The pie charts above illustrate the world's average consumption of four types
of food in 2008, compared to China and India.
Overall, the percentage of consuming processed food is more and the
consumption of nuts and seeds is less than the other three types of foods.
Based on the pie chart, China is the country consuming more vegetables and
fruits compared to India. However, the first diagram shows that the world’s
average vegetable and fruit consumption is only 29%. Furthermore, the percentage
of animal food consumption in India is higher than the China and world average.
While considering nuts and seeds, China holds first place in nuts and seed
consumption while India and the world average is only 11% and 4% respectively.
Processed food is consumed by 41 % of people in the world which is slightly
higher than the other two countries, China and India. Moreover, China places
more emphasis on processed foods and vegetables and fruits than the other two
food categories.