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Table 6 Description of Milk and alternatives food group and the main food items

From: Consumption of Milk and alternatives decreased among Canadians from 2004 to 2015: evidence from the Canadian community health surveys

Food group/subgroup

Food codes description

Food content

Milk and alternatives

CFG

Fluid milk and fortified soy-based beverages and other milk alternatives such as cheese and yogurt

Fluid milk

CNF

Skim, 1, 2, 3.25% or whole milk

Flavoured milk

CNF

All types of flavoured milk, e.g. strawberry, vanilla, chocolate etc.

Cheese

CNF

All kinds of cheese products including cheddar, blue, cream, parmesan, cheese spread etc.

Yogurt

CNF

Skim 1, 2, 3.25% or full fat yogurt and flavoured yogurt

Fortified soy beverages

CNF

All fortified soy beverages; does not include plant based beverages such as coconut, almond, cashew milk