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. 2012 Apr 4;66(7):765–779. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2012.27

Table 4. Dietary intakes of infants and young children where sugars information is reported as added sugars (as described by authors, definitions not usually provided).

Reference Country Publication year Assessment year Age, range n Dietary method Energy, kcal Protein, g Protein, % En Fat, g Fat, % En CHO, g CHO, % En Added sugars, g Added sugars, % En
Age group 12 months or less
168 Germany 1999 1985/1996 9–12 months 66 3d WR 852             9 4.1
169 Norway 2003 1998/1999 12 months 64 7d WR 794 28 14.7 26 29.1 107 56.4 17 9.1
                               
Age group 1 year upwards
170 Germany 1998 na 1–3 years 230 3d WR 985 32.2 13.5 39.3 37.4 118 49.1 24 9.0
171 Bulgaria 1998 1998 1–3 years 154 24 h 1400 39 11.7 55 34.7 187 53.6 32 9
                               
Age group 2 years upwards
172 Norway 2004 na 2 years 187 7d WR 995 32.9 13.5 36.5 32.8 132 53.7 33 13.3

Abbreviations: CHO, carbohydrate; WR, weighed record; % En, energy percentage.

% Energy values for total carbohydrate and components are reported as published. Where % energy was not given, this was calculated as intake in g × 3.75/energy in kcal × 100, since assumed to be reported as monosaccharide equivalents.