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Food Sources of Carbohydrate among Women in the PIN Study for the Total Sample and by Ethnicity

Food

% of Carbohydrate

Overall sample

(n=2247)

Non-Hispanic

Blacks (n=971)

Non-Hispanic

Whites (n=1131)

Soft drinks

7.6

7.1

8.1

Other fruit juices

7.3

8.2

6.2

Biscuits, muffins

6.4

6.6

6.7

White bread, bagels, crackers

5.8

6.0

5.8

French fries, fried potatoes

5.1

5.9

4.5

Orange juice, grapefruit juice

4.5

4.6

4.3

Rice

3.8

4.2

2.8

Bananas

3.0

2.8

3.1

Whole milk

2.9

3.0

2.9

Dry cereal, excluding high fiber, fortified

2.8

2.9

2.6

Dishes with cheese

2.7

2.6

3.0

Apples, pears

2.2

2.1

2.1

Other potatoes

2.1

1.6

2.8

Ice cream

2.0

2.1

2.0

Chocolate candy

2.0

1.9

2.1

Doughnuts, cookies, cake

1.9

2.0

1.8

Spaghetti, lasagna, pasta

1.9

1.6

2.4

Oranges, tangerines

1.7

2.2

1.2

Beans (dried type)

1.7

1.6

1.9

Dark bread, whole wheat, rye

1.6

1.3

1.9