Table 8.
Food sources of calcium among US adults (from NHANES 2003–2006).
| Food group a | 19+ years b | 19–50 years c | 51+ years d | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcium | Calcium | Calcium | |||||||
| (mean = 922 mg) | (mean = 985 mg) | (mean = 825 mg) | |||||||
| Ranking | % Total | Cumulative % | Ranking | % Total | Cumulative % | Ranking | % Total | Cumulative % | |
| Milk | 1 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 2 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 1 | 24.1 | 24.1 |
| Cheese | 2 | 21.6 | 44.1 | 1 | 23.9 | 45.5 | 2 | 17.3 | 41.4 |
| Yeast breads and rolls | 3 | 7.3 | 51.4 | 3 | 6.9 | 52.4 | 3 | 8.2 | 49.6 |
| Coffee, tea, other, nonalcoholic bevg. | 4 | 4.4 | 55.8 | 4 | 4.5 | 56.9 | 5 | 4.3 | 53.9 |
| Biscuits, corn bread, pancakes, tortillas | 5 | 3.6 | 59.4 | 5 | 3.8 | 60.7 | 8 | 3.2 | 57.1 |
| Milk desserts | 6 | 3.5 | 62.9 | 7 | 2.9 | 63.6 | 4 | 4.6 | 61.7 |
| Fruit juice | 7 | 3.1 | 66.0 | 6 | 3.0 | 66.6 | 6 | 3.4 | 65.1 |
| Cakes, cookies, quick bread, pastry, pie | 8 | 3.0 | 69.0 | 8 | 2.8 | 69.4 | 7 | 3.2 | 68.3 |
| Ready-to-eat cereal | 9 | 2.2 | 71.2 | 10 | 1.8 | 71.2 | 9 | 2.8 | 71.1 |
| Milk drinks | 10 | 2.0 | 73.2 | 9 | 2.2 | 73.4 | 11 | 1.7 | 72.8 |
a Food groups (n = 13) contributing at least 1% in descending order: Yogurt; Crackers, popcorn, pretzels, chips; Mixtures, mostly grain; Soft drinks, soda (including diet); Other vegetables; Eggs; Tomatoes, tomato/vegetable juice; Legumes; Meal replacements/supplements; Candy, sugars and sugary foods; Fruit drinks and ades; Other fats and oils; and Fruit; b Data are Day 1 intakes by adults aged 19+ years (n = 9490); c Data are Day 1 intakes by adults aged 19–50 years (n = 5429); d Data are Day 1 intakes by adults aged 51+ years (n = 4061).