Table 5.
Dietary sources of minerals among 1- to 19-year-old Greek children and adolescents: Hellenic National Nutrition and Health Survey
| Ranking | Food group | % Total | % Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ca | |||
| 1 | Milk | 30·7 | 30·7 |
| 2 | Cheese | 13·3 | 44·0 |
| 3 | Processed cereals | 11·5 | 55·5 |
| 4 | Fast-food | 11·4 | 66·9 |
| 5 | Water | 5·0 | 71·9 |
| 6 | Desserts and sweets | 3·8 | 75·7 |
| 7 | Processed red meat | 3·0 | 78·7 |
| 8 | Animal fat | 2·8 | 81·5 |
| 9 | Yogurt | 2·7 | 84·2 |
| 10 | Non-starchy vegetables | 2·4 | 86·6 |
| P | |||
| 1 | Milk | 20·9 | 20·9 |
| 2 | Processed cereals | 12·5 | 33·4 |
| 3 | Cheese | 9·1 | 42·5 |
| 4 | Fast-food | 9·0 | 51·5 |
| 5 | Red meat | 6·1 | 57·6 |
| 6 | Desserts and sweets | 3·9 | 61·5 |
| 7 | Non-starchy vegetables | 3·5 | 65·0 |
| 8 | White meat | 3·5 | 68·5 |
| 9 | Baked products | 3·2 | 71·7 |
| 10 | Processed red meat | 2·8 | 74·5 |
| Mg | |||
| 1 | Processed cereals | 15·5 | 15·5 |
| 2 | Milk | 11·9 | 27·4 |
| 3 | Coffee | 8·8 | 36·2 |
| 4 | Fruits | 6·8 | 43·0 |
| 5 | Water | 6·2 | 49·2 |
| 6 | Fast-food | 5·0 | 54·2 |
| 7 | Desserts and sweets | 5·0 | 59·2 |
| 8 | Non-starchy vegetables | 4·7 | 63·9 |
| 9 | Potato | 4·1 | 68·0 |
| 10 | Cheese | 3·6 | 71·6 |
| Fe | |||
| 1 | Processed cereals | 41·2 | 41·2 |
| 2 | Wholegrain cereals | 11·4 | 52·6 |
| 3 | Non-starchy vegetables | 4·3 | 56·9 |
| 4 | Fast-food | 4·0 | 60·9 |
| 5 | Baked products | 3·7 | 64·6 |
| 6 | Olive oil and olives | 3·2 | 67·8 |
| 7 | Red meat | 3·1 | 70·9 |
| 8 | Desserts and sweets | 2·9 | 73·8 |
| 9 | Potato | 2·6 | 76·4 |
| 10 | Cheese | 2·4 | 78·8 |
| Zn | |||
| 1 | Processed cereals | 20·7 | 20·7 |
| 2 | Red meat | 11·8 | 32·5 |
| 3 | Milk | 10·9 | 43·4 |
| 4 | Cheese | 8·0 | 51·4 |
| 5 | Fast-food | 5·7 | 57·1 |
| 6 | White meat | 4·9 | 62·0 |
| 7 | Wholegrain cereals | 4·6 | 66·6 |
| 8 | Non-starchy vegetables | 4·2 | 70·8 |
| 9 | Desserts and sweets | 3·8 | 74·6 |
| 10 | Olive oil and olives | 3·3 | 77·9 |
| Cu | |||
| 1 | Processed cereals | 18·3 | 18·3 |
| 2 | Water | 11·3 | 29·6 |
| 3 | Desserts and sweets | 9·4 | 39·0 |
| 4 | Fruits | 9·1 | 48·1 |
| 5 | Potato | 8·0 | 56·1 |
| 6 | Milk | 7·5 | 63·6 |
| 7 | Baked products | 4·3 | 67·9 |
| 8 | Wholegrain cereals | 3·3 | 71·2 |
| 9 | Red meat | 3·0 | 74·2 |
| 10 | Fast-food | 2·5 | 76·7 |
| Se | |||
| 1 | Processed cereals | 31·0 | 31·0 |
| 2 | Milk | 11·0 | 42·0 |
| 3 | Red meat | 8·6 | 50·6 |
| 4 | White meat | 6·7 | 57·3 |
| 5 | Fish and shellfish | 6·0 | 63·3 |
| 6 | Cheese | 5·7 | 69·0 |
| 7 | Baked products | 4·6 | 73·6 |
| 8 | Wholegrain cereals | 3·6 | 77·2 |
| 9 | Desserts and sweets | 3·4 | 80·6 |
| 10 | Processed red meat | 3·3 | 83·9 |
| Potassium | |||
| 1 | Milk | 16·4 | 16·4 |
| 2 | Fruits | 11·4 | 27·8 |
| 3 | Coffee | 8·4 | 36·2 |
| 4 | Processed cereals | 7·7 | 43·9 |
| 5 | Potato | 7·7 | 51·6 |
| 6 | Non-starchy vegetables | 7·4 | 59·0 |
| 7 | Red meat | 5·0 | 64·0 |
| 8 | Olive oil and olives | 4·5 | 68·5 |
| 9 | Fast-food | 4·3 | 72·8 |
| 10 | Desserts and sweets | 3·3 | 76·1 |