The charts illustrate the proportion of four meal types (breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks) in the composition of three nutrients: sodium, saturated fat, and added sugar, which can be harmful when consumed in excess.
Overall, dinner accounts for the largest percentage of sodium and saturated fat, while breakfast consistently represents the smallest proportion across all nutrients. Notably, snacks have the highest share of added sugar compared to the other meals.
In detail, dinner contributes 43% of sodium intake, the highest among the four meals, whereas both snacks and breakfast comprise only 14% each. Lunch makes up the remaining 29%. A similar trend is observed with saturated fat, where dinner again leads with 37%, followed by lunch at 26%. Snacks contribute 21%, slightly more than breakfast, which accounts for a mere 16%.
However, the distribution of added sugar differs significantly. Snacks dominate this category, accounting for 42% of the total, while dinner comes second with 26%. Breakfast and lunch contribute considerably less, at 16% and 19% respectively.
