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Healthy Eating Index Calculator

Work out healthy eating index instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Healthy Eating Index Calculator

Adds the adequacy and moderation component scores of the Healthy Eating Index to give a 0 to 100 diet quality score.

Formula

Healthy Eating Index

Total = adequacy components (maximum 60) + moderation components (maximum 40); above 80 is good, 51 to 80 needs improvement and 50 or below is poor

Worked example

With the default values below, Healthy Eating Index Calculator returns Healthy Eating Index score of 68.0. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Adequacy component pointsaccepts 0–60
42
Moderation component pointsaccepts 0–40
26

Results

Healthy Eating Index score
68.0
Diet quality band
Needs improvement
Share of adequacy points earned
70.00%
Share of moderation points earned
65.00%

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2Healthy Eating Index
  3. 3Healthy Eating Index score= 68.0
  4. 4Diet quality band= Needs improvement
  5. 5Share of adequacy points earned= 70.00
  6. 6Share of moderation points earned= 65.00

Assumptions and limits

  • The result is derived only from the 2 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
  • In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
  • Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
  • Educational estimate only. Not a substitute for professional clinical judgement, and must not be used to make treatment or dosing decisions.
  • This is an estimate for general information and not professional medical advice. See the full disclaimer for the limits that apply to this kind of calculator.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Educational estimate only. Not a substitute for professional clinical judgement, and must not be used to make treatment or dosing decisions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average US score?

Around 58 out of 100, driven down by low whole grain and vegetable intake and high sodium and added sugar.

Why separate adequacy and moderation?

Adequacy components score higher with more intake, while moderation components score higher with less, so they must be scored differently.

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