FATS AND OILS
The Fats and Oils food group includes butters, dairy blends, margarines and other fats, such as animal-based fats.
Fats and oils were consumed by 56% of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, mostly made up of the 34% who had eaten Margarine and table spreads and the 19% who had eaten Butters. The pattern of consumption by age followed a similar relative distribution as for Regular breads and bread rolls, reflecting the close pairing of these foods (see Table 4.1).
Was there a difference by remoteness?
Butter was consumed by similar proportions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in non-remote and remote areas, however Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in remote areas were less likely to have eaten Margarine and table spreads (27% compared with 36% in non-remote areas) (see Table 4.1 and Table 4.3).
How did this compare with non-Indigenous people?
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people overall were more likely than non-Indigenous people to have eaten Fats and oils (56% compared with 46%). There was higher consumption among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in both the two major sub-groups, Butters and Margarine and table spreads.
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