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Table 5 Food grouping used in factor analysis

From: A Lebanese dietary pattern promotes better diet quality among older adults: findings from a national cross-sectional study

Food group

Food items

Alcohol

Non-wine alcoholic beverages, beer, wine.

Bread whole

All types of whole wheat bread.

Breakfast cereals

Regular corn flakes.

Bulgur

Parboiled crushed wheat.

Dairy

Milk, yogurt, strained yogurt (labneh), cheese.

Dried fruits

Raisins, prunes, apricots, dates.

Eggs

All types of cooked eggs.

Fast food

Chawarma sandwiches, falafel sandwiches, hamburger.

Fat

Vegetable oil, butter, mayonnaise.

Fish

All types of cooked fish.

Fried potato

Potato fried, potato chips.

Fruit

Deep yellow orange fruits, banana, apple, strawberry, citrus, grapes, fruit juices fresh.

Fruit juices bottled

All types of sweetened processed fruit drinks.

Hot drinks

Cocoa, Nescafe, tea, turkish coffee.

Legumes

Lentils, beans, fava beans, chickpeas.

Meat

Meat, ‘kebbe’, cured meat.

Nuts and seeds

Salted roasted nuts and seeds.

Olives

Pickled olives.

Pizza and pies

Pizza, manaeesh.

Poultry

All types of cooked chicken.

Refined grains

Bread white, rice and rice products, cooked pasta.

Soda light

All types of soft drinks with sugar substitute.

Soda regular

All types of sweetened soft drinks.

Starchy vegetables

Potato, corn, peas.

Sweets

Arabic sweets, cakes, cookies, doughnuts, ice cream.

Vegetables

Dark green yellow vegetables, tomato, zucchini, eggplant, cauliflower.