## Appendix R Main And Subsidiary Food Groups And Disaggregation Categories Main And Subsidiary Food Groups

Food groups are expressed as integers Subsidiary food groups are integers with an alphabetical suffix 

## Cereals And Cereal Products

 
1 
Pasta, rice and other miscellaneous cereals 
Previously Pasta (replaced by 1D and 1E) 
1A 
Not used for the NDNS Rolling Programme (RP) 
1B 
Not used for the NDNS RP 
Previously Rice (replaced by 1F and 1G) 
1C 
Pizza 
All types - thin and crispy, deep pan, French bread, etc. Includes homemade pizza 
1D 
Pasta (manufactured products and ready meals) 
All types of purchased/retail products or ready meals based on pasta or noodles; includes filled fresh pasta and canned pasta 
New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS RP 
| 1E                                                  | Pasta (other, including    |
|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| homemade dishes)                                    |                            |
| Dried and cooked plain pasta (including fresh       |                            |
| pasta and gluten-free), egg noodles and recipes     |                            |
| for homemade dishes (including macaroni             |                            |
| cheese)                                             |                            |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS       |                            |
| RP                                                  |                            |
| 1F                                                  | Rice (manufactured         |
| products and ready meals)                           |                            |
| All types of purchased/retail products or ready     |                            |
| meals based on rice; includes ready meal risotto,   |                            |
| ready cooked rice                                   |                            |
| . Not purchased rice pudding.                       |                            |
| Not takeaway rice dishes                            |                            |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS       |                            |
| RP                                                  |                            |
| 1G                                                  | Rice (other, including     |
| homemade dishes)                                    |                            |
| Raw and cooked plain rice, rice flour, rice flakes, |                            |
| rice noodles and recipes for homemade dishes,       |                            |
| including fried rice, risotto. Rice dishes from a   |                            |
| takeaway (eg egg fried or pilau rice).              |                            |
| Not                                                 |                            |
| homemade rice pudding                               |                            |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS       |                            |
| RP                                                  |                            |
| 1R                                                  | Other cereals              |
| oats, semolina, papadums/poppadoms,                 |                            |
| dumplings, Yorkshire pudding                        |                            |

 

## 2 White Bread

| 2R                                                     |
|--------------------------------------------------------|
| not multiseed bread)                                   |
| Sliced, unsliced, toast, fried. Includes all types of  |
| bread and bread products made with white wheat         |
| flour: French stick, milk loaf, slimmers, pitta bread, |
| rolls, chappatis, soda bread, brioche, panini,         |
| focaccia, ciabatta, plain bagels, plain naan, garlic   |
| bread, cheese garlic bread, English muffins (white     |
| only), crumpets/pikelets, wheat tortillas, puri.       |
| Not                                                    |
| fruit loaf. Not high fibre. Not multiseed bread        |



3 
Wholemeal bread 
 

| 3R                                                   |
|------------------------------------------------------|
| bread and bread products made with wholewheat        |
| flour: chappatis, pitta bread, rolls, hi-bran bread, |
| wholemeal soda bread, wholemeal multi-seeded,        |
| wholemeal puri and roti, paratha, wholemeal          |
| English muffins, wholewheat tortillas                |

 
59 
Brown, granary and 
wheatgerm bread 
 

| 59R                                                    |
|--------------------------------------------------------|
| wheatgerm bread                                        |
| Sliced, unsliced, toast, fried. Includes Vitbe, rolls, |
| Hovis Best of Both, Kingsmill 50/50, softgrain,        |
| brown chappatis, high fibre white bread, multiseed     |
| white bread                                            |
| New food group set up for the NDNS RP                  |
|                                                        |


## 4 Other Breads

4A 
Not used for the NDNS RP 
Previously Softgrain bread (replaced by 59R) 
4R 
Other bread 
Breads made with non-wheat flour; sliced, unsliced, toast, fried. Includes rye bread, gluten free, oatmeal bread, besan flour chappatis, soya and linseed bread. 
Food group revised to exclude brown, granary and wheatgerm bread (see food group 59R) 


## 5 High Fibre Breakfast Cereals

| 5R                                                 |
|----------------------------------------------------|
| polysaccharide (Englyst fibre) of 4g/100g or more. |
| Eg All Bran, muesli, Shredded Wheat. Includes      |
| porridge & Ready Brek                              |

## 6 Other Breakfast Cereals

| 6R                                              |
|-------------------------------------------------|
| high fibre)                                     |
| All breakfast cereals with non-starch           |
| polysaccharide (Englyst fibre) of less than     |
| 4g/100g. Eg Cornflakes, Coco Pops, Sugar Puffs. |
| Includes Pop Tarts                              |


 

 

## 7 Biscuits

| 7A                                                   | Biscuits                                      |
|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| (manufactured/retail)                                |                                               |
|                                                      |                                               |
| All types of purchased/retail biscuits, sweet and    |                                               |
| savoury. Includes cream crackers, flapjacks,         |                                               |
| breadsticks, oatcakes, rice cakes, crispbread,       |                                               |
| cereal bars, ice cream cornet/wafers, gluten free    |                                               |
| biscuits.                                            |                                               |
| Not caramel shortcake                                |                                               |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS        |                                               |
| RP                                                   |                                               |
| 7B                                                   | Biscuits (homemade)                           |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS        |                                               |
| RP                                                   |                                               |
| 7R                                                   |                                               |
| Not used for the NDNS RP                             | Previously Biscuits (replaced by 7A and 7B)   |
|                                                      |                                               |
|                                                      |                                               |
|                                                      |                                               |
| 8                                                    | Buns, cakes, pastries and                     |
| fruit pies                                           |                                               |
| 8A                                                   |                                               |
| Not used for the NDNS RP                             | Previously Fruit pies (replaced by 8B and 8C) |
| 8B                                                   | Fruit pies (manufactured)                     |
| crusts; includes strudel, individual fruit pies from |                                               |
| takeaways                                            |                                               |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS        |                                               |
| RP                                                   |                                               |
| 8C                                                  | Fruit pies (homemade)                           | All types of homemade fruit pies, any fruit, any    |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| pastry                                              |                                                 |                                                     |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS       |                                                 |                                                     |
| RP                                                  |                                                 |                                                     |
| 8D                                                  | Buns cakes and pastries                         |                                                     |
| (manufactured)                                      |                                                 |                                                     |
| Includes any purchased/retail buns, cakes or        |                                                 |                                                     |
| pastries; danish pastries, currant bun, doughnuts,  |                                                 |                                                     |
| American muffins, eccles cakes, Bakewell tarts,     |                                                 |                                                     |
| jam tarts, scones (sweet and savoury), sponge       |                                                 |                                                     |
| cakes, fruit cakes, eclairs, fruit loaf, malt loaf, |                                                 |                                                     |
| gateaux, pastry, mince pies, sponge fingers,        |                                                 |                                                     |
| scotch pancakes, croissants, custard tart, lemon    |                                                 |                                                     |
| meringue pie, egg custard, caramel shortcake        |                                                 |                                                     |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS       |                                                 |                                                     |
| RP                                                  |                                                 |                                                     |
| 8E                                                  | Buns cakes and pastries                         |                                                     |
| (homemade)                                          |                                                 |                                                     |
| All types of homemade buns, cakes and pastries.     |                                                 |                                                     |
| Includes pastry and potato scones.                  |                                                 |                                                     |
| Not fruit pies                                      |                                                 |                                                     |
|                                                     |                                                 |                                                     |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS       |                                                 |                                                     |
| RP                                                  |                                                 |                                                     |
| 8R                                                  |                                                 |                                                     |
| Not used for the NDNS RP                            | Previously buns, cakes and pastries(replaced by |                                                     |
| 8D and 8E)                                          |                                                 |                                                     |
|                                                     |                                                 |                                                     |
| 9                                                   | Puddings                                        |                                                     |
| 9A                                                  |                                                 |                                                     |
| Not used for the NDNS RP                            | Previously Cereal based milk puddings (replaced |                                                     |
| by 9C and 9D)                                       |                                                 |                                                     |
| 9B                                                  |                                                 |                                                     |
| Not used for the NDNS RP                            | Previously Sponge puddings (replaced by 9E and  |                                                     |
| 9F                                                  |                                                 |                                                     |
| 9C                                                 | Cereal based milk puddings    |
|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| (manufactured)                                     |                               |
| Includes any purchased/retail cereal based milk    |                               |
| puddings; rice pudding (including canned), custard |                               |
| (not egg custard), Angel Delight, blancmange,      |                               |
| confectioners custard, sweet white sauce.          |                               |
| Includes sweet packet mixes and custard packet     |                               |
| mix made up with milk or soya milk                 |                               |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS      |                               |
| RP                                                 |                               |
| 9D                                                 | Cereal based milk puddings    |
| (homemade)                                         |                               |
| All types of homemade cereal based milk            |                               |
| puddings.                                          |                               |
| Not made up packet mixes                           |                               |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS      |                               |
| RP                                                 |                               |
| 9E                                                 | Sponge puddings               |
| (manufactured)                                     |                               |
| All types of retail/purchased sponge puddings,     |                               |
| includes steamed, canned, suet pudding, jam roly   |                               |
| poly, sponge flan, upside down pudding, treacle    |                               |
| sponge, spotted dick                               |                               |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS      |                               |
| RP                                                 |                               |
| 9F                                                 | Sponge puddings               |
| (homemade)                                         |                               |
| Includes any other sponge puddings and those       |                               |
| made from homemade recipes                         |                               |
|                                                    |                               |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS      |                               |
| RP                                                 |                               |
| 9G                                                 | Other cereal based            |
| puddings (manufactured)                            |                               |
| Any other types of pudding purchased/retail.       |                               |
| Includes trifle, pancakes, crumble, bread pudding, |                               |
| summer pudding, cheesecakes, tiramisu, rum         |                               |
| baba, Christmas pudding, jelly cubes               |                               |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS      |                               |
| RP                                                 |                               |
| 9H                                            | Other cereal based                               |
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| puddings (homemade)                           |                                                  |
| Includes any other type of pudding made from  |                                                  |
| homemade recipes. Includes jelly made up with |                                                  |
| water                                         |                                                  |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS |                                                  |
| RP                                            |                                                  |
| 9R                                            |                                                  |
| Not used for the NDNS RP                      | Previously Other cereal based puddings (replaced |
| by 9G and 9H)                                 |                                                  |
|                                               |                                                  |

## Milk And Milk Products

10 
Whole milk 
 

| 10R                                                |
|----------------------------------------------------|
| pasteurised, UHT, sterilised, Channel Island, milk |
| with added fatty acids                             |



11 
Semi-skimmed milk 
 

| 11R                                             |
|-------------------------------------------------|
| pasteurised, UHT, sterilised, canned, milk with |
| added vitamins or fatty acids                   |


## 60 1% Milk

| 60R                                         |
|---------------------------------------------|
| New food group set up for the NDNS RP (from |
| Year 2)                                     |


## 12 Skimmed Milk

| 12R                                             |
|-------------------------------------------------|
| pasteurised, UHT, sterilised, canned, milk with |
| added vitamins or fatty acids, Flora Pro.Activ  |

 

## 13 Other Milk And Cream

| 13A                                           |
|-----------------------------------------------|
| milks, dry powder or ready made; SMA, Cow and |
| Gate, Milupa, Nanny, Farleys, Hipp            |

13B 
Cream (including imitation cream) 
All types, including; single, double, whipping, sour, imitation cream, aerosol, dream topping, Tip Top, creme fraiche 

| 13R                                                  | Other milk                                     |
|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1                                                    |                                                |
|                                                      | Includes goats, sheeps, evaporated, condensed, |
| dried milk, milkshake, milk with added fibre, coffee |                                                |
| whitener, buttermilk, flavoured milk drinks,         |                                                |
| purchased hot chocolate, breast milk,  and all milk  |                                                |
| alternatives including soya, rice, oat and lactose-  |                                                |
| free                                                 |                                                |


## 14 Cheese

14A 
Cottage cheese  
Includes diet and flavoured varieties 
14B 
Cheddar cheese 
All types, including reduced fat cheddar cheese  
New subsidiary food group set up for NDNS RP 
Year 3 

14R 
Other cheese2  
All types except cottage and cheddar. Includes 
hard, soft, cream cheese, processed, reduced fat cheeses, vegetarian cheese, cheese spread, tofu and soya cheeses, sheep and goats cheeses, Benecol cheese. *Not fromage frais or Quark* 

## 15 Yogurt, Fromage Frais And Other Dairy Desserts

15A 
Not used for the NDNS RP 
Previously Fromage frais (replaced by 15C and 15D) 

15B 
Yogurt 
All types including soya, goats, sheeps, yogurt mousse, yogurt drink/smoothie, lassi, frozen 
yogurt, custard style yogurt, Greek yogurt, Yakult 
15C 
Fromage frais and other dairy desserts (manufactured) 
All types of manufactured fromage frais or other dairy based desserts, includes chocolate and fruit cream desserts, mousse, milk jelly, junket, buttermilk desserts, fruit fools, creme caramel, panna cotta, chilled soya desserts, quark, egg custard 

New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS RP 

15D 
Dairy desserts  

Includes any type of homemade fromage frais or dairy dessert 
(homemade) 
New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS RP 
 
15R 
Not used for the NDNS RP 
Previously Other dairy desserts (replaced by 15C 
and 15D) 


53 
Ice cream 
 

53R 
Ice cream 
All types of ice cream, dairy and non-dairy, choc ices, ice cream desserts eg Arctic roll, ice cream containing lollies, milk ice lollies, low fat/low calorie ice cream, sorbet 

## Eggs And Egg Dishes 16 Eggs And Egg Dishes

16A 
Not used for the NDNS RP 
Previously Eggs (replaced by 16C and 16D) 
16B 
Not used for the NDNS RP 
Previously Egg dishes (replaced by 16C and 16D) 
| 16C                                           | Manufactured egg products    |
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| including ready meals                         |                              |
| Any type of manufactured/retail egg dishes    |                              |
| including ready meals: quiches, flans, scotch |                              |
| eggs, meringue, pavlova, curried eggs, egg    |                              |
| mayonaise sandwich filler                     |                              |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS |                              |
| RP                                            |                              |
| 16D                                           | Other eggs and egg dishes    |
| including homemade                            |                              |
| Includes all types of egg (duck, hen, goose)  |                              |
| boiled, fried, scrambled, poached, dried,     |                              |
| omelettes (sweet or savoury), eggy bread.     |                              |
| Includes any homemade egg recipe dish         |                              |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS |                              |
| RP                                            |                              |
|                                               |                              |

## Fat Spreads

| 17                                        | Butter   |
|-------------------------------------------|----------|
| 3                                         |          |
|                                           |          |
|                                           |          |
| 17R                                       | Butter   |
| butter.                                   |          |
| Not light spreadable butter, not half fat |          |
| butter, not brandy butter                 |          |
|                                           |          |


 

18 
Polyunsaturated margarine and oils3 

| 18A         | Polyunsaturated margarine    | Margarine claiming to be high in polyunsaturated      |
|-------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| fatty acids |                              |                                                       |
| 18B         | Polyunsaturated oils         | Includes corn oil, sunflower oil, solid sunflower oil |

## 19 Low Fat Spread3

| 19A                                                 | Polyunsaturated low fat    |
|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| spread                                              |                            |
| Spreads containing 40% or less fat, claiming to be  |                            |
| high in polyunsaturated fatty acids. Includes       |                            |
| cholesterol lowering spreads                        |                            |
| 19R                                                 | Low fat spread not         |
| polyunsaturated                                     |                            |
| Spreads containing 40% or less fat, not claiming    |                            |
| to be high in polyunsaturated fatty acids. Includes |                            |
| cholesterol lowering spreads and half fat butter    |                            |


## 20 Margarine And Other Cooking Fats And Oils Not Polyunsaturated3

| 20A                                                 | Block margarine             |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 20B                                                 | Soft margarine not          |
| polyunsaturated                                     |                             |
| Tub margarine not claiming to be high in            |                             |
| polyunsaturated fatty acids                         |                             |
| 20C                                                 | Other cooking fats and oils |
| not polyunsaturated                                 |                             |
| Includes blended vegetable oil, suet (animal and    |                             |
| vegetable), lard, compound cooking fat, dripping,   |                             |
| olive oil, rapeseed oil, ghee made from oil, animal |                             |
| fats                                                |                             |


## 21 Reduced Fat Spread3

| 21A                                                | Reduced fat spread      |
|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| (polyunsaturated)                                  |                         |
| Spreads containing more than 40% and less than     |                         |
| 80% fat, claiming to be high in polyunsaturated    |                         |
| fatty acids. Includes cholesterol lowering spreads |                         |
| 21B                                                | Reduced fat spread (not |
| polyunsaturated)                                   |                         |
| Spreads containing more than 40% and less than     |                         |
| 80% fat, not claiming to be high in                |                         |
| polyunsaturated fatty acids; includes spreads      |                         |
| made with olive oil or rapeseed oil and light      |                         |
| spreadable butter. Includes cholesterol lowering   |                         |
| spreads                                            |                         |

## Meat And Meat Products 22 Bacon And Ham

| 22A                                             |
|-------------------------------------------------|
| based on bacon and ham                          |
| Any types of bacon and ham purchased/retail     |
| products including ready meals                  |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS   |
| RP                                              |
| Includes bacon and gammon joints, steaks, chops |
| and rashers, any ham except in ready meals      |

22B 
Other bacon and ham 
(including homemade dishes) 

New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS RP 


22R 
Not used for the NDNS RP 
Previously Bacon and ham (replaced by 22A and 
22B) 


## 23 Beef, Veal And Dishes

| 23A                                                  | Manufactured beef products                        |
|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| (including ready meals)                              |                                                   |
| Any types of beef and veal products                  |                                                   |
| purchased/retail, including ready meals, canned      |                                                   |
| beef products and pastrami                           |                                                   |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS        |                                                   |
| RP                                                   |                                                   |
| 23B                                                  | Other beef & veal (including                      |
| homemade recipe dishes)                              |                                                   |
| Includes beef and veal joints, steaks, mince,        |                                                   |
| cooked beef slices and homemade recipes for          |                                                   |
| stews, casseroles, meat balls, lasagne, chilli, beef |                                                   |
| curry, bolognese sauce, cottage pie. Includes beef   |                                                   |
| based takeaway dishes                                |                                                   |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS        |                                                   |
| RP                                                   |                                                   |
| 23R                                                  |                                                   |
| Not used for the NDNS RP                             | Previously Beef, veal and dishes (replaced by 23A |
| and 23B)                                             |                                                   |
|                                                      |                                                   |



24 
Lamb and dishes 
 

| 24A                                           |
|-----------------------------------------------|
| (including ready meals)                       |
| Any types of lamb product purchased/retail,   |
| including ready meals and canned products     |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS |
| RP                                            |
| 24B                                                 | Other lamb (including                           |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| homemade recipe dishes)                             |                                                 |
| Includes lamb joints, chops, fillets and homemade   |                                                 |
| recipes for Irish stew, shepherds pie, lamb curries |                                                 |
| and casseroles. Includes lamb based takeaway        |                                                 |
| dishes                                              |                                                 |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS       |                                                 |
| RP                                                  |                                                 |
| 24R                                                 |                                                 |
| Not used for the NDNS RP                            | Previously Lamb and dishes (replaced by 24A and |
| 24B)                                                |                                                 |
|                                                     |                                                 |
|                                                     |                                                 |
| 25                                                  | Pork and dishes                                 |
| 25A                                                 | Manufactured pork products                      |
| (including ready meals)                             |                                                 |
| Any types of pork product (not ham or bacon)        |                                                 |
| purchased/retail including ready meals and          |                                                 |
| canned pork products                                |                                                 |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS       |                                                 |
| RP                                                  |                                                 |
| 25B                                                 | Other pork (including                           |
| homemade recipe dishes)                             |                                                 |
| Includes pork joints, chops, steaks, belly rashers, |                                                 |
| crackling and homemade recipes for stews,           |                                                 |
| casseroles, sweet and sour pork. Includes pork      |                                                 |
| based takeaway dishes                               |                                                 |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS       |                                                 |
| RP                                                  |                                                 |
| 25R                                                 |                                                 |
| Not used for the NDNS RP                            | Previously Pork and dishes (replaced by 25A and |
| 25B)                                                |                                                 |
|                                                     |                                                 |
|                                                     |                                                 |
|                                                   | 26                                             |
|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| turkey manufactured                               |                                                |
| 26A                                               | Manufactured coated                            |
| chicken/turkey products                           |                                                |
| Any type of coated chicken or turkey products     |                                                |
| purchased/retail or takeaway. Includes Kentucky   |                                                |
| Fried Chicken, nuggets, drumsticks, chicken       |                                                |
| kievs, burgers (with/without bun)                 |                                                |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS     |                                                |
| RP                                                |                                                |
| 26R                                               |                                                |
| Not used for the NDNS RP                          | Previously Coated chicken and turkey (replaced |
| by 26A and 27B)                                   |                                                |
|                                                   |                                                |
| 27                                                | Chicken and turkey dishes                      |
| 27A                                               | Manufactured chicken                           |
| products (including ready                         |                                                |
| meals)                                            |                                                |
| Any type of chicken or turkey products            |                                                |
| purchased/retail, including ready meals, sandwich |                                                |
| fillings, canned chicken/turkey and dishes.       |                                                |
| Not                                               |                                                |
| chicken/turkey sausages. Not coated               |                                                |
| chicken/turkey                                    |                                                |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS     |                                                |
| RP                                                |                                                |
| 27B                                               | Other chicken/turkey                           |
| (including homemade recipe                        |                                                |
| dishes)                                           |                                                |
| Includes chicken and turkey roasts, barbecued,    |                                                |
| curries, stews, casseroles and any other          |                                                |
| homemade recipes, including coated chicken or     |                                                |
| turkey. Includes takeaway dishes.                 |                                                |
| Not liver or                                      |                                                |
| giblets                                           |                                                |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS     |                                                |
| RP                                                |                                                |
| 27R                                               |                                                |
| Not used for the NDNS RP                          | Previously Chicken and turkey dishes (replaced |
| by 27A and 27B)                                   |                                                |

 
28 
Liver, products and dishes 
28R 
Liver and dishes 
Any type of liver (fried, stewed, braised, grilled) and liver dishes; liver casserole, liver sausage, liver pate.  Includes liver-based ready meals 


29 
Burgers and kebabs 
 
29R 
Burgers and kebabs purchased 
Any type of purchased/retail or takeaway burger or kebab products including beefburgers, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, (with or without roll) doner/shish/kofte kebabs (with or without pitta bread and salad), grillsteaks, steaklets.  Not homemade burgers or kebabs; not chicken 


30 
Sausages 
 
30A 
Ready meals based on sausages 
Any type of manufactured product/ready meal, eg toad in the hole, sausage and mash 
 
New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS RP 

| 30B                                                | Other sausages (including                      |
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| homemade dishes)                                   |                                                |
| All types of sausage and homemade sausage          |                                                |
| dishes, including takeaway. Beef, pork,            |                                                |
| chicken/turkey sausages, polony, sausage in        |                                                |
| batter, saveloy, frankfurters, sausage casseroles, |                                                |
| toad in the hole, sausage meat stuffing, canned    |                                                |
| sausages.                                          |                                                |
| Not sausage rolls                                  |                                                |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS      |                                                |
| RP                                                 |                                                |
| 30R                                                |                                                |
| Not used for the NDNS RP                           | Previously Sausages (replaced by 30A and 30B)  |
|                                                    |                                                |
|                                                    |                                                |
|                                                    |                                                |
|                                                    |                                                |
| 31                                                 | Meat pies and pastries                         |
|                                                    |                                                |
| 31A                                                | Meat pies and pastries                         |
| (manufactured)                                     |                                                |
| Any type of purchased/retail meat pies and         |                                                |
| pastries: chicken, turkey, beef, ham, steak and    |                                                |
| kidney, pork pies, game pie, meat samosas, meat    |                                                |
| pancake rolls, Cornish pasties, sausage rolls      |                                                |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS      |                                                |
| RP                                                 |                                                |
| Includes any type of homemade meat pies or         |                                                |
| pastries                                           |                                                |
| 31B                                                | Meat pies and pastries                         |
| (homemade)                                         |                                                |
|                                                    |                                                |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS      |                                                |
| RP                                                 |                                                |
| 31R                                                |                                                |
| Not used for the NDNS RP                           | Previously Meat pies and pastries (replaced by |
| 31A and 31B)                                       |                                                |
|                                                    |                                                |
|                                                    |                                                |
|                                                    |                                                |

 
32 
Other meat and meat products 

| 32A                                                 | Other meat products                     |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| (manufactured including                             |                                         |
| ready meals)                                        |                                         |
| Any other type of purchased/retail meat products,   |                                         |
| canned meat or ready meal, including pepperami,     |                                         |
| corned beef, luncheon meat, meat paste, meat        |                                         |
| loaf, black/white pudding, faggots, haggis, salami, |                                         |
| haslet, tongue, garlic sausage                      |                                         |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS       |                                         |
| RP                                                  |                                         |
| 32B                                                 | Other meat (including                   |
| homemade recipe dishes)                             |                                         |
| Includes any other meat such as game (venison,      |                                         |
| grouse, rabbit, pheasant), duck, goose, pigeon,     |                                         |
| offal (not liver), giblets, oxtail and homemade     |                                         |
| recipe dishes                                       |                                         |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS       |                                         |
| RP                                                  |                                         |
| 32R                                                 |                                         |
| Not used for the NDNS RP                            | Previously Other meat and meat products |
| (replaced by 32A and 32B)                           |                                         |

## Fish And Fish Dishes

33 
White fish coated or fried  
 

| 33R                                                     |
|---------------------------------------------------------|
| etc) purchased/retail or homemade, coated and/or        |
| fried. Includes battered and fried takeaway white       |
| fish, fried, grilled or baked fish fingers, fish cakes, |
| scampi, McDonalds Fillet o Fish                         |


 
34 
Other white fish, shellfish and fish dishes 
34A 
Not used for the NDNS RP 
Previously Other white fish and fish dishes (replaced by 34C and 34D) 
34B 
Not used for the NDNS RP 
Previously Shellfish (replaced by 34E and 34F 
34C 
Manufactured white fish 
products (including ready meals) 
Any type of white fish (cod, plaice, haddock etc) 
product purchased/retail including ready meals, e.g. white fish in sauce.  Not coated fish 
 
New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS RP 
34D 
Other white fish (including homemade dishes) 
Includes poached, steamed, grilled, baked, smoked, dried white fish, caviar, and homemade white fish dishes, e.g. kedgeree, fish curry 
New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS RP 
34E 
Manufactured shellfish products (including ready 
meals) 
Any type of shellfish purchased/retail product including shellfish based ready meals. Includes 
canned shellfish. Not takeaway shellfish products 
 
New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS RP 
34F 
Other shellfish (including homemade dishes) 
Includes any type of shellfish (mussels, prawns, crab etc) and homemade and takeaway shellfish dishes 
New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS RP 
| 34G                                             | Manufactured canned tuna                        |
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| products (including ready                       |                                                 |
| meals)                                          |                                                 |
| Any purchased/retail product based on canned    |                                                 |
| tuna, including tuna sandwich fillers and       |                                                 |
| purchased tuna in sauce/dressing.  Includes     |                                                 |
| canned tuna (in brine, oil (any), spring water) |                                                 |
|                                                 |                                                 |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS   |                                                 |
| RP                                              |                                                 |
| Includes homemade recipes based on canned       |                                                 |
| tuna                                            |                                                 |
| 34H                                             | Other canned tuna                               |
| (including homemade                             |                                                 |
| dishes)                                         |                                                 |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS   |                                                 |
| RP                                              |                                                 |
|                                                 |                                                 |
| 35                                              | Oily fish                                       |
| 35A                                             | Manufactured oily fish                          |
| products (including ready                       |                                                 |
| meals)                                          |                                                 |
| Any type of oily fish purchased/retail product  |                                                 |
| including canned in oil/brine/tomato, pickled,  |                                                 |
| sushi, ready meals, taramasalata, pate, paste   |                                                 |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS   |                                                 |
| RP                                              |                                                 |
| 35B                                             | Other oily fish (including                      |
| homemade dishes)                                |                                                 |
| Includes any oily fish or roe such as herrings, |                                                 |
| kippers, mackerel, sprats, eels, salmon, tuna   |                                                 |
| (not                                            |                                                 |
| canned)                                         |                                                 |
| , sardines, trout (baked, fried, grilled).      |                                                 |
| Also homemade recipes based on oily fish        |                                                 |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS   |                                                 |
| RP                                              |                                                 |
| 35R                                             |                                                 |
| Not used for the NDNS RP                        | Previously Oily fish (replaced by 34G, 34H, 35A |
| and 35B)                                        |                                                 |
|                                                 |                                                 |

## Vegetables, Potatoes

 
36 
Salad and other raw vegetables 

| 36A                                              | Carrots (raw)       |     |
|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----|
| 36B                                              | Salad and other raw |     |
| vegetables                                       |                     |     |
| All types of raw vegetables, including coleslaw, |                     |     |
| tzatziki, guacamole, fresh herbs. Purchased or   |                     |     |
| homemade.                                        |                     |     |
| Not salads made with cooked                      |                     |     |
| vegetables or potato salad                       |                     |     |
| 36C                                              | Tomatoes raw        |     |


## 37 Vegetables (Not Raw)

| 37A                                            | Peas not raw               | Includes canned and pease pudding canned.    |
|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Includes cooked dried, mushy, frozen and mange |                            |                                              |
| tout peas. Includes pea curry                  |                            |                                              |
| 37B                                            | Green beans not raw        | Includes cooked (fresh or frozen) or canned  |
| French, runner and green beans                 |                            |                                              |
| 37C                                            | Baked beans                | Canned baked beans in sauce. Includes baked  |
| beans with additions e.g. sausages, burgers,   |                            |                                              |
| pasta                                          |                            |                                              |
| 37D                                            | Leafy green vegetables not |                                              |
| raw                                            |                            |                                              |
| Includes cooked or canned broccoli, spinach,   |                            |                                              |
| cabbage (all types), brussels sprouts, chard   |                            |                                              |
| 37E                                            | Carrots not raw            | Includes boiled, fried, canned               |
| 37F                                              | Tomatoes not raw                                  |
|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| and passata                                      |                                                   |
| 37G                                              |                                                   |
| Not used for the NDNS RP                         | Previously Vegetable dishes (not raw)(replaced by |
| 37I, 37K, 37L and 37M)                           |                                                   |
| 37I                                              | Beans and pulses (including                       |
| ready meal & homemade                            |                                                   |
| dishes)                                          |                                                   |
| Any type of lentils, dried beans and pulses, and |                                                   |
| purchased/retail products, takeaway and          |                                                   |
| homemade dishes based on these.  Includes        |                                                   |
| hummous, dahl, dosa, falafel, soya flour.        |                                                   |
| Not                                              |                                                   |
| baked beans. Not soup                            |                                                   |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS    |                                                   |
| RP                                               |                                                   |
| 37K                                              | Meat alternatives (including                      |
| ready meals and homemade                         |                                                   |
| dishes)                                          |                                                   |
| Any type of products based on meat alternatives  |                                                   |
| such as textured vegetable protein (TVP), soya   |                                                   |
| mince, Quorn and tofu. Includes ready meals and  |                                                   |
| homemade dishes based on these                   |                                                   |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS    |                                                   |
| RP                                               |                                                   |
| Any type of purchased/retail vegetable products, |                                                   |
| including ready meals                            |                                                   |
| 37L                                              | Other manufactured                                |
| vegetable products                               |                                                   |
| (including ready meals)                          |                                                   |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS    |                                                   |
| RP                                               |                                                   |
37M Other vegetables (including  
homemade dishes) 
Includes all other non-raw vegetables and homemade vegetable dishes such as vegetable curries, casseroles and stews, pies, vegetable lasagne, cauliflower cheese, vegieburgers (not 
soya/tofu), bubble and squeak, vegetable samosas, pancake rolls, ratatouille, vegetable fingers, vegetable stir-fries etc. Includes pickled vegetables.  Includes vegetable based takeaway foods 
New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS RP 
37R 
Not used for the NDNS RP 
Previously Other vegetables (not raw) (replaced 
by 37I, 37K and 37M) 
38 
Chips, fried and roast potatoes and potato products 
38A 
Chips purchased including takeaway 
Any type of purchased/retail or takeaway chips or French fries, including fresh and frozen, oven and microwave 
38B 
Not used for the NDNS RP 
Previously Fried or roast potatoes and fried potato products (replaced by 38C and 38D) 
38C 
Other manufactured potato products fried/baked 
Any other type of purchased/retail potato product (not chips) such as roast potato, sliced potato with or without batter, waffles, croquettes, crunchies, alphabites, fritters, hash browns, wedges.  Fried, grilled or baked 
New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS RP 
Any homemade fried or roast potato products, including chips and potatoes roasted in fat 
38D 
Other fried/roast potatoes (including homemade dishes) 
New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS RP 
 
38R 
Not used for the NDNS RP 
Previously Potato products not fried (replaced by 
38C) 


39 
Other potatoes, potato salads and dishes 
39A 
Other potato products and dishes (manufactured) 
Any other type of potato product, purchased/retail. Including instant potato (Smash), canned potatoes, potato salad and potato based ready meals (cheese and potato pie, aloo curries) 
New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS RP 
39B 
Other potatoes (including homemade dishes) 
Includes all other types of potato such as boiled, mashed, baked and homemade potato salads and 
dishes 
New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS RP 
39R 
Not used for the NDNS RP 
Previously Other potatoes, potato salads and 
dishes (replaced by 39A and 39B) 

## Savoury Snacks

 
42 
Crisps and savoury snacks 

| 42R                                           |
|-----------------------------------------------|
| popcorn (not sweet), twiglets, pretzels, pork |
| scratchings                                   |

## Nuts And Seeds

56 
Nuts and seeds 
 
56R 
Nuts and seeds 
Includes fruit and nut mixes, coconut, salted peanuts, nut butters, tahini, bombay mix 

## Fruit

40 
Fruit  
 

| 40A                                               | Apples and pears not    |
|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| canned                                            |                         |
| Includes raw, baked, stewed (with or without      |                         |
| sugar), dried, apple sauce.  Includes Asian pears |                         |
| 40B                                               | Citrus fruit not canned |
| ortaniques etc                                    |                         |
| 40C                                               | Bananas                 |

40D 
Canned fruit in juice 
Includes canned in water. Includes prunes 
40E 
Canned fruit in syrup 
 
40R 
Other fruit not canned 
Includes plums, grapes, apricots etc; raw and stewed. Fruit pie fillings, dried fruit, fruit salad 

## Sugar, Preserves And Confectionery

 
41 
Sugars, preserves and sweet spreads 
41A 
Sugar 
Includes glucose, golden syrup, treacle, maple syrup 
41B 
Preserves 
Includes jam, fruit spreads, marmalade, honey, lemon curd.  Includes low sugar types 
41R 
Sweet spreads fillings and icing 
Includes ice cream topping sauce, chocolate spread, mincemeat, glace cherries, mixed peel, icing, brandy/rum butter, marzipan 

## 43 Sugar Confectionery

43R 
Sugar confectionery 
Includes boiled sweets, gums, pastilles, fudge, chews, mints, rock, liquorice, toffees, chewing gum, sweet popcorn, ice lollies (without ice cream), nougat, halva 


44 
Chocolate confectionery 
 

| 44R                                       |
|-------------------------------------------|
| carob, diabetic and low calorie chocolate |

 

## Non-Alcoholic Beverages 45 Fruit Juice

| 45R                                                  |
|------------------------------------------------------|
| juices/smoothies, sweetened or unsweetened,          |
| canned, bottled, cartons, carbonated, still, freshly |
| squeezed, vegetable juice                            |
| 61R                                                  |
|                                                      |
| Smoothies                                            |
|                                                      |
| 100% fruit and/or juice (not smoothies containing    |
| dairy)                                               |
|                                                      |
| New subsidiary food group set up for NDNS year       |
| 3                                                    |


## 57 Soft Drinks, Not Diet

| 57A                                             | Soft drinks not low calorie    |
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| concentrated                                    |                                |
| 1                                               |                                |
|                                                 |                                |
| All types including squashes and cordials and   |                                |
| water used as a diluent                         |                                |
| 57B                                             | Soft drinks not low calorie    |
| carbonated                                      |                                |
| All types, including tonic water and carbonated |                                |
| energy drinks.                                  |                                |
| Not carbonated mineral water; Not               |                                |
| alcoholic lemonade                              |                                |

| 57C                                                   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|
| ready to drink, still                                 |
| All types of still soft drinks and energy drinks, not |
| carbonated. Includes RTD Ribena and Sunny D           |


## 58 Soft Drinks, Diet

1 
58A 
Soft drinks low calorie concentrated
All low calorie, no added sugar, sugar free types and water used as a diluent 
All low calorie, no added sugar, sugar free  
58B 
Soft drinks low calorie carbonated 
types; includes slimline tonic water and low calorie energy drinks. Not carbonated mineral water 
58C 
Soft drinks low calorie, ready to drink, still  
All types of still soft drinks and energy drinks, not carbonated; low calorie, no added sugar, sugar free types 


## 51 Tea, Coffee And Water

| 51A                                            | Coffee (made up weight)    | Includes instant and leaf bean, decaffeinated,    |
|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| vending machine with whitener, coffee essence, |                            |                                                   |
| water used as a diluent and instant/takeaway   |                            |                                                   |
| latte, cappuccinos, mochas                     |                            |                                                   |
| 51B                                            | Tea (made up)              | Infusion, instant, decaffeinated, vending machine |
| with whitener and water used as a diluent.     |                            |                                                   |
| Includes green and instant fruit/herbal        |                            |                                                   |
| 51C                                            | Herbal tea (made up)       |                                                   |

 

Includes carbonated and still, herbal tonics.  Not 
sweetened drinks or tonic water 
51D 
Bottled water still or carbonated 
51R 
Tap water only 
Includes water drunk alone, used in recipes, or 
used as diluent for powdered beverages only.  Not 
water as diluent for concentrated soft drinks, 
instant coffee or instant tea 

## Alcoholic Beverages 47 Spirits And Liqueurs

| 47A                                      | Liqueurs    | Includes cream liqueurs, Pernod, Southern    |
|------------------------------------------|-------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Comfort, Tia Maria, cherry brandy, Pimms |             |                                              |
| 47B                                      | Spirits     | 70 % proof spirits (brandy, gin, rum, vodka, |
| whisky)                                  |             |                                              |



48 
Wine 
 

| 48A                                  | Wine           | White, red, rosé, champagne and sparkling wines    |
|--------------------------------------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 48B                                  | Fortified wine | Port, sherry, vermouth, martini                    |
| Includes fruit juice and wine drinks |                |                                                    |

48C 
Low alcohol and alcohol free wine 

## 49 Beer Lager Cider And Perry

| 49A                                                 | Beers and lagers      | Premium and non premium, stout, strong ale, low    |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| carbohydrate, homemade (bottled, draft and          |                       |                                                    |
| canned)                                             |                       |                                                    |
| Includes shandy                                     | 49B                   | Low alcohol & alcohol free                         |
| beer & lager                                        |                       |                                                    |
| 49C                                                 | Cider and perry       | Includes Babycham                                  |
|                                                     | 49D                   | Low alcohol & alcohol free                         |
| cider & perry                                       |                       |                                                    |
| 49E                                                 | Alcoholic soft drinks |                                                    |
| (Alcopops)                                          |                       |                                                    |
| Includes fruit flavoured and spirit based alcoholic |                       |                                                    |
| soft drinks, and low calorie versions, such as      |                       |                                                    |
| Bacardi Breezer                                     |                       |                                                    |

## Miscellaneous 50 Miscellaneous

| 50A                                            | Beverages dry weight                       |
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 4                                              |                                            |
|                                                |                                            |
| Includes drinking chocolate, cocoa, Ovaltine,  |                                            |
| Horlicks, malted drinks, milk shake powder etc |                                            |
| 50B                                            |                                            |
| Not used for the NDNS RP                       | Previously Soups (replaced by 50C and 50D) |
|                                                |                                            |
|                                                |                                            |

50C 
Soup1 (manufactured/retail) 
Any type of purchased/retail soup products, includes dried, condensed, canned, fresh 

New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS RP 

50D 
Soup (homemade) 
All homemade soup recipes 

New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS 
RP 

50E 
Nutrition powders and drinks  Includes Complan, Slimfast, Ensure, protein 
powders and meal replacement drinks 

New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS RP 

50R 
Savoury sauces pickles gravies & condiments  
Includes white sauces, cook in sauces, sauce mixes, tomato ketchup, Bovril/Marmite, pickles, chutney, stuffing, gravy, mayonnaise, salad cream and dressings, yeast, stock cubes, dried herbs and spices and tomato puree 

## Commercial Toddlers Foods And Drinks

 
52 
Commercial toddlers foods and drinks 
52A 
Commercial toddlers drinks 
Includes powdered, concentrated and ready to drink beverages specifically manufactured for young children 
52R 
Commercial toddlers foods 
Includes instant and ready to eat foods specifically manufactured for young children 

## Dietary Supplements 54 Dietary Supplements

| 54A                                             | Revised for the NDNS RP      | Previously Tablets and capsules     |
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| According to first oil named in product name    | 54A                          | Cod liver oil and other fish        |
| oils                                            |                              |                                     |
| Subsidiary food group revised for the NDNS RP   |                              |                                     |
| Years 1 to 3, replaced in year 4 by 54N and 54P |                              |                                     |
| 54B                                             | Revised for the NDNS RP      | Previously Oils and syrups          |
| According to first oil named in product name    | 54B                          | Evening primrose oil and            |
| other plant oils                                |                              |                                     |
| Subsidiary food group revised for the NDNS RP   |                              |                                     |
| 54C                                             | Revised for the NDNS RP      | Previously Drops and powders        |
| Subsidiary food group revised for the NDNS RP   |                              |                                     |
| Years 1 to 3, replaced in year 4 by 54L and 54M |                              |                                     |
| 54C                                             | Single vitamins/minerals not |                                     |
| Folic acid, iron, calcium                       |                              |                                     |
| 54D                                             | Folic acid                   |                                     |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS   |                              |                                     |
| RP                                              |                              |                                     |
| 54E                                             | Iron only or with vitamin C  |                                     |
| New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS   |                              |                                     |
| RP                                              |                              |                                     |
New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS RP 
54F 
Calcium only or with vitamin D 
New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS 
RP 
54G 
Vitamins (two or more 
including multivitamins) no minerals 
New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS 
RP 
54H 
Minerals (two or more including multiminerals) no vitamins 
New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS 
RP 
54I 
Vitamins and minerals (including multivitamins & minerals) 
54J 
Non-nutrient supplements (including herbal) 
Includes echinacea, aloe vera, St Johns wort, garlic capsules 
New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS RP 
54K 
Other nutrient supplements 
Includes kelp, glucosamine sulphate, royal jelly, cranberry, lecithin, brewers yeast, amino acid powders, caffeine 
 
New subsidiary food group set up for the NDNS RP 
54L 
Vitamin C 
New subsidiary food group set up for NDNS year 4 New subsidiary food group set up for NDNS  
54M Single vitamins/minerals not 
Folic acid, iron, calcium or vitamin C 
year 4 
New subsidiary food group set up for NDNS  
54N 
Cod liver oil and other fish oils (including with vitamins A,D,E) 
Year 4 New subsidiary food group set up for NDNS  
54P 
Multivitamins and/or minerals with omega 3  
year 4 
54R 
Not used for the NDNS RP 
Previously Nutritionally complete supplements 
(replaced by 50E) 

## Artificial Sweeteners

55 
Artificial sweeteners5  
 

| 55R  Artificial sweeteners     |
|--------------------------------|
| liquid or mini cube sweeteners |

## Disaggregation Categories

Disaggregation categories are expressed as food types Specific foods within each disaggregation category are listed here, however this may not be an exhaustive list of all foods available 

Fruit juice6 
Any juiced fruit (including fruit juice in smoothies) 

Smoothie fruit7  
Pureed or crushed fruit contained in smoothies  

Dried fruit  
Any dried fruit, not with added sugar Banana chips 
Currants Dates Prunes Raisins Sultanas 

Fresh and canned fruit 
Apples Apricots Avocado Bananas Blackberries 

Blackcurrants Blueberries Cherries Cranberries Damsons Figs Gooseberries Grapefruit Grapes Greengage Guava Kiwi Lemon Lime Loganberries Lychees Mangoes 

Melons (any) Nectarine 
Olives Oranges, any Passion fruit 
Peach Pears Pineapple Plum Pomegranate Raspberries 
Redcurrants Rhubarb Strawberries White currants 


Tomato puree 
Tomato puree 


Tomatoes 
Tomatoes, any 
 
 
Brassicaceae 
Broccoli spears/calabrese Brussel Sprouts 
Cauliflower Cress Horseradish Kohl rabi Mooli Pak choi/Bok choi 
Radish Red cabbage Rocket Savoy cabbage Sea kale Spring cabbage/greens 
Sprouting broccoli Swede 
Swiss chard Turnip Turnip tops 
Watercress White cabbage Winter/curly kale 

Carrots (old and young) 

## Yellow, Red And Dark Green Leafy Vegetables

Chinese leaves   
Gourd Jalapeno peppers and chillis - red Parsley and other fresh herbs Plantain Pumpkin Red pepper 
Spinach Squash (butternut) 
Sweet potatoes Vine leaves 

## Other Vegetables Artichokes

Asparagus Aubergine Beans (French/Green/Runner) Beansprouts Beetroot  
Broad beans (fresh) Capers Celeriac Celery Chicory Courgette 
Cucumber Endive 
Fennel Jalapeno peppers and chillis - green Jerusalem artichokes 
Yellow pepper Garlic Ginger Root Green Banana Green pepper Leeks 
Lettuce (iceberg, cos, webb, butterhead) Marrow Mushroom Okra Onion (including spring onion) Parsnip 
Peas (including mangetout and sugarsnap) Raddiccio 
Sweetcorn (including baby sweetcorn) Water Chestnut Yam 

## Beans And Pulses Baked Beans

Balor Blackeye Butter Chickpea  
Flageolet Haricot Lentils Mung Pinto Red kidney 

 

Soya 
 
 
Nuts 
All nuts8 
 
 
Sausages 
Any meat consumed as a sausage 
 
 
Burgers 
Any meat consumed as a burger (not poultry) Grill steaks 
 
 
Offal 
Brain Heart 
Kidney Tongue Tripe Liver Oxtail Liver pâté  


Processed red meat9 
Manufactured, cured and/or dried meat, including bacon and ham 


Processed poultry9 
Manufactured, cured and/or dried meat, including chicken paste 


Lamb (red meat) 
Any muscle meat10 from: Mutton Lamb 


Pork (red meat)  
Any muscle meat10 from: 
 
All types of pork, not bacon or ham 


Beef (red meat)  
Any muscle meat10 from: Beef Veal 


Other red meat 
Any muscle meat10 from: Goat 
Venison 
 
 
Poultry (white meat)  
Any muscle meat10 from: 
Chicken Turkey 
 
 
Game birds  
Any muscle meat10 from: Duck Goose 
Partridge Pheasant 
 
 
White fish 
Ayr Catfish Caviar 

Cod Cod roe Coley Dover sole Flounder Haddock Hake Halibut Hoki John Dory Lemon Sole Ling Marlin Monkfish Mullet, red and grey Skate Plaice 

Pollack Red fish 
Red snapper Rock salmon/Dogfish Rohu 
Sea bass Sea bream Shark Tilapia Turbot Whiting 

 
 
Oily fish Anchovies  

Bloater Carp Trout Eel Mackerel Herring 
Hilsa Kipper 
Jack fish Pangas Pilchards 
Salmon (including canned) Sardines Sprats Swordfish Tuna (fresh only) Whitebait 
 
 
Shellfish 
Abalone Clams Cockles Crab Lobster 
Mussels Octopus 
Oysters Prawns Scallops  
Shrimps Squid Whelks Winkles 


Canned tuna 
Tuna (canned only) 
 
 
Cottage cheese 
Standard and low fat cottage cheese 
 
 
Other cheese  
All other types of cheese including reduced fat (Revised 
for NDNS Year 3 onwards to exclude cheddar cheese) 
 

## Cheddar Cheese All Types Including Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese (New Disaggregation Category Set Up For Ndns Year 3)

                                                 
1 Concentrated soft drinks, dried milk and dried soups are reported as made up. 2 14R other cheese includes cheddar cheese for Years 1 and 2, from Year 3 cheddar cheese is reported in 14B. 3 Fats and oils used in cooking are reported with the food they are cooked with 
4 Subsidiary group 50A covers only the dry weight of the powdered beverage.  The water or milk used to make up the beverage is reported elsewhere 5 Consumption of artificial sweeteners is not reported in the food consumption tables 6 In Years 1 to 3 of the NDNS RP, the Fruit juice category included both the fruit and fruit juice components of smoothies. In Year 4, a new Smoothie fruit category was set up so that fruit from smoothies could be included with the other fruit categories (Dried fruit and Fresh and canned fruit) to calculate total fruit consumption. 7 Smoothie fruit is included in Fruit g/day and Total fruit (not including juice) and vegetables g/day in table 5.3. It is not reported separately. 8 Nuts are provided as a disaggregated variable in the NDNS dataset, however, nuts are not reported in table 5.3 of the main report. 9 Processed meat; no less than 30% meat having undergone any processing method other than boning, dicing, slicing, mincing, freezing 10 Muscle meat includes steak, mince, chops and roasting joints