U.S. Food Consumption: Fruit intake has increased 24% since 1970

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From 1970 to 1997, U.S. intake of fruits, including fresh and processed, increased 24 percent per person, from 238 pounds to 295 pounds per person according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service.                                                                            

Selected Fruits U.S. Consumption per person from 1970-1997
Year	Fresh	Processed	TOTAL	% Change since 1970
1970	101 lbs	137 lbs	238 lbs	NA
1980	105 lbs	158 lbs	262 lbs	+10%
1990	116 lbs	157 lbs	274 lbs	+15%
1997	133 lbs	162 lbs	295 lbs	+24%

REFERENCE

Putnam JJ, Allshouse JE. Food consumption, prices, and expenditures, 1970-97. Statistical Bulletin No. 965, 1999 April, Table 1. http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/sb965/

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