Table 2.
Nutrients from fifty-four Mexican child-care centre menus compared with Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) standards by age*
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| Nutrient | Age (months) | Mean | sd | DRI standard | Percentage of DRI | |||
| Energy (MJ)* | 4–6 | 2·1 | 0·1 | No DRI standard | ||||
| 7–9 | 3·0 | 0·1 | ||||||
| 10–12 | 3·1 | 0·5 | ||||||
| 13–23 | 4·8 | 0·7 | 4·18–5·86 MJ | 81–114 | ||||
| 24–47 | 5·4 | 0·7 | 4·18–5·86 MJ | 91–128 | ||||
| 48–72 | 5·9 | 0·7 | 5·86–6·69 MJ | 88–100 | ||||
| Fat (g)* | 4–6 | 20·7 | 1·2 | 31 g | 67 | |||
| 7–9 | 28·6 | 1·6 | 30 g | 95 | ||||
| 10–12 | 33·3 | 7·8 | 30 g | 111 | ||||
| 13–23 | 50·1 | 9·4 | No DRI standard | |||||
| 24–47 | 55·8 | 10·7 | ||||||
| 48–72 | 60·5 | 10·8 | ||||||
| Percentage of energy from fat† | 4–6 | 37·3 | – | No DRI standard | ||||
| 7–9 | 35·5 | – | ||||||
| 10–12 | 39·6 | – | ||||||
| 13–23 | 39·5 | – | 30–40 %‡ | – | ||||
| 24–47 | 39·0 | – | 30–40 %‡ | – | ||||
| 48–72 | 38·7 | – | 25–35 %‡ | – | ||||
| Saturated fat (g) | 4–6 | 7·2 | 0·4 | No DRI standard | ||||
| 7–9 | 9·2 | 0·3 | ||||||
| 10–12 | 9·1 | 3·1 | ||||||
| 13–23 | 16·2 | 3·4 | ||||||
| 24–47 | 17·9 | 4·3 | ||||||
| 48–72 | 19·2 | 4·4 | ||||||
| Percentage of energy from saturated fat† | 4–6 | 12·9 | – | No DRI standard | ||||
| 7–9 | 11·5 | – | ||||||
| 10–12 | 10·8 | – | ||||||
| 13–23 | 12·8 | – | ||||||
| 24–47 | 12·6 | – | ||||||
| 48–72 | 12·3 | – | ||||||
| Carbohydrate (g)* | 4–6 | 70·3 | 5·9 | 60 g | 171 | |||
| 7–9 | 100·4 | 8·1 | 95 g | 106 | ||||
| 10–12 | 84·1 | 14·0 | 95 g | 89 | ||||
| 13–23 | 128·0 | 23·1 | 130 g | 99 | ||||
| 24–47 | 145·0 | 23·4 | 130 g | 116 | ||||
| 48–72 | 160·4 | 25·4 | 130 g | 123 | ||||
| Percentage of energy from carbohydrate† | 4–6 | 56·1 | – | No DRI standard | ||||
| 7–9 | 55·3 | – | ||||||
| 10–12 | 45·1 | – | ||||||
| 13–23 | 45·0 | – | 45–65 %‡ | – | ||||
| 24–47 | 45·4 | – | 45–65 %‡ | – | ||||
| 48–72 | 45·8 | – | 45–65 %‡ | – | ||||
| Protein (g)* | 4–6 | 9·9 | 0·5 | 9·1 g | 109 | |||
| 7–9 | 19·8 | 0·4 | 11 g | 180 | ||||
| 10–12 | 32·3 | 7·0 | 11 g | 294 | ||||
| 13–23 | 48·8 | 8·8 | 13 g | 375 | ||||
| 24–47 | 54·8 | 9·9 | 13 g | 422 | ||||
| 48–72 | 59·9 | 10·0 | 19 g | 315 | ||||
| Percentage of energy from protein† | 4–6 | 7·9 | – | No DRI standard | ||||
| 7–9 | 10·9 | – | ||||||
| 10–12 | 17·2 | – | ||||||
| 13–23 | 17·2 | – | 5–20 %‡ | – | ||||
| 24–47 | 17·2 | – | 5–20 %‡ | – | ||||
| 48–72 | 17·1 | – | 10–30 %‡ | – | ||||
| Added sugars (g)* | 4–6 | 29·5 | 4·3 | No more than 25 % of total energy | 24 | |||
| 7–9 | 19·9 | 0·1 | 11 | |||||
| 10–12 | 17·6 | 7·3 | 10 | |||||
| 13–23 | 31·4 | 16·5 | 11 | |||||
| 24–47 | 34·5 | 17·1 | 11 | |||||
| 48–72 | 37·3 | 18·0 | 10 | |||||
| Fibre (g)* | 4–6 | 4·0 | 0·4 | No DRI standard | ||||
| 7–9 | 8·2 | 0·7 | ||||||
| 10–12 | 8·3 | 1·8 | ||||||
| 13–23 | 10·5 | 2·2 | 19 g | 55 | ||||
| 24–47 | 12·3 | 2·6 | 19 g | 65 | ||||
| 48–72 | 13·8 | 3·1 | 25 g | 55 | ||||
*Recommended Dietary Intake/Adequate Intake (kcal converted to MJ).
†Averaged by day, not total.
‡Acceptable Micronutrient Distribution Range.