Food groups, diet quality and colorectal cancer risk in the Basque Country

Table 1 Food group definitions

Food group	Food items
Red and processed meat
Red meat	Beef, pork and lamb, minced meat, hamburgers, meatballs
Processed meat	Ham, sausage, salami, mortadella, black pudding or blood sausage
Egg	Egg
Fish	White fish (hake, grouper, sole, cod) and fatty fish (sardine, tuna, salmon, mackerel)
Milk/dairy products
Non-cheese products	Whole milk, semi-skimmed milk, skimmed milk, whole yogurt, skimmed yogurt and dairy desserts
Cheese	Burgos cheese, curd, cottage and cheeses low in calories, mature, semi-mature and creamy cheese
Fiber-containing foods
Fruits	Orange, tangerine, apple, pear, banana, peach, raisins, prunes, dried figs... natural fruit juices
Vegetables	Salads, green beans, chard, spinach... garnish vegetables (eggplant, mushrooms, peppers...), garlic, onion
Whole grains	Whole grain pasta, brown rice, whole grain cookies, whole breakfast cereals (Muesli, All-Bran)
Nuts	Walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts
Fat	Vegetable oils (olive, sunflower, corn, soy), butter, margarine, mayonnaise
Sweet and added sugar	Chocolate, breakfast cereals, cookies, muffins, donuts, honey, sugar, commercial fruit juice, soft-drinks, cakes, pies
Alcoholic beverages	Beer, wine, hard cider, vermouth, whiskey, rum, gin, brandy, cocktails