The leading source of saturated fat in the American diet is ---> Regular Cheese (8.5)
The table then goes down in this order :
- Pizza (5.9)
- Grain-based desserts (5.8)
- Dairy desserts (5.6)
- Chicken and chicken mixed dishes (5.5)
- Sausage, franks, bacon and ribs (4.9)
- Burgers (4.4)
- Mexican mixed dishes (4.1)
- Beef and beef mixed dishes (4.1)
- Reduced fat milk (3.9)
- Pasta and pasta dishes (3.7)
- Whole milk (3.4)
- Eggs and egg mixed dishes (3.2)
- Candy (3.1)
- Butter (2.9)
- Potato/corn/ other chips (2.4)
- Nuts/seeds and nut/ seed mixed dishes (2.1)
- Fried white potatoes (2.0)
