The objective of this paper was to establish the Market Basket for the Total Diet Study (TDS) in the state of São Paulo - Brasil in order to assess toxic and essential element dietary intakes. The food consumption data source used was from a recent household food budget survey, the "Pesquisa de Orçamento Familiar (POF) 2002-2003", conducted by the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística). The Market Basket formulation was based on information from publications of the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics. Food details were researched in the POF Microdata, which resulted in a Market Basket containing 71 items. This corresponds to 72% of the food intake weight for the São Paulo State population. Foods were grouped in 30 compounds, which will be analyzed to determine essential and toxic element contents, according to suggested TDS approaches already carried out in other countries.
Market Basket; total diet study; household food budget survey
