Table 6.

Comparison of nutrient intake of 100 participants by USDA and Zimbabwe food composition table

Nutrients	USDA Mean (SD)	Zim FCT* Mean (SD)	Intraclass correlation
Energy (kcal)	1492 (661)	1401 (597)	0.99
Protein (g)	33 (15)	46 (25)	0.94
Fat (g)	20 (12)	26 (15)	0.97
Carbohydrate (g)	300 (131)	289 (133)	0.99
Calcium (mg)	443 (222)	360 (226)	0.98
Phosphorus (mg)	560 (250)	987 (367)	0.94
Potassium (mg)	2746 (1830)	3955 (2177)	0.98
Sodium (mg)	1160 (401)	1561 (644)	0.78
Vitamin A, (RE)**	4362 (2978)	1240 (789)	0.53
Vitamin C (mg)	567 (462)	506 (523)	0.99
Total folate (μ-g)	99 (66)	309 (183)	0.68

* FCT = Food composition table

** RE = Retinol equivalents