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Table 2.

Habitual mean intakes (and 95 % CI) of macronutrients (energy (kJ/d), SFA (E%), protein (g/d) and fibre (g/d)) in different meat and dairy replacement scenarios for 1279 Dutch children aged 2–6 years, weighted for sociodemographic factors and season

			Reference (no replacement)				Less meat and dairy (30 % replacement^*)				No meat and dairy (100 % replacement^*)
				95 % CI				95 % CI				95 % CI
Age–gender category	n	Rec.	Mean	Lower bound	Upper bound	Evaluation compared with Rec.	Mean	Lower bound	Upper bound	Evaluation compared with Rec.	Mean	Lower bound	Upper bound	Evaluation compared with Rec.
		Energy (kJ/d)
Boys 2–3 years	327	–	5814^a	5670	5953	–	5804^a	5672	5941	–	5728^a	5585	5864	–
Girls 2–3 years	313	–	5509^a	5233	5928	–	5512^a	5231	5955	–	5507^a	5217	5897	–
Boys 4–6 years	327	–	6673^a	6544	6820	–	6685^a	6552	6833	–	6637^a	6510	6786	–
Girls 4–6 years	312	–	6373^a	6118	6814	–	6383^a	6132	6830	–	6355^a	6084	6770	–
		SFA (E%)				% > UL				% > UL				% > UL
Boys 2–3 years	327	15 (UL)^†	11·5^a	11·2	11·8	4	10·5^b	10·3	10·8	1	8·3^c	8·1	8·6	0
Girls 2–3 years	313	15 (UL)^†	11·5^a	11·1	13·2	2	10·3^b	10·1	10·6	0	8·9^c	8·6	10·2	0
Boys 4–6 years	327	10 (UL)^†	11·9^a	11·6	12·2	83	11·0^b	10·8	11·3	71	8·4^c	8·0	9·7	21
Girls 4–6 years	312	10 (UL)^†	12·2^a	11·8	14·0	91	11·1^b	10·9	11·4	77	9·2^c	8·8	10·5	27
		Protein (g/d)				% < EAR				% < EAR				% < EAR
Boys 2–3 years	327	11 (EAR)^‡	46^a	44	47	0	45^ab	43	46	0	42^b	41	43	0
Girls 2–3 years	313	10 (EAR)^‡	43^a	42	47	0	42^a	40	46	0	48^a	46	49	0
Boys 4–6 years	327	17 (EAR)^‡	52^a	51	54	0	51^ab	49	52	0	40^b	38	44	0
Girls 4–6 years	312	16 (EAR)^‡	48^a	47	52	0	47^a	45	51	0	44^a	43	48	0
		Fibre (g/d)				Adequacy^\|\|				Adequacy^\|\|				Adequacy^\|\|
Boys 2–3 years	327	10 (AI)^§	12·9^a	12·5	13·3	ad	13·8^b	13·4	14·3	ad	16·6^c	16·1	17·0	ad
Girls 2–3 years	313	10 (AI)^§	12·0^a	11·5	12·7	incl	12·9^ab	12·3	13·6	ad	15·5^b	14·9	16·6	ad
Boys 4–6 years	327	14 (AI)^§	14·2^a	13·8	14·7	ad	15·3^b	14·8	15·8	ad	18·3^c	17·8	18·8	ad
Girls 4–6 years	312	14 (AI)^§	12·9^a	12·3	13·7	pa	13·9^ab	13·4	14·7	incl	16·8^c	16·2	18·0	ad

Rec., recommendation; E%, percentage of daily energy intake; UL, Tolerable Upper Intake Level; AI, Adequate Intake; EAR, Estimated Average Requirement.

^a,b,cMean values within a row with unlike superscript letters were significantly different (based on the 95 % CI around the mean as estimated using 1000 bootstrap samples).

Replacement of meat and cheese fillings, meat for dinner, and dairy drinks and desserts by plant-derived substitutes.

^†

UL for SFA from Health Council of the Netherlands⁽ ²¹ ⁾.

^‡

EAR for protein from Health Council of the Netherlands⁽ ²¹ ⁾.

^§

AI for fibre from EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products and Nutrition and Allergies⁽ ²⁵ ⁾.

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ad=a large proportion of the population has an adequate intake (median intake is above the AI); pa=median intake is below the corresponding AI, incl=inconclusive (within this age group, some ages have a median intake below and some above the AI).