Multiple Metrics of Carbohydrate Quality Place Starchy Vegetables Alongside Non-starchy Vegetables, Legumes, and Whole Fruit
BackgroundStarchy vegetables, including white potatoes, are often categorized as “lower-quality” carbohydrate foods, along with refined grains, 100% fruit juices, sweetened beverages, and sugars, snacks and sweets. Among “higher-quality” carbohydrates are whole grains, non-starchy vegetables, legume...
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| description | BackgroundStarchy vegetables, including white potatoes, are often categorized as “lower-quality” carbohydrate foods, along with refined grains, 100% fruit juices, sweetened beverages, and sugars, snacks and sweets. Among “higher-quality” carbohydrates are whole grains, non-starchy vegetables, legumes, and whole fruits.ObjectiveTo apply multiple nutrient profiling (NP) models of carbohydrate quality to foods containing >40% carbohydrate by dry weight in the USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (FNDDS 2017-18).MethodsCarbohydrate foods in the FNDDS (n = 2423) were screened using four recent Carbohydrate Quality Indices (CQI) and a new Carbohydrate Food Quality Score (CFQS-4). Cereal products containing >25% whole grains by dry weight were classified as whole grain foods.ResultsBased on percent items meeting the criteria for 4 CQI scores, legumes, non-starchy and starchy vegetables, whole fruit, and whole grain foods qualified as “high quality” carbohydrate foods. Distribution of mean CFQS-4 values showed that starchy vegetables, including white potatoes placed closer to non-starchy vegetables and fruit than to candy and soda.ConclusionPublished a priori determinations of carbohydrate quality do not always correspond to published carbohydrate quality metrics. Based on CQI metrics, specifically designed to assess carbohydrate quality, starchy vegetables, including white potatoes, merit a category reassignment and a more prominent place in dietary guidance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a61a0577475741b29f379dc4eb97b6b82022-12-22T01:49:04ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Nutrition2296-861X2022-05-01910.3389/fnut.2022.867378867378Multiple Metrics of Carbohydrate Quality Place Starchy Vegetables Alongside Non-starchy Vegetables, Legumes, and Whole FruitAdam Drewnowski0Matthieu Maillot1Florent Vieux2Center for Public Health Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United StatesMS-Nutrition, Faculté de Médecine La Timone, Marseille, FranceMS-Nutrition, Faculté de Médecine La Timone, Marseille, FranceBackgroundStarchy vegetables, including white potatoes, are often categorized as “lower-quality” carbohydrate foods, along with refined grains, 100% fruit juices, sweetened beverages, and sugars, snacks and sweets. Among “higher-quality” carbohydrates are whole grains, non-starchy vegetables, legumes, and whole fruits.ObjectiveTo apply multiple nutrient profiling (NP) models of carbohydrate quality to foods containing >40% carbohydrate by dry weight in the USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (FNDDS 2017-18).MethodsCarbohydrate foods in the FNDDS (n = 2423) were screened using four recent Carbohydrate Quality Indices (CQI) and a new Carbohydrate Food Quality Score (CFQS-4). Cereal products containing >25% whole grains by dry weight were classified as whole grain foods.ResultsBased on percent items meeting the criteria for 4 CQI scores, legumes, non-starchy and starchy vegetables, whole fruit, and whole grain foods qualified as “high quality” carbohydrate foods. Distribution of mean CFQS-4 values showed that starchy vegetables, including white potatoes placed closer to non-starchy vegetables and fruit than to candy and soda.ConclusionPublished a priori determinations of carbohydrate quality do not always correspond to published carbohydrate quality metrics. Based on CQI metrics, specifically designed to assess carbohydrate quality, starchy vegetables, including white potatoes, merit a category reassignment and a more prominent place in dietary guidance.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.867378/fullCarbohydrate Quality Indices (CQI)Carbohydrate Food Quality Score (CFQS-4)starchy vegetableswhite potatoeslegumesdietary guidelines |
| spellingShingle | Adam Drewnowski Matthieu Maillot Florent Vieux Multiple Metrics of Carbohydrate Quality Place Starchy Vegetables Alongside Non-starchy Vegetables, Legumes, and Whole Fruit Frontiers in Nutrition Carbohydrate Quality Indices (CQI) Carbohydrate Food Quality Score (CFQS-4) starchy vegetables white potatoes legumes dietary guidelines |
| title | Multiple Metrics of Carbohydrate Quality Place Starchy Vegetables Alongside Non-starchy Vegetables, Legumes, and Whole Fruit |
| title_full | Multiple Metrics of Carbohydrate Quality Place Starchy Vegetables Alongside Non-starchy Vegetables, Legumes, and Whole Fruit |
| title_fullStr | Multiple Metrics of Carbohydrate Quality Place Starchy Vegetables Alongside Non-starchy Vegetables, Legumes, and Whole Fruit |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multiple Metrics of Carbohydrate Quality Place Starchy Vegetables Alongside Non-starchy Vegetables, Legumes, and Whole Fruit |
| title_short | Multiple Metrics of Carbohydrate Quality Place Starchy Vegetables Alongside Non-starchy Vegetables, Legumes, and Whole Fruit |
| title_sort | multiple metrics of carbohydrate quality place starchy vegetables alongside non starchy vegetables legumes and whole fruit |
| topic | Carbohydrate Quality Indices (CQI) Carbohydrate Food Quality Score (CFQS-4) starchy vegetables white potatoes legumes dietary guidelines |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.867378/full |
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