Table 4.

Comparison of the contribution of carbohydrate, fat, and protein intakes to the total energy intake in recipes

Energy ratio (%E)	Traditional		NFES-CPW
	Median (P25, P75)	Within AMDR [n (%)]	Median (P25, P75)	Within AMDR [n (%)]
Carbohydrate	57.6 (54.9, 59.1)	40 (100.0)	56.4 (55.3, 58.6)	40 (100.0)
Fat	30.1 (28.0, 32.5)	18 (45.0)	29.4 (27.4, 30.6)	24 (60.0)
Protein	14.1 (13.7, 14.6)	-	15.7 (15.1, 16.5)**	-

NFES-CPW, Novel food exchange system for Chinese pregnant women; AMDR, acceptable macronutrient distribution ranges

Within AMDR: The number and percentage of derived recipes with the intake of energy ratio provided by carbohydrates or fat within the AMDR.

P-values were assessed using the Wilcoxon rank sum test for non-normally distributed continuous variables or χ² test for categorical variables; ^nsP > 0.05, non-significant; ^*P < 0.05, significant; ^**P < 0.01, significant