Food Classification Criteria

Classification of foods as core or extra using two systems: Food Grouping and Food Criteria
Rangan A, Hector D, Randall D, Gill T, Webb K. (2007) Monitoring consumption of 'extra foods' in the Australian diet: comparing two sets of
criteria for classifying foods as 'extras'. Nutr Diet 64(4):261267
NNS food groupings and codes
Classification using Food Grouping System
Classification using Food Criteria System
11 Non-alcoholic beverages
Tea
111
Extra
Extra
Coffee and coffee substitutes
112
Extra
Extra
Fruit and vegetable juices and

drinks
113
Core: Vegetable juices, fruit juices

Extra: Fruit drinks, fruit-based or flavoured cordials
and drinks, fruit-flavoured drink base and cordial base
Core: Vegetable juices, fruit juices

Extra: Fruit drinks, fruit-based or flavoured
cordials and drinks, fruit-flavoured drink base and
cordial base
Soft drinks, flavoured mineral

waters and electrolyte drinks
114
Extra
Extra
Mineral waters and water
115
Core
Core
Water with other additions as a

beverage (eg choc powders)
116
Extra
Extra
Flours and other cereal grains

and starches
121
Core
Core
Regular breads, and rolls

(white, mixed grain, wholemeal)
122
Core
Core
Breakfast cereals, plain, single

source
123
Core
Core
12 Cereals and cereal products

Fancy breads, flat breads,
English-style muffins and
crumpets
124
Core
Core: (<10% fat) most fancy breads, flat breads,

muffins and crumpets, bread roll topped with
cheese and/bacon, focaccia with cheese, puri
Extra: (10% fat) garlic bread, fried bread, naan,
croutons, taco shells
Pasta and pasta products
125
Core
Core: (<10% fat) cooked pasta, noodles, meatfilled pasta, instant noodle (cooked), cheese-filled
pasta
Extra: (10% fat) dry instant noodle, deep-fried
Asian-style noodles
Rice and rice products
126
Core
Core: (<10% fat) boiled rice, flavoured rice, rice

cakes
Extra: (10% fat) rice crackers
Breakfast cereals, mixed source
127
Core
Core
Breakfast cereal, hot porridge

type
128
Core
Core
Sweet biscuits
131
Extra
Extra (>15% sugar)
Savoury biscuits
132
Extra
Core: (<10% fat) crispbreads, water crackers
13 Cereal-based products and dishes
Extra: (10% fat) flaky commercial crackers,

flavoured savoury biscuits
Cakes, buns, muffins, scones,
cake-type desserts
133
Extra
Core: (<10% fat, <15% sugar) scones, sweet

buns
Extra: (10% fat, 15% sugar) cakes, muffins,
puddings, slices, rock cakes
Pastries, pies, quiche
134
Extra
Extra

Mixed dishes where cereal is the
major ingredient
135
Extra
Core: (<10% fat or <15g fat/serve) eg Most

savoury pasta and sauce dishes (pasta and sauce
from dry mix, pasta in tomato-based sauce,
vegetable lasagne, pasta salad), savoury ricebased dishes, sandwiches, some fried rice dishes,
meat lasagne, meat-filled pasta, pasta in creamor cheese-based sauce, risotto
Extra: (10% fat or 15g fat/serve) e.g. pizza,
hamburgers (t/away), chicken burgers (t/away),
spring rolls, dim sim, fried rice (t/away), pasta with
pesto sauce
Batter-based products
136
Extra
Core: (<10% fat) pancakes, pikelets, savouryfilled crepes

Extra: (10% fat) doughnuts
14 Fats and oils

Dairy fats
141
Extra
Extra
Margarine
142
Extra
Extra
Vegetable oil
143
Extra
Extra
Other fats
144
Extra
Extra
Unspecified fats
145
Extra
Extra
Fin fish (excluding canned)
151
Core
Core
Crustacea and mollusks

(excluding canned)
152
Core
Core
Other sea and freshwater foods
153
Core
Core
15 Fish and seafood products and dishes
Packed (canned and bottled) fish

and seafood
154
Core
Core
Fish and seafood products
155
Core
Core
Mixed dishes with fish or seafood

as major component
156
Core
Core
Pome fruit
161
Core
Core
Berry fruit
162
Core
Core
Citrus fruit
163
Core
Core
Stone fruit
164
Core
Core
Tropical fruit
165
Core
Core
Other fruit
166
Core
Core
Mixtures of two or more groups or

fruit
167
Core
Core
Dried fruit, preserved fruit
168
Core
Core
Mixed dishes where fruit is the

major component
169
Core
Core: (<10% fat or <30% sugar)
16 Fruit products and dishes
Extra: (10% fat or 30% sugar) e.g. toffee apple,

battered and fried banana and pineapple
17 Egg products and dishes

Eggs
171
Core
Core
Dishes where egg is the major

ingredient
172
Core
Core
Egg substitutes and dishes
173
Core
Core
18 Meat, poultry and game products and dishes

Muscle meat: Beef
1811
Core
Core
Muscle meat: Lamb
1812
Core
Core
Muscle meat: Pork
1813
Core
Core
Muscle meat: Bacon
1814
Core
Core
Muscle meat: Ham
1815
Core
Core
Muscle meat: Veal
1816
Core
Core
Game and other carcass meats
182
Core
Core
Poultry and feathered game
183
Core
Core: (<30% fat)

Extra: (30% fat) chicken skin
Organ meats and offal products

and dishes
184
Core
Core
Sausages, frankfurts and

saveloys
185
Core
Core
Processed meat
186
Core
Core: (<30% fat)

Extra: (30% fat) salami
Mixed dishes where beef or veal

is the major component
187
Core
Core
Mixed dishes where lamb or pork,

bacon, ham is the major
component
188
Core
Core
Mixed dishes where poultry or

game is the major component
189
Core
Core
19 Milk products and dishes

High fat milk
1911
Core
Core
Full cream milk
1912
Core
Core
Reduced fat milk
1913
Core
Core
Low fat/skim milk (<1.0% fat)
1914/
1915
Core
Core
Sweetened condensed milk
1917
Core
Extra
Miscellaneous milk
1918/
1919
Core
Core
Yoghurt
192
Core
Core
Cream
193
Core
Extra
Cheese
194
Core
Core: (<35% fat)

Extra: (35% fat) mascarpone
Frozen milk products
Other dishes where milk or a milk

product is the major component
195
196
Extra: ice cream (low fat, reduced fat and regular;

codes 1951, 1952)
Core: all other food items
Core: (<5% fat) low fat ice cream, reduced fat

frozen yoghurt
Core
Core: (<10% fat) regular and low fat custard

custards, fromage frais, dairy desserts, rice
pudding
Extra: (5% fat); reduced fat and regular ice

cream, ice confection, frozen yoghurts
Extra: (10% fat) cheesecake, choc mousse

Milk substitutes (soy milk)
197
Core
Core

Flavoured milks/milk shakes
198
Extra: milkshakes
Core: all other food items.
Core: (<3.5% fat) flavoured milks, smoothies.

Extra: (3.5% fat) based on full cream milk plus
cream/ice cream/egg; milkshakes-commercial,
egg flip
20 Soup
Soup
201
Core
Core
Dry soup mix
202
Core
Extra: similar to seasoning
Canned condensed soup
203
Core
Core
Seeds and seed products
211
Core
Core
Nuts and nut products
212
Core
Core: nuts and most nut products

Extra: coconut milk/cream, marzipan
Gravies and savoury sauces
221
Extra
Core
Extra: if used as seasoning or condiment, eg, soy
sauce, barbecue sauce, gravy (excluding tomato
sauce due to its high carotenoid content)
Pickles, chutneys and relishes
222
Extra
Core
Salad dressings
224
Extra
Extra
Mostly products high in fat, not belonging to core
food group
Stuffings
225
Extra
Extra
Mostly high in fat with low nutrient density
21 Seed and nut products and dishes
22 Savoury sauces and condiments
Extra: hot chips, fries, wedges, hash browns, potato

scallops and gems
Core: all other food items
Core: (<5% fat) boiled, baked, mashed, canned,

potato salad
23 Vegetable products and dishes

Potatoes
(1 serve 150 g)
231
Extra: (5% fat) hot chips, fries, wedges, hash

browns, potato scallops and gems, potato patties
Cabbage, cauliflower and similar

brassica vegetables
232
Core
Core
Carrot and similar root vegetables
233
Core
Core
Leaf and stalk vegetables
234
Core
Core
Peas and beans
235
Core
Core
Tomato and tomato products
236
Core
Core
Other fruiting vegetables
237
Core
Core
Other vegetables and vegetable

combinations
238
Core
Core
Dishes where vegetable is the

major component
239
Core
Core
Mature legumes and pulses
241
Core
Core
Mature legume and pulse

products and dishes
242
Core
Core
Potato snacks
251
Extra
Extra
Corn snacks
252
Extra
Extra ( 10% fat)

Core: (<10% fat) air-popped no added fat popcorn
24 Legume and pulse products and dishes
25 Snack foods
Extruded snacks
253
Extra
Extra
Pretzels and other snacks
254
Extra
Extra: (10% fat)

Core: (<10% fat) pretzel
Sugar, honey and syrups
261
Extra
Extra
Jam and lemon spreads,

chocolate spreads
262
Extra
Extra
Dishes and products other than

confectionary where sugar is the
major component
263
Extra
Extra
Chocolate and chocolate-based

confectionery
271
Extra
Extra
Cereal-, fruit-, nut- and seed-bars
272
Extra
Extra
Other confectionery
273
Extra
Extra
Beers
281
Extra
Extra
Wines
282
Extra
Extra
Spirits
283
Extra
Extra
Other alcoholic beverages
284
Extra
Extra
Formula dietary foods
291
Core
Core
Enteral formula
292
Core
Core
26 Sugar products and dishes
27 Confectionery and health bars
28 Alcoholic beverages
29 Special dietary foods
30 Miscellaneous
Beverage flavourings
301
Extra
Extra
Yeast; yeast, vegetable and meat

extracts
302
Extra
Core
Artificial sweetening agents
303
Extra
Extra
Herbs, spices, seasonings and

stock cubes
304
Extra
Core: herbs, spices

Extra: stock cubes, seasonings
Essences
305
Extra
Extra
Chemical raising agents and

cooking ingredients
306
Extra
Extra
Infant formulae and human breast

milk
311
Core
Core
Infant cereal products
312
Core
Core
Infant foods
313
Core
Core
Infant drink
314
Core
Core
31 Infant formulae and foods

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Classification of foods as core or extra using two systems: Food Grouping and Food Criteria

Classification using Food Grouping System

Classification using Food Criteria System

Coffee and coffee substitutes

Fruit and vegetable juices and

Core: Vegetable juices, fruit juices

Core: Vegetable juices, fruit juices

Soft drinks, flavoured mineral

Mineral waters and water

Water with other additions as a

Flours and other cereal grains

Regular breads, and rolls

Breakfast cereals, plain, single

12 Cereals and cereal products

NNS food groupings and codes

Classification using Food Grouping System

Classification using Food Criteria System

Core: (<10% fat) most fancy breads, flat breads,

Pasta and pasta products

Rice and rice products

Core: (<10% fat) boiled rice, flavoured rice, rice

Breakfast cereals, mixed source

Breakfast cereal, hot porridge

Extra (>15% sugar)

Core: (<10% fat) crispbreads, water crackers

13 Cereal-based products and dishes

Extra: (10% fat) flaky commercial crackers,

Core: (<10% fat, <15% sugar) scones, sweet

Pastries, pies, quiche

NNS food groupings and codes

Classification using Food Grouping System

Classification using Food Criteria System

Core: (<10% fat or <15g fat/serve) eg Most

Core: (<10% fat) pancakes, pikelets, savouryfilled crepes

14 Fats and oils

Fin fish (excluding canned)

Crustacea and mollusks

Other sea and freshwater foods

15 Fish and seafood products and dishes

NNS food groupings and codes

Classification using Food Grouping System

Classification using Food Criteria System

Packed (canned and bottled) fish

Fish and seafood products

Mixed dishes with fish or seafood

Mixtures of two or more groups or

Dried fruit, preserved fruit

Mixed dishes where fruit is the

Core: (<10% fat or <30% sugar)

16 Fruit products and dishes

Extra: (10% fat or 30% sugar) e.g. toffee apple,

17 Egg products and dishes

Dishes where egg is the major

Egg substitutes and dishes

NNS food groupings and codes

Classification using Food Grouping System

Classification using Food Criteria System

18 Meat, poultry and game products and dishes

Muscle meat: Lamb

Muscle meat: Pork

Muscle meat: Bacon

Muscle meat: Ham

Muscle meat: Veal

Game and other carcass meats