The charts below show the average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrients, all of which may be unhealthy if eaten too much.

The graphs illustrate the

proportions

of

Sodium

, saturated fat, and added sugars in an average meal in the USA.

Overall

, the breakfast had the lowest

proportions

of all three types of nutrients.

On the other hand

, the majority of

sodium

and saturated fat are consumed at dinner,

whereas

the added sugar is mostly consumed at snack time

Sodium

and Saturated fat had roughly the same consuming

proportions

in all 4 periods. They both were consumed the most at the dinner,

sodium

-43% and saturated fat-37%. And they were highly consumed at lunch, with a slight difference of 3% for the

sodium

.

In addition

, the least of them was consumed at the breakfast, 16% for saturated fats and 14% for

sodium

. But there was a considerable difference in

proportions

at snack time. When snacks only took 14% in

sodium

proportion, it was just over the fifth on saturated fats making a difference of 7%.

In contrast

, the majority of added sugar was consumed at snacks at 42%, but the least was consumed at breakfast at 16%. Slightly higher was the proportion of lunch (19%). The percentage of dinner was almost a quarter making it second after snacks.