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USDS's 150 food categories

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== Definition ==
A method of grouping similar foods in their as-consumed forms, for descriptive purposes.

== USDS's 150 food categories ==
The USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has created 150 mutually exclusive food categories to account for each food or beverage item reported in What We Eat in America (WWEIA), the food intake survey component of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (for more information, visit: http://seprl.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=23429).

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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Milk and dairy'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Grains'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Other food groups'''
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| MILK AND DAIRY||GRAINS||BEVERAGES, NONALCOHOLIC
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| Milk||Cooked Grains||100% Juice
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| Milk, whole||Rice||Citrus juice
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| Milk, reduced fat||Pasta, noodles, cooked grains||Apple juice
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| Milk, lowfat||Breads, Rolls, Tortillas||Other fruit juice
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| Milk, nonfat||Yeast breads||Vegetable juice
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| Flavored Milk||Rolls and buns||Diet Beverages
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| Flavored milk, whole||Bagels and English muffins||Diet soft drinks
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| Flavored milk, reduced fat||Tortillas||Diet sport and energy drinks
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| Flavored milk, lowfat||Quick Breads and Bread Products||Other diet drinks
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| Flavored milk, nonfat||Biscuits, muffins, quick breads||Sweetened Beverages
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| Dairy Drinks and Substitutes||Pancakes, waffles, French toast||Soft drinks
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| Milk shakes and other dairy drinks||Ready-to-Eat Cereals||Fruit drinks
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| Milk substitutes||Ready-to-eat cereal, high sugar (>21.2g/100g)||Sport and energy drinks
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| Cheese||Ready-to-eat cereal, low sugar (≤21.2g/100g)||Nutritional beverages
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| Cheese||Cooked Cereals||Smoothies and grain drinks
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| Cottage/ricotta cheese||Oatmeal||Coffee and Tea
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| Yogurt||Grits and other cooked cereals||Coffee
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| Yogurt, regular||SNACKS AND SWEETS||Tea
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| Yogurt, Greek||Savory Snacks||ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
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| PROTEIN FOODS||Potato chips||Alcoholic Beverages
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| Meats||Tortilla, corn, other chips||Beer
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| Beef, excludes ground||Popcorn||Wine
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| Ground beef||Pretzels/snack mix||Liquor and cocktails
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| Pork||Crackers||WATER
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| Lamb, goat, game||Crackers, excludes saltines||Plain Water
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| Liver and organ meats||Saltine crackers||Tap water
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| Poultry||Snack/Meal Bars||Bottled water
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| Chicken, whole pieces||Cereal bars||Flavored or Enhanced Water
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| Chicken patties, nuggets and tenders||Nutrition bars||Flavored or carbonated water
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| Turkey, duck, other poultry||Sweet Bakery Products||Enhanced or fortified water
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| Seafood||Cakes and pies||FATS AND OILS
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| Fish||Cookies and brownies||Fats and Oils
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| Shellfish||Doughnuts, sweet rolls, pastries||Butter and animal fats
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| Eggs||Candy||Margarine
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| Eggs and omelets||Candy containing chocolate||Cream cheese, sour and whipped cream
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| Cured Meats/Poultry||Candy not containing chocolate||Cream and cream substitutes
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| Cold cuts and cured meats||Other Desserts||Mayonnaise
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| Bacon||Ice cream and frozen dairy desserts||Salad dressings and vegetable oils
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| Frankfurters||Pudding||CONDIMENTS AND SAUCES
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| Sausages||Gelatins, ices, sorbets||Condiments and Sauces
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| Plant-based Protein Foods||FRUIT||Tomato-based condiments
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| Beans, peas, legumes||Fruits||Soy-based condiments
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| Nuts and seeds||Apples||Mustard and other condiments
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| Processed soy products||Bananas||Olives, pickles, pickled vegetables
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| MIXED DISHES||Grapes||Pasta sauces, tomato-based
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| Mixed Dishes - Meat, Poultry, Seafood||Peaches and nectarines||Dips, gravies, other sauces
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| Meat mixed dishes||Berries||SUGARS
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| Poultry mixed dishes||Citrus fruits||Sugars
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| Seafood mixed dishes||Melons||Sugars and honey
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| Mixed Dishes - Grain-based||Dried fruits||Sugar substitutes
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| Rice mixed dishes||Other fruits and fruit salads||Jams, syrups, toppings
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| Pasta dishes, excludes macaroni and cheese||VEGETABLES||INFANT FORMULA & BABY FOOD
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| Macaroni and cheese||Vegetables, excluding Potatoes||Baby Foods
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| Turnovers and other grain-based items||Tomatoes||Baby food: cereals
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| Mixed Dishes - Asian||Carrots||Baby food: fruit
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| Fried rice and lo/chow mein||Other red and orange vegetables||Baby food: vegetable
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| Stir-fry and soy-based sauce mixtures||Dark green vegetables, excludes lettuce||Baby food: meat and dinners
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| Egg rolls, dumplings, sushi||Lettuce and lettuce salads||Baby food: yogurt
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| Mixed Dishes - Mexican||String beans||Baby food: snacks and sweets
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| Burritos and tacos||Onions||Baby Beverages
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| Nachos||Corn||Baby juice
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| Other Mexican mixed dishes||Other starchy vegetables||Baby water
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| Mixed Dishes - Pizza||Other vegetables and combinations||Infant Formulas
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| Pizza||Vegetable mixed dishes||Formula, ready-to-feed
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| Mixed Dishes - Sandwiches (single code)||White Potatoes||Formula, prepared from powder
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| Burgers||White potatoes, baked or boiled||Formula, prepared from concentrate
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| Chicken/turkey sandwiches||French fries and other fried white potatoes||Human Milk
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| Egg/breakfast sandwiches||Mashed potatoes and white potato mixtures||Human milk
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| Frankfurter sandwiches||||OTHER
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| Other sandwiches||||Protein and nutritional powders
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| Mixed Dishes - Soups||||Not included in a food category
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| Soups||||
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== Examples ==
Examples of WWEIA Food Categories include [[soups]], [[nachos]], and yeast [[bread]]s.

== Difference between food categories and food groups ==
In contrast to food groups, items are not disaggregated into their component parts for assignment to food categories. For example, all pizzas are put into the pizza category.

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