Table 4.
Mean dietary intake of micronutrients and Na from complementary food by NOVA groups according to children’s age. Federal District, Brazil
| Micronutrients | Children between 6 and 12 months of age | Children between 12 and 24 months of age | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n 178 | n 360 | |||||||||||
| Total | Group 1* | Group 2† | Total | Group 1* | Group 2† | |||||||
| Mean | CI 95 % | Mean | CI 95 % | Mean | CI 95 % | Mean | CI 95 % | Mean | CI 95 % | Mean | CI 95 % | |
| Calcium (mg) | 340·4 | 255·9, 424·9 | 158·7 | 115·9, 201·4 | 181·7 | 129·9, 233·5 | 614·6 | 560·5, 668·7 | 297·7 | 258·4, 337·1 | 316·9 | 249·5, 384·3 |
| Cooper (mg) | 0·5 | 0·4, 0·6 | 0·4 | 0·4, 0·5 | 0·1 | 0·1, 0·2 | 0·8 | 0·7, 0·8 | 0·5 | 0·5, 0·6 | 0·2 | 0·2, 0·3 |
| Folate (mcg) | 127·1 | 108·7, 145·5 | 91·4 | 77·7, 105·2 | 35·6 | 26·3, 45·1 | 201·6 | 192·8, 210·3 | 131·5 | 121·5, 141·4 | 70·1 | 60·5, 79·7 |
| Iron (mg) | 9·5 | 8·3, 10·8 | 3·2 | 2·8, 3·6 | 6·0 | 4·0, 8·1 | 14·1 | 12·9, 15·3 | 4·7 | 4·3, 5·1 | 8·3 | 6·7, 9·8 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 101·2 | 88·5, 113·9 | 85·8 | 75·1, 96·5 | 15·4 | 11·5, 19·2 | 147·4 | 140·0, 154·8 | 118·3 | 108·6, 128·0 | 29·1 | 24·9, 33·4 |
| Manganese (mg) | 1·0 | 0·9, 1·1 | 0·8 | 0·7, 0·9 | 0·03 | 0·01, 0·05 | 1·5 | 1·4, 1·5 | 1·1 | 1·0, 1·1 | 0·2 | 0·1, 0·2 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 363·3 | 298·2, 428·4 | 261·1 | 214·4, 307·7 | 102·2 | 76·9, 127·6 | 616·4 | 582·5, 650·3 | 429·1 | 388·8, 469·4 | 187·3 | 156·6, 218·0 |
| Potassium (mg) | 1222·7 | 1069·9, 1375·6 | 1060·4 | 938·2, 1182·5 | 162·4 | 118·9, 205·8 | 1708·1 | 1617·9, 1798·2 | 1409·7 | 1292·3, 1527·1 | 298·3 | 232·1, 364·6 |
| Selenium (mcg) | 26·6 | 22·2, 31·0 | 18·4 | 15·0, 21·9 | 8·1 | 6·1, 10·2 | 50·2 | 47·4, 52·9 | 32·9 | 30·4, 35·5 | 17·3 | 15·1, 19·4 |
| Sodium (mg) | 597·0 | 494·0, 699·9 | 478·2 | 397·0, 559·4 | 118·7 | 83·8, 153·7 | 1097·1 | 1024·6, 1169·7 | 811·6 | 732·0, 891·2 | 285·6 | 253·7, 317·3 |
| Zinc (mg) | 5·4 | 4·1, 6·6 | 2·5 | 2·1, 2·9 | 2·8 | 1·8, 3·9 | 8·0 | 7·5, 8·5 | 4·2 | 3·9, 4·6 | 3·8 | 3·1, 4·4 |
| Retinol (mcg) | 253·7 | 179·2, 328·2 | 32·5 | 18·8, 46·1 | 221·2 | 156·3, 286·1 | 380·0 | 327·9, 432·1 | 81·7 | 68·3, 95·2 | 298·3 | 245·9, 350·7 |
| Niacin (mg) | 7·7 | 6·4, 9·0 | 5·0 | 4·0, 5·9 | 2·7 | 1·9, 3·5 | 11·8 | 11·0, 12·6 | 7·2 | 6·6, 7·8 | 4·6 | 3·8, 5·4 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0·04 | 0·01, 0·06 | 0·3 | 0·3, 0·4 | 0·2 | 0·1, 0·2 | 0·2 | 0·1, 0·2 | 0·6 | 0·5, 0·7 | 0·4 | 0·3, 0·4 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0·7 | 0·5, 0·8 | 0·3 | 0·3, 0·4 | 0·3 | 0·2, 0·4 | 1·0 | 0·9, 1·0 | 0·5 | 0·4, 0·5 | 0·5 | 0·4, 0·6 |
| Vitamin B12 (mcg) | 1·1 | 0·7, 1·4 | 0·7 | 0·5, 0·9 | 0·4 | 0·2, 0·5 | 2·1 | 1·9, 2·3 | 1·6 | 1·4, 1·8 | 0·5 | 0·4, 0·6 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 0·9 | 0·7, 1·0 | 0·7 | 0·6, 0·8 | 0·2 | 0·1, 0·3 | 1·1 | 1·1, 1·2 | 0·9 | 0·8, 0·9 | 0·3 | 0·2, 0·3 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 79·9 | 62·1, 97·8 | 55·1 | 39·2, 70·9 | 24·9 | 17·1, 32·7 | 118·0 | 103·6, 132·4 | 75·4 | 60·6, 90·2 | 42·6 | 30·1, 55·1 |
| Vitamin D (mcg) | 3·9 | 2·7, 5·1 | 0·9 | 0·5, 1·35 | 3·0 | 2·1, 3·9 | 6·7 | 5·8, 7·6 | 2·3 | 1·9, 2·7 | 4·4 | 3·4, 5·3 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 3·4 | 2·7, 4·0 | 1·6 | 1·4, 1·8 | 1·7 | 1·2, 2·3 | 4·7 | 4·1, 5·2 | 1·9 | 1·7, 2·1 | 2·8 | 2·1, 3·4 |
| Vitamin K (mcg) | 27·8 | 16·9, 38·6 | 23·5 | 12·8, 34·2 | 4·3 | 2·7, 5·8 | 41·8 | 32·5, 51·2 | 33·1 | 24·6, 41·6 | 8·7 | 6·6, 10·8 |
*
Unprocessed, minimally processed foods and processed culinary ingredients.
†
Processed food and ultra-processed foods.