TABLE 4.
Background folate intake from food sources (supplements and fortified foods excluded) across European dietary surveys, by population group (μg/day).
| Population group, age range | N of surveys | Males | Females | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | P95 a | Mean | P95 a | ||||||
| Min. b | Max. b | Min. b | Max. b | Min. b | Max. b | Min. b | Max. b | ||
| Infants, ≥4 to <12 mo | 12 | 73 | 172 | 143 | 248 | 67 | 162 | 146 | 237 |
| Toddlers, ≥1 to <3 y | 15 | 121 | 204 | 179 | 316 | 111 | 190 | 165 | 325 |
| Young children, ≥3 to <7 y | 20 | 131 | 208 | 186 | 347 | 130 | 206 | 198 | 336 |
| Older children, ≥7 to <10 y | 15 | 162 | 228 | 245 | 413 | 154 | 221 | 218 | 392 |
| Young adolescents, ≥10 to <14 y | 20 | 164 | 248 | 285 | 390 | 161 | 239 | 247 | 401 |
| Older adolescents, ≥14 to <18 y | 19 | 217 | 317 | 366 | 556 | 165 | 245 | 280 | 474 |
| Adults, ≥18 to <65 y | 22 | 217 | 314 | 345 | 567 | 177 | 264 | 285 | 459 |
| Older adults, ≥65 y | 23 | 222 | 347 | 369 | 590 | 176 | 298 | 300 | 541 |
| Pregnant women | 6 | – | – | – | – | 196 | 271 | 301 | 468 |
| Lactating women | 2 | – | – | – | – | 228 | 242 | 406 | 423 |
| Vegetarians c | 1 | 340 | 340 | 585 | 585 | 284 | 284 | 546 | 546 |
Abbreviations: mo: months, n: number, P, percentile; y: years.
a
The 95th percentile estimates obtained from dietary surveys and population groups with fewer than 60 subjects may not be statistically robust (EFSA, 2011) and are not considered in this table.
b
Minimum and maximum mean and 95th percentile estimates across European surveys, for each population group.
c
Age range (12–70 years).