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Table 2.

Absolute^* and partial^† problem nutrients identified for each targeted age group of breast-fed infants and young children across three livelihood groups in northern Kenya, November–December 2013

	Settled communities (n 300)			Pastoralist communities (n 283)			Agro-pastoralist communities (n 299)
	6–8-month-old infants	9–11-month-old infants	12–23-month-old children	6–8-month-old infants	9–11-month-old infants	12–23-month-old children	6–8-month-old infants	9–11-month-old infants	12–23-month-old children
Ca	Par^†						Par^†	Par^†	Par^†
Thiamin							Par^†	Par^†	Par^†
Niacin	Par^†		Par^†	Par^†	Par^†	Par^†	Par^†	Par^†	Abs^*
Vitamin B₆						Par^†			Par^†
Folate				Par^†		Par^†			Par^†
Fe	Abs^*	Abs^*		Abs^*	Abs^*	Par^†	Abs^*	Abs^*	Abs^*
Zn	Abs^*	Abs^*	Abs^*	Abs^*	Abs^*	Abs^*	Abs^*	Abs^*	Abs^*
No. of absolute problem nutrients	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	3
No. of partial problem nutrients	2	0	1	2	1	4	3	3	4

Abs, absolute problem nutrient; Par, partial problem nutrient.

An ‘absolute’ problem nutrient is defined as a nutrient whose requirement (i.e. 100 % of the Recommended Nutrient Intake (RNI)) is impossible to meet using local foods within the model constraints for frequency and portion size (identified using diets in which the intakes of individual nutrients are maximized in Optifood Module III).

^†

A ‘partial’ problem nutrient is defined as a nutrient whose requirement (i.e. 100 % of the RNI) can be met, but to the detriment of achieving the nutrient requirements of other nutrients (identified using the best diets modelled without average food patterns in Optifood Module II).