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Table 3.

Habitual mean intakes (95 % CI) of micronutrients (calcium (mg/d), iron (mg/d), zinc (mg/d), thiamin (mg/d) and vitamin B₁₂ (µg/d)) from food sources and dietary supplements 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.	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.
		Ca (mg/d)					%<EAR					%<EAR					%<EAR
Boys 2–3 years	327	500 (EAR)^†		777^a	744	810	11		785^a	749	810	11		755^a	731	777	0
Girls 2–3 years	313	500 (EAR)^†		798^a	769	833	10		718^b	692	747	17		752^ab	728	779	2
Boys 4–6 years	327	800 (EAR)^†		790^ab	761	872	55		836^a	810	872	47		751^b	729	775	72
Girls 4–6 years	312	800 (EAR)^†		767^a	735	796	59		747^a	718	776	68		728^a	703	753	80
		Fe (mg/d)^‡					%<EAR					%<EAR					%<EAR
Boys 2–3 years	327	3·0 (EAR)^§		6·6^a	6·4	6·9	0·2		7·1^ab	6·9	7·3	0		8·1^c	7·9	8·3	0
Girls 2–3 years	313	3·0 (EAR)^§		6·6^a	6·3	6·9	0·4		7·0^ab	6·7	7·3	0		8·0^c	7·7	8·4	0
Boys 4–6 years	327	4·1 (EAR)^§		7·7^a	7·5	8·0	0·9		8·1^ab	7·9	8·5	0		9·1^c	8·8	9·4	0·1
Girls 4–6 years	312	4·1 (EAR)^§		7·1^a	6·8	7·5	2·8		7·5^ab	7·3	7·8	0·1		8·1^c	7·7	8·4	0·5
		Zn (mg/d)					%<EAR	%>UL				%<EAR	%>UL				%<EAR	%>UL
Boys 2–3 years	327	2·5 (EAR)^\|\|	7 (UL)^††	5·7^a	5·6	5·9	0·2	18·2	5·5^ab	5·3	5·6	0·3	12·5	5·1^b	5·0	5·3	0·0	1·4
Girls 2–3 years	313	2·5 (EAR)^\|\|	7 (UL)^††	5·4^a	5·3	5·6	0·2	9·9	5·2^a	5·0	5·4	0·1	7·0	4·8^b	4·6	4·9	0·0	1·3
Boys 4–6 years	327	4·0 (EAR)^\|\|	10 (UL)^††	6·3^a	6·1	6·5	4·6	1·6	6·1^a	5·9	6·3	6·0	0·9	5·4^b	5·2	5·6	0·6	0
Girls 4–6 years	312	4·0 (EAR)^\|\|	10 (UL)^††	5·4^a	5·2	5·5	9·2	0	5·4^a	5·2	5·6	8·9	0·1	4·6^b	4·4	4·7	6·4	0
		Thiamin (mg/d)					%<EAR					%<EAR					%<EAR
Boys 2–3 years	327	0·4 (EAR)^¶		0·84^a	0·81	0·88	1		0·80^a	0·77	0·83	0		0·82^a	0·78	0·89	2
Girls 2–3 years	313	0·4 (EAR)^¶		0·83^a	0·79	0·90	0		0·80^a	0·76	0·85	0		0·75^a	0·72	0·80	3
Boys 4–6 years	327	0·5 (EAR)^¶		0·94^a	0·91	0·98	2		0·89^a,b	0·85	0·92	0		0·85^b	0·82	0·90	6
Girls 4–6 years	312	0·5 (EAR)^¶		0·88^a	0·83	0·93	2		0·79^b	0·76	0·82	1		0·68^c	0·65	0·71	15
		Vit. B₁₂ (µg/d)					%<EAR					%<EAR					%<EAR
Boys 2–3 years	327	0·7 (EAR)^**		2·9^a	2·8	3·0	0		2·2^b	2·1	2·3	0		1·4^c	1·3	1·5	0
Girls 2–3 years	313	0·7 (EAR)^**		2·7^a	2·6	2·8	0		2·1^b	2·0	2·2	0		1·3^c	1·3	1·4	4
Boys 4–6 years	327	1·0 (EAR)^**		3·0^a	2·9	3·2	0		2·3^b	2·2	2·4	0		1·6^c	1·5	1·7	1
Girls 4–6 years	312	1·0 (EAR)^**		2·8^a	2·6	2·9	0		2·1^b	2·0	2·1	0		1·4^c	1·4	1·5	10

Rec., recommendation; UL, Tolerable Upper Intake Level; 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.

^†

EAR for Ca from Institute of Medicine⁽ ²² ⁾.

^‡

Fe intake was estimated without taking into account difference in bioavailability between animal and plant sources.

^§

EAR for Fe from Institute of Medicine⁽ ²⁴ ⁾.

^||

EAR for Zn from Institute of Medicine⁽ ²⁴ ⁾.

^¶

EAR for thiamin from Institute of Medicine⁽ ²³ ⁾.

^**

EAR for vitamin B₁₂ from Institute of Medicine⁽ ²³ ⁾.

^††

UL for Zn from EFSA Scientific Committee on Food and Scientific Panel on Dietetic Products Nutrition and Allergies⁽ ²⁶ ⁾.