Table 1 Modified Healthful Plant-based Diet Index components and criteria for scoring (based on data collected). The criteria for minimum score (least healthy) for example, in the healthy plant food group taking less vegetable (lowest quintile) is considered less healthy, while taking more vegetable (highest quintile) is healthiest. The same thing applies to unhealthy plant food group, for example sugar sweetened beverages, taking highest quintile is the criteria for least healthy while taking lowest quintile is considered healthy
Component | Criteria for minimum score of 1 (least healthy- higher uPDI) | Criteria for maximum score (healthiest-high hPDI) |
|---|---|---|
Healthy Plant Food Groups | Â | Â |
Whole grains (Bread, brown) | Lowest quartile | Highest quartile |
Fruits | Lowest quintile | Highest quintile |
Vegetables (salad) | Lowest tertile | Highest tertile |
Vegetable oils | Lowest quartile | Highest quartile |
Tea & Coffee | Lowest quintile | Highest quintile |
Unhealthy Plant Food Groups | Â | Â |
Fruit juices | Highest quintile | Lowest quintile |
Refined grains | Highest quintile | Lowest quintile |
Potatoes | Highest quintile | Lowest quintile |
Beverages (juice, cola and sweetened coffee and tea) | Highest quintile | Lowest quintile |
Sweets and desserts (chocolate, cake) | Highest quartile | Lowest quartile |
Animal Food Groups | Â | Â |
Animal fat (Butter) | Highest quintile | Lowest quintile |
Dairy | Highest quintile | Lowest quintile |
Egg | NA | NA |
Fish or seafood | Highest quintile | Lowest quintile |
Meat | Highest quintile | Lowest quintile |
Miscellaneous animal-based foods | NA | NA |
Trans Fat (Margarine) | Highest quintile | Lowest quintile |