Table 3.
Percentage contributions of macronutrients to energy availability by store: six stores in remote Aboriginal Australia, Remote Indigenous Stores and Takeaway (RIST) project, July–September 2006. Comparisons with other studies and nutrient requirements
| Protein | Fat | Carbohydrate | Total sugars | Total saturated fat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store 1 | 12·9 | 30·5 | 56·0 | 26·6 | 12·3 |
| Store 2 | 12·6 | 33·4 | 53·8 | 32·4 | 13·0 |
| Store 3 | 13·4 | 36·3 | 49·9 | 26·6 | 14·4 |
| Store 4 | 13·5 | 27·7 | 58·8 | 36·0 | 11·0 |
| Store 5 | 15·7 | 29·3 | 54·2 | 26·1 | 11·6 |
| Store 6 | 13·0 | 33·7 | 53·5 | 25·4 | 12·3 |
| Mean | 13·5 | 31·8 | 54·4 | 28·9 | 12·4 |
| sd | 1·1 | 3·2 | 3·0 | 4·3 | 1·2 |
| NT communities, mean 1986/1987( 12 ) | 11·0 | 35·5 | 56·8 | 32·6 | NA |
| Wider Australia, NNS*, 1995( 15 , 16 ) | 16·1 | 33·8 | 47·4 | 22·1 | 13·6 |
| Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range( 13 ) | 15–25 | 20–35 | 45–65 | – | ≤10 |
NNS, National Nutrition Survey; NA, not available.
*Macronutrients to energy for wider Australia also includes a contribution from alcohol of 3·2 %.