These three pie charts give information about the level of sodium, fat, and additional sugar in daily meals consumed in the USA. Broadly, it can be seen that sodium and saturated fat are the most common in dinner, whereas the highest amount of added sugar is taken during snack time.
To begin with, Americans consume the highest amounts of sodium and saturated fat during their evening meals, accounting for 43% and 37%, respectively. Both sodium and saturated fat consumption at lunch are almost the same proportion at approximately 29% and 26%, respectively. This trend is equivalent to breakfast, which makes up 14% and 16%, respectively.
It is clear that snacks, which have the least proportion of sodium and saturated fat compared to other meals, have the highest amount of added sugar, comprising 42%. Dinner is ranked second for additional sugar consumption at 23%, followed by lunch at 19% and breakfast at 16%, which has the lowest quantity.
