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Table 5 Mean (SD) and median portion sizes (g) of chips/popcorn, desserts/candies/cookies, crackers and non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages consumed by Inuit adults in three remote communities in Nunavut, Canada

From: Eating habits of a population undergoing a rapid dietary transition: portion sizes of traditional and non-traditional foods and beverages consumed by Inuit adults in Nunavut, Canada

Food item

Consumers(%)

Portion size( g)

 

Mean

SD

Median

Chips/popcorn

    

Popcorn

42.7

13

6

12

Potato chips

83.4

59

26

60

Desserts/candies/candy bars/cookies

    

Cake or muffin, any

59.7

106

52

117

Cheesecake or similar

6.6

170

65

134

Chocolate bar, any kind

60.7

59

28

52

Cookies incl. Oreos, Oatmeal

50.2

38

21

30

Hard candy, any

42.2

21

14

18

Pie, blueberry, apple, cherry

29.4

154

78

118

Crackers

    

Crackers incl. Cream Crackers, Premium Plus

56.9

46

38

31

Crackers incl. Ritz, Wheat Thins or sesame snacks

29.9

20

15

15

Pilot biscuits, any kind

75.8

59

40

51

Regular beverages

    

Juice sweetened, any kind, with added sugar

77.7

572

414

527

Pop, regular

82

663

706

372

Tea/coffee

    

Coffee

81.5

1075

984

752

Tea, any hot tea

83.9

786

697

502

Diet/sugar-free beverages

    

Pop, diet

17.1

459

226

355

Sugar-free juices

15.2

514

403

507

Alcohol

    

Beer or coolers, any kind

15.6

1826

1189

1426

Liquor incl. rum, whiskey, vodka or gin

30.8

330

418

158

Wine, any

8.1

492

444

374