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2000s

British food consumption – some statistics

1.802 litres of milk per person per week (1.138 litres of which was skimmed or semi-skimmed milk, 0.664 litres of which was whole milk)
1.9 eggs per person per week
186 grams of cooking fat and oil per person per week
800 grams of bread per person per week
89 grams of cakes and pastries per person per week
67 grams of flour per person per week
567 grams of fruit per person per week consisting of:
135 grams of citrus fruits
226 grams of apples and pears
206 grams of bananas

Source: Food Standards Agency