The given pie charts illustrate the average percentages of sodium, saturated fat, and added sugar compared in typical meals consumed in the USA, including breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner.(29)
It can be clearly seen that sodium and saturated fat are consumed at higher percentages during dinner and lunch, while added sugar is used the least. Furthermore, the average percentage of sodium is consumed lowest rate during breakfast and lunch.(40)
On the one hand, sodium and saturated fat is consumed at roughly 43% and 37% respectively during dinner, whereas for lunch time, the former is 29% and the latter 26%. However average percentage of added sugar rate is used 23%, during dinner and 19%, during lunch, respectively, in the USA.(50)
On the other hand, during snacks time, added sugar, sodium, saturated fat are consumed in the USA around 42%, 14% and 21%, consecutively. Additionally, saturated fat and added sugar are consumed equally at 16% , virtually both used during breakfast, and sodium is used 14%, during breakfast. (46)
