Table 4.
Percentage contribution to macronutrient and dietary fibre intakes from the top ten dietary sources among Inuit adults (n 2095), by region; Inuit Health Survey, 2007–2008
| Energy | Protein | Carbohydrates | Fat | Saturated fat | PUFA | Dietary fibre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source | % | Source | % | Source | % | Source | % | Source | % | Source | % | Source | % | |
| Nunavut (n 1568) | Total (kJ/kcal) | 8694/ 2078 | Total (g) | 109 | Total (g) | 240 | Total (g) | 76 | Total (g) | 24 | Total (g) | 13 | Total (g) | 9 |
| Sweetened beverages | 11·3 | Caribou* | 27·2 | Sweetened beverages | 25·2 | Caribou* | 8·3 | Caribou* | 11·6 | Potato chips | 10·3 | Bread | 13·7 | |
| Caribou* | 8·8 | Fish* | 9·7 | Sugar | 15·2 | Poultry | 6·6 | Coffee whitener and milk powder | 7·1 | Poultry | 9·7 | Vegetables (solid) | 11·2 | |
| Sugar | 6·8 | Poultry | 7·9 | Bread | 7·8 | Beluga whale* | 6·3 | Mixtures (grain) | 6·9 | Caribou* | 7·6 | Mixtures (grain) | 9·9 | |
| Mixtures (grain) | 6·1 | Beluga whale* | 6·5 | Pasta and Rice | 7·2 | Mixtures (grain) | 6·3 | Table fat | 6·5 | Mixtures (grain) | 6·2 | Potatoes | 7·7 | |
| Bread | 5·1 | Beef | 6·2 | Mixtures (grain) | 6·5 | Potato chips | 5·4 | Beef | 6·3 | Crackers and other | 5·5 | Pasta and Rice | 6·6 | |
| Poultry | 4·3 | Mixtures (grain) | 4·8 | Bannock | 4·5 | Beef | 5·0 | Lard and shortening | 5·4 | Bread | 5·2 | Cereals | 6·6 | |
| Pasta and Rice | 4·1 | Seal and walrus* | 4·6 | Chocolate and candy | 3·2 | Processed meat | 4·6 | Poultry | 5·1 | Fish* | 4·5 | Mixtures (meat) | 5·8 | |
| Bannock | 3·8 | Pork | 4·3 | Potatoes | 3·2 | Lard and shortening | 4·5 | Pork | 4·7 | Eggs | 4·1 | Fruit (solid) | 5·7 | |
| Beluga whale* | 3·7 | Bread | 3·2 | Fruit (juice) | 3·1 | Pork | 4·3 | Bannock | 4·6 | Vegetable oil | 3·9 | Potato chips | 4·9 | |
| Fish* | 3·3 | Mixtures (meat) | 2·8 | Cereals | 2·8 | Bannock | 4·2 | Processed meat | 4·3 | Bannock | 3·7 | Bannock | 4·8 | |
| Inuvialuit Settlement Region (n 267) | Total (kJ/kcal) | 9711/ 2321 | Total (g) | 118 | Total (g) | 260 | Total (g) | 90 | Total (g) | 28 | Total (g) | 18 | Total (g) | 12 |
| Sweetened beverages | 9·3 | Caribou* | 18·7 | Sweetened beverages | 21·4 | Poultry | 6·6 | Table fat | 8·5 | Poultry | 8·3 | Bread | 19·6 | |
| Bread | 8·4 | Fish* | 14·9 | Bread | 12·9 | Mixtures (grain) | 6·5 | Caribou* | 7·7 | Bread | 7·7 | Cereals | 10·2 | |
| Mixtures (grain) | 6·7 | Poultry | 9·5 | Mixtures (grain) | 7·7 | Table fat | 6·4 | Mixtures (grain) | 7·1 | Fish* | 6·6 | Vegetable (solid) | 10·0 | |
| Caribou* | 5·6 | Beef | 6·7 | Pasta and Rice | 7·1 | Fish* | 5·5 | Chocolate and candy | 5·7 | Potato chips | 6·6 | Mixtures (grain) | 9·0 | |
| Fish* | 5·3 | Pork | 5·1 | Sugar | 6·8 | Beluga whale* | 5·1 | Beef | 5·7 | Mixtures (grain) | 6·3 | Fruit (solid) | 6·9 | |
| Poultry | 4·8 | Bread | 5·0 | Chocolate and candy | 4·8 | Pastries | 4·8 | Pastries | 5·7 | Crackers and other | 5·1 | Potatoes | 6·8 | |
| Pasta and Rice | 4·0 | Mixtures (grain) | 4·6 | Pastries | 4·3 | Beef | 4·6 | Cheese | 5·2 | Table fat | 4·8 | Pasta and Rice | 5·4 | |
| Pastries | 3·7 | Beluga whale* | 4·5 | Cereals | 4·3 | Pork | 4·3 | Pork | 5·0 | Salad dressing & mayonnaise | 4·8 | Crackers and other | 5·0 | |
| Chocolate and candy | 3·4 | Fish and shellfish | 4·4 | Potatoes | 3·6 | Caribou* | 4·3 | Poultry | 4·9 | Pastries | 4·7 | Pastries | 3·2 | |
| Beef | 3·2 | Birds* | 3·0 | Crackers and other | 3·2 | Potato chips | 4·1 | Eggs | 3·7 | Other mixed dishes | 4·4 | Potato chips | 3·1 | |
| Nunatsiavut (n 260) | Total (kJ/kcal) | 8284/ 1980 | Total (g) | 94 | Total (g) | 238 | Total (g) | 74 | Total (g) | 23 | Total (g) | 15 | Total (g) | 12 |
| Bread | 9·3 | Poultry | 13·6 | Sweetened beverages | 15·7 | Potato chips | 12·5 | Table fat | 8·8 | Potato chips | 19·4 | Bread | 17·7 | |
| Potato chips | 7·4 | Caribou* | 13·0 | Bread | 13·9 | Poultry | 8·2 | Processed meat | 7·5 | Poultry | 9·7 | Vegetables (solid) | 12·5 | |
| Sweetened beverages | 7·3 | Beef | 8·8 | Sugar | 9·1 | Table fat | 7·5 | Beef | 7·3 | Bread | 8·2 | Potatoes | 9·4 | |
| Poultry | 5·8 | Fish and shellfish | 8·0 | Pasta and Rice | 6·8 | Processed meat | 7·1 | Milk | 7·2 | Table fat | 6·6 | Mixtures (meat) | 8·6 | |
| Mixtures (grain) | 4·4 | Pork | 7·0 | Fruit (juice) | 6·5 | Beef | 5·9 | Poultry | 7·0 | Crackers and other | 5·8 | Potato chips | 8·4 | |
| Sugar | 4·2 | Bread | 6·4 | Potato chips | 6·4 | Pork | 5·7 | Pork | 6·5 | Pastries | 4·8 | Cereals | 7·6 | |
| Pasta and Rice | 4·1 | Fish* | 5·7 | Potatoes | 5·6 | Mixtures (grain) | 4·8 | Cheese | 5·3 | Mixtures (grain) | 4·5 | Pasta and Rice | 5·5 | |
| Beef | 3·9 | Milk | 3·9 | Pastries | 4·4 | Pastries | 4·4 | Mixtures (grain) | 5·3 | Fish and shellfish | 4·2 | Mixtures (grain) | 5·5 | |
| Pastries | 3·7 | Processed meat | 3·8 | Mixtures (grain) | 4·3 | Eggs | 4·1 | Potato chips | 5·2 | Pork | 3·9 | Fruit (solid) | 4·7 | |
*
Country food items.