. 2024 Oct 8;13:e55. doi: 10.1017/jns.2024.62

Table 1.

Comparative analysis of macro and micronutrient composition of the 2022 28-day menu provision and UK Government dietary recommendations for young males aged 15–18 years old

Dietary component	Mean	SD	GDR target^*	Mean difference	Sig.
Energy (kcal)	2696	97	2500	196	<0.01^a
Macronutrients
Carbohydrates (g)	388	19	333	55	<0.01^a
Free sugars (g)	63^‡	8	33^†	30	<0.01^b
Fat (g)	88	7	97^†	–9	<0.01^a
Monounsaturated fat (g)	27	3	36	–9	<0.01^a
Polyunsaturated fat (g)	12	2	18	–6	<0.01^a
Saturated fat (g)	33	3	31^†	2	<0.01^a
Fibre (g)	39	4	30	9	<0.01^a
Protein (g)	84.8	5.4	55.2	29.6	<0.01^a
Salt (g)	8^‡	1	6^†	2	<0.01^b
Vitamins
Folates (μg)	390	25	200	190	<0.01^a
Niacin (mg)	39.1	1.9	16.5	22.6	<0.01^a
Riboflavin (mg)	2.2	0.2	1.3	0.9	<0.01^a
Thiamine (mg)	3	0.4	1	2	<0.01^a
Vitamin A (μg)	981^‡	218	700	281	<0.01^b
Vitamin B12 (μg)	4.9	0.5	1.5	3.4	<0.01^a
Vitamin B6 (mg)	2.8	0.1	1.5	1.3	<0.01^a
Vitamin C (mg)	129	21	40	89	<0.01^a
Vitamin D (μg)	8	0.8	10	–2	<0.01^a
Minerals
Calcium (mg)	1118	103	1000	118	<0.01^a
Chloride (mg)	4960^‡	79	2500	2460	<0.01^b
Copper (mg)	2.2	0.2	1	1.2	<0.01^a
Iodine (μg)	131	17	140	–9	<0.01^a
Iron (mg)	21	2	11	10	<0.01^a
Magnesium (mg)	371	25	300	71	<0.01^a
Phosphorus (mg)	1494	84	775	719	<0.01^a
Potassium (mg)	4260	338	3500	760	<0.01^a
Selenium (μg)	47	6	70	–23	<0.01^a
Sodium (mg)	2986^‡	452	2400	586	<0.01^b
Zinc (mg)	15.3	0.6	9.5	5.8	<0.01^a

SD, standard deviation; GDR, Government Dietary Recommendations; kcal, calories; g, grams; μg, micrograms; mg, milligrams.

One-Sample t Test.

One-Sample Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test.

GDR target is based on the values for males aged between 15 and 18.

^†

Indicates that the GDR is the maximum allowance for this dietary component.

^‡

Median.