Table 2 Cost and nutritional characteristics of diet baskets

Number of individual diet baskets

Total: 1456; G:341; B:430; W:139; M:546

Total: 2756; G:659; B:731; W:699; M:667

Total: 714; G:211; B:176; W:169; M:158

Mean

95%IC

Mean

95%IC

Mean

95%IC

Energy (kcal/ day/person)

2437

2406;2468

2386

2367;2405

2233

2195;2271

< 0.001

Diet characteristics (1000 kcal)

Carbohydrates (%kcal)

51.0

50.8;51.3

69.4

69.2;69.5

67.1

66.8;67.4

< 0.001

Protein (%kcal)

18.1

18.0;18.2

12.6

12.6;12.7

13.6

13.5;13.7

< 0.001

Total fat (%kcal)

32.4

32.2;32.6

21.3

21.2;21.5

24.1

23.8;24.3

< 0.001

Saturated fat (%kcal)

12.0

11.9;12.0

7.6

7.5;7.6

9.2

9.1;9.2

< 0.001

Added sugar (%kcal)

9.0

8.9;9.1

4.5

4.4;4.6

0.1

0.1;0.1

< 0.001

Fiber (g/day)

8.0

7.9;8.0

17.0

16.9;17.1

24.6

24.3;24.9

< 0.001

Sodium (mg/day)

1169.2

1151.1;1187.3

733.7

726.8;740.5

432.9

422.9;442.9

< 0.001

Red meat (g/day)

52.5 ^a

50.5;54.6

7,1 ^b

6.8;7.4

5.9 ^b

5.6;6.2

< 0.001

Cost (1000 kcal)

Cost R$/day/person

5.6

5.6;5.7

4.9

4.8;4.9

6.1

6.0;6.1

< 0.001

Cost USD$/day/person

1.8

1.8;1.8

1.5

1.5;1.5

1.9

1.9;1.9

< 0.001

Cost R$/biweekly/person

78.9

78.3;79.5

68.5

68.0;69.1

85.6

84.8;86.4

< 0.001

Environmental impact parameters (1000 kcal)

CF-CO2eq (kg/day/1000 kcal)

3.1

3.0;3.1

1.4

1.4;1.4

1.1

1.0;1.1

< 0.001

WF-(liters/day/1000 kcal)

2,705

2,671;2,739

1,542

1,524;1,561

1,448

1,428;1,469

< 0.001