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Table 2 Nutritional characterization of meals and snacks of weekdays (N = 104,265)

From: Energy, nutrient and food content of snacks in French adults

Eating occasion

Subjects reporting the eating occasion (%)

Mean energy (SD) kcal

Median NRF9.3 score (SD)

Mean energy density without low-calorie beveragesa (kcal/100 g) (SD)

Meals

 Breakfast

86.0

414.0b, d (233.8)

25.8b, d (36.9)

175.9b, d (99.6)

 Lunch

95.6

734.6b, d (350.6)

30.0b, d (30.4)

137.9b, d (52.5)

 Dinner

96.3

734.0b, d (390.3)

25.9b, d (29.4)

133.9b, d (57.3)

Snacks

 Overall

68.0

260.8d (284.6)

22.8 (278.3) d

222.2 (163.3) d

 Morning

27.8

104.1c (155.0)

60.1 c (385.1)

211.3 c (170.2)

 Midday

8.3

117.9 c (173.1)

53.1c (328.8)

227.7 c (159.7)

 Afternoon

44.5

192.4 c (203.5)

16.36c (269.3)

223.9 c (156.3)

 Evening

17.8

207.6c (231.3)

12.8c (595.2)

220.1 c (164.0)

 Night

9.8

161.8c (226.3)

11.1c (1218.5)

223.9 c (179.1)

  1. a10% lowest caloric beverages
  2. bP-value < 0.001 (comparisons between main meals using analysis of variance)
  3. cP-value < 0.001 (comparisons between snacks using analysis of variance)
  4. dP-value < 0.001 (comparisons between overall snack and main meals using analysis of variance)