Table 3.
Food contributors to total intake of iron in the post-fortification period according to life stage. São Paulo, Brazil, 2008
| 9–13 years | 14–18 years | 19–50 years | ≥51 years | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Percentage (%) | Median | Percentage (%) | Median | Percentage (%) | Median | Percentage (%) | ||||||||||||
| Rank | Food | (g) | Relative | Cumulative | Rank | Food | (g) | Relative | Cumulative | Rank | Food | (g) | Relative | Cumulative | Rank | Food | (g) | Relative | Cumulative |
| Post-fortification | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Bread | 50·0 | 26·6 | 26·6 | 1 | Bread | 50·0 | 24·9 | 24·9 | 1 | Bread | 50·0 | 27·0 | 27·0 | 1 | Bread | 50·0 | 26·4 | 26·4 |
| 2 | Biscuits | 40·0 | 13·4 | 40·0 | 2 | Beef | 80·0 | 16·2 | 41·1 | 2 | Beef | 82·5 | 15·6 | 42·5 | 2 | Beef | 75·0 | 15·5 | 41·9 |
| 3 | Beef | 99·2 | 13·1 | 53·0 | 3 | Beans | 107·6 | 11·4 | 52·5 | 3 | Beans | 86·0 | 12·9 | 55·4 | 3 | Beans | 86·0 | 14·5 | 56·3 |
| 4 | Beans | 86·0 | 11·3 | 64·3 | 4 | Biscuits | 63·0 | 8·6 | 61·0 | 4 | Wheat and maize flour | 17·5 | 6·0 | 61·4 | 4 | Vegetables | 20·0 | 5·7 | 62·1 |
| 5 | Wheat and maize flour | 18·8 | 5·8 | 70·1 | 5 | Wheat and maize flour | 19·7 | 6·8 | 67·8 | 5 | Biscuits | 30·0 | 5·0 | 66·4 | 5 | Wheat and maize flour | 14·5 | 5·2 | 67·3 |
| 6 | Pastas | 150·5 | 4·0 | 74·1 | 6 | Dairy | 32·0 | 4·0 | 71·9 | 6 | Vegetables | 20·0 | 4·8 | 71·3 | 6 | Fruits and juices | 86·0 | 3·7 | 71·0 |
| 7 | Dairy | 32·0 | 3·9 | 78·0 | 7 | Pastas | 100·4 | 3·9 | 75·8 | 7 | Pastas | 96·7 | 4·4 | 75·7 | 7 | Pastas | 81·0 | 3·5 | 74·4 |
| 8 | Vegetables | 14·4 | 2·9 | 80·9 | 8 | Vegetables | 16·7 | 3·1 | 78·9 | 8 | Poultry | 70·0 | 2·8 | 78·5 | 8 | Biscuits | 24·0 | 3·3 | 77·8 |
| 9 | Processed meat and sausages | 38·6 | 2·5 | 83·5 | 9 | Processed meat and sausages | 38·6 | 2·8 | 81·7 | 9 | Processed meat and sausages | 34·0 | 2·8 | 81·3 | 9 | Poultry | 65·0 | 2·6 | 80·3 |
| 10 | Candies | 20·0 | 2·0 | 85·4 | 10 | Candies | 15·0 | 2·0 | 83·6 | 10 | Dairy | 32·0 | 2·2 | 83·4 | 10 | Processed meat and sausages | 31·0 | 2·1 | 82·4 |
| 11 | Pork | 37·9 | 1·6 | 87·0 | 11 | Poultry | 75·0 | 1·9 | 85·5 | 11 | Fruits and juices | 80·4 | 2·1 | 85·5 | 11 | Rice | 119·3 | 1·9 | 84·4 |
| 12 | Fruits and juices | 54·0 | 1·5 | 88·6 | 12 | Fruits and juices | 55·8 | 1·6 | 87·1 | 12 | Rice | 124·0 | 1·7 | 87·2 | 12 | Tuber | 60·0 | 1·2 | 85·5 |
| 13 | Poultry | 55·0 | 1·4 | 90·0 | 13 | Rice | 150·0 | 1·3 | 88·4 | 13 | Candies | 14·7 | 1·4 | 88·6 | 13 | Pork | 32·0 | 1·6 | 87·1 |
| 14 | Rice | 125·0 | 1·4 | 91·4 | 14 | Tubers | 85·6 | 1·3 | 89·6 | 14 | Sauces | 11·9 | 1·4 | 90·0 | 14 | Candies | 14·7 | 1·3 | 88·4 |
| 15 | Other flour | 12·2 | 1·3 | 92·7 | 15 | Cereals | 2·0 | 1·2 | 90·8 | 15 | Tubers | 81·9 | 1·4 | 91·4 | 15 | Cereals | 3·8 | 1·2 | 89·6 |