Table 2.

Comparison of macro and micronutrient content in the 2022 28-day menu with EFSA tolerable upper intake Levels for young males aged 15–18 years old

	Mean	UL (ages 15–17)	Mean Difference	UL (age 18)	Mean Difference	Within UL	Sig.
Minerals
Calcium (mg/day)	1118	N.D.	N.D.	2500	N.D.	Yes	<0.01 a,c
Copper (mg/day)	2.2	4	–1.8	5	–2.8	Yes	<0.01 a,c
Iodine (μg/day)	131	500	–369	600	–469	Yes	<0.01 a,c
Folates (μg/day)	390	800	–410	1000	–610	Yes	<0.01 a,c
Magnesium (mg/day)	371	250 d	121	250 d	121	No	<0.01 a,c
Selenium (μg/day)	47	250	–203	300	–253	Yes	<0.01 a,c
Zinc (mg/day)	15	22	–7	25	–10	Yes	<0.01 a,c
Vitamins
Vitamin A (μg/day)	981 ‡	2600	–1619	3000	–2019	Yes	<0.01 b,c
Vitamin B6 (mg/day)	3	20	–17	25	–22	Yes	<0.01 a,c
Vitamin D (μg/day)	8	100	–92	100	–92	Yes	<0.01 a,c

UL, tolerable upper intake level; mg, milligrams; N.D., no data; μg, micrograms; EFSA, European Food Safety Authority.

^a One-Sample t Test.

^b One-Sample Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test.

^c Result is significant for both UL (15–17), and UL (18).

^d Does not include magnesium naturally present in food or beverages.

^‡Median.