Table 2 Fast food categorization system

Asian

Thai

Thai take-away meals and products

Chinese

Chinese take-away meals and products

Indian

Indian take-away meals and products

Sushi and rice-paper rolls

All sushi and rice-paper rolls

Other

Other Asian take-away products and meals not in above categories

Beverages

Juice

Fruit and vegetable juices, pure fruit smoothies

Milkshakes/ smoothies

Milkshakes, thickshakes, milk-based smoothies and other milk-based drinks

Water

Plain and flavoured waters

Soft drink

Sugar-sweetened

Sugar-sweetened soft drinks

Sugar free

Artificially-sweetened soft drinks

Tea/coffee/hot chocolate

Tea, coffee, hot chocolate, and iced variations

Other

Other take-away beverages

Breakfast

Savoury

Breakfast rolls/wraps/sandwiches, hot breakfasts, hash brown

Sweet

Pancakes/hotcakes

Other

Plain English muffins, bagels, yoghurt, cereal

Burgers

Beef burgers

All beef-based burger products (excluding sandwiches)

Fish burgers

All fish-based burger products (excluding sandwiches)

Chicken burgers

All chicken-based burger products (excluding sandwiches)

Vegetarian burgers

All vegetarian burger products (excluding sandwiches)

Chicken

Fried/grilled/roasted chicken, nuggets, hot wings

Dessert

Dessert products

Dressings/ condiments

Sweet

Dessert sauces, sweet spreads

Savoury

Salad dressing, croutons, savoury sauces and spreads, gravy

Other

Ribs, boxed meals etc.

Pasta

Pasta dishes

Pizza

Meat-based toppings

Take-away pizza products with meat-based toppings

Seafood toppings

Take-away pizza products with seafood-based toppings

Vegetarian toppings

Take-away pizza products with vegetable-based toppings

Salads

Garden/plain salads

Garden salads or other plain salads

Salads with meat

Salad products with beef, chicken, lamb or fish

Sandwiches

Beef-based sandwiches

Beef-based sandwiches, wraps etc. (excludes burger-bun products)

Chicken-based sandwiches

Chicken-based sandwiches, wraps etc. (excludes burger-bun products)

Fish-based sandwiches

Fish-based sandwiches, wraps etc. (excludes burger-bun products)

Vegetarian sandwiches

Vegetarian sandwiches, wraps etc. (excludes burger-bun products)

Other sandwich products

All other sandwich products

Seafood

All seafood products

Sides

Fries

Salted and unsalted fries

Other

All sides (excluding fries) such as onion rings, vegetables, garlic bread etc.

Soup

Soup products

Cakes, muffins and pastry

Cakes

Sweet cake products including sweet muffins

Muffins

Savoury muffins

Sweet pastry-based products

Pastry-based products such as danishes, tarts etc.

Savoury pastry-based products

Savoury-based products such as empanadas, pies etc.

Other cereal-based products

Tacos

Tacos and other wheat/maize-based products

Kebabs

Kebab products