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Table 1 Healthy Eating Index for pregnant women in Singapore (HEI-SGP) components and standards for scoring

From: A healthy eating index to measure diet quality in pregnant women in Singapore: a cross-sectional study

  1. Total fruit includes all forms of fruits and 100 % juice; Whole fruits including all forms except juice; Total vegetables include all forms of vegetables except starchy tuber vegetables like potatoes, yam except carrots. Dark green leafy and orange vegetables include vegetables such as mustard greens, bok choy and carrots. Total rice and alternatives includes grains, products made from flour, starchy tuber vegetables; Whole grains include wholemeal/wholegrain and products made from wholemeal flour; Dairy, includes all milk products, such as fluid milk, yoghurt, and cheese, and fortified soy beverages; Total protein foods includes meat, fish, beans and peas but excludes dairy; for antenatal supplements containing iron, folate and calcium: 0 = supplements taken do not contain any of these 3 micronutrients; 5 = supplements contained 1–2 of these micronutrients; 10 = supplements taken contained all 3 micronutrients.
  2. *Zero score if total fat >40 % of energy and saturated fat >20 % of energy; 30 % and 10 % saturated fat is equivalent to 33.3 g and 11.1 g saturated fat per 1000 kcals respectively