegetables (in meals), and whole grains/legumes (in meals) reported by all respondents

0/week 1 to 6/week 7 to 10/week 11 to 15/week 16 to 20/week 21 to 25/week >25 /week p*
Fruit
All respondents (N=1025) 21 (2.0 %) 488 (47.6 %) 337(32.9%) 90 (8.8 %) 51 (5.0%) 14(1.4%) 24 (2.3 %)
Women (N=701) 7(1.0%) 322 (45.9 %) 245 (35.0 %) 65 (9.3 %) 36(5.1 %) 10(1.4%) 16 (2.3 %) 0.009
Men (N=324) 14 (4.4 %) 166 (51.9%) 92 (28.8 %) 25 (7.8 %) 15(4.7%) 7 (2.2 %) 1 (0.3 %)
Vegetables
All respondents (N=1026) 6 (0.6 %) 509 (49.3 %) 420 (40.7 %) 68 (6.6 %) 15(1.5%) 13(1.3%) 2 (0.2 %)
Women (N=702) 5(1.5%) 165 (50.9 %) 123 (38.0 %) 22 (6.8 %) 4(1.2 %) 4(1.2%) 1 (0.3 %) 0.116
Men (N=324) 1 (0.1 %) 344 (49.3 %) 297 (42.6%) 46 (6.6 %) 4 (0.6 %) 5 (0.7 %) 1 (0.1 %)
Whole grain/legumes
All respondents (N=1028) 275 (26.8 %) 601 (58.5 %) 141 (13.7%) 6 (0.6 %) 3 (0.3 %) 1 (0.1 %) 1 (0.1 %)
Women (N=704) 106 (32.3 %) 177(54.0%) 36(11.0%) 8 (2.4 %) 1 (0.3 %) 0 (0.0 %) 0 (0.0 %) 0.028
Men (N=324) 169 (24.0 %) 424 (60.2 %) 105 (14.9 %) 2 (0.3 %) 2 (0.3 %) 1 (0.1 %) 1 (0.1 %)

Total fibre in portions/pieces of fruit

Food group Dietary fibre (g)/100g Portions/pieces (g) Total fibre (g)
Fruit
Apricot 2.00 150 3.00
Banana (peeled) 2.60 150 3.90
Grapes 0.90 150 1.80
Kiwi 3.00 150 4.50
Lemon 2.80 150 4.20
Nectarine 1.70 150 2.55
Peach 1.50 150 2.25
Pear 3.10 150 4.65
Plum 1.40 150 2.10
Pineapple 1.40 150 2.10
Apple (with skin) 2.40 150 3.60
Average for fruit 3.15
Dried fruit
Almond 12.5 30 3.75
Hazelnut 9.70 30 2.91
Pistachio 10.60 30 3.18
Walnut 6.70 30 2.01
Peanut 8.00 30 2.40
Dried Apricot 7.70 50 3.83
Dried cranberries 5.00 50 2.50
Average for dried fruit 2.94
Conversion factor for fruit 3.05
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